Boehner, Do your job instead

[Luddly Neddite]

Boehners Do nothing Congress has no single accomplishment

Now, he is suing because Obama is trying to accomplish something

We keep hearing RWs say that Obama is "bypassing" congress.

How can he bypass something that isn't even there?

They want laws "enforced" and yet can't say what laws are not being enforced.

The right repeats what limbaugh tells them and Boehner still does nothing.

The reason Boehner does nothing is the radical tee pottys won't let him. How pathetic is it that a bunch of Know Nothings are in control of the Do Nothings?

And somehow, that's supposed to be Obama's fault?

Bull.

 

[HelenaHandbag]

It's not Harry Reid's job to bring every House bill up for a vote.

Straw man. Nobody said anything about bringing up every bill.

In fact, it's pretty specifically his job to decide which bills are allowed to come up for a vote. That's what he was elected (by the other Dem Senators) to do as Majority Leader.

Exactly.

He needs to bury bills that would prevent Senators in vulnerable states (Landrieu, Cochran, McKaskill) from making votes that could jeopardize their seats and, subsequently, a democrat majority.

DNC uber alles.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

It's not Harry Reid's job to bring every House bill up for a vote.

Straw man. Nobody said anything about bringing up every bill.

In fact, it's pretty specifically his job to decide which bills are allowed to come up for a vote. That's what he was elected (by the other Dem Senators) to do as Majority Leader.

Exactly.

He needs to bury bills that would prevent Senators in vulnerable states (Landrieu, Cochran, McKaskill) from making votes that could jeopardize their seats and, subsequently, a democrat majority.

DNC uber alles.

It's not a "straw man", its the fucking job description.

Boehner's job is no different. They are elected by their parties to be the voice of the party's interests.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

No.

You are justifying your own attempts to change the subject to Obama, blaming it on Obama doing it to Boehner first.

I justify nothing.

Obama is shifting the blame for his incompetence as a political dealer and player.

For as much as I loathe the politics of a man like LBJ, at least he could be bothered to play the game and cut deals with republicans.

But not Dear leader. For him the only deal he is interested in is getting everything he wants right now, like the spoiled little child that he is. And if he does not get everything he wants, just the way he wants it, it is all the fault of republicans.

Yet this is a thread about Boehner, not Obama.

There are a few thousand other threads about Obama. This one is not.

Does discussing anyone on "your side" make you so uncomfortable that you just can't help yourself?

The conservative art of deflection.

 

[HelenaHandbag]

It's not Harry Reid's job to bring every House bill up for a vote.

Straw man. Nobody said anything about bringing up every bill.

In fact, it's pretty specifically his job to decide which bills are allowed to come up for a vote. That's what he was elected (by the other Dem Senators) to do as Majority Leader.

Exactly.

He needs to bury bills that would prevent Senators in vulnerable states (Landrieu, Cochran, McKaskill) from making votes that could jeopardize their seats and, subsequently, a democrat majority.

DNC uber alles.

It's not a "straw man", its the fucking job description.

Boehner's job is no different. They are elected by their parties to be the voice of the party's interests.

Nixon worked with Albert.

Reagan worked with O'Neill.

Bush 41 worked with Wright.

Clinton worked with Gingrich.

Obie tells Boehner "Gimmie it or I will hold my breath".

DNC uber alles!

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Straw man. Nobody said anything about bringing up every bill.


Exactly.

He needs to bury bills that would prevent Senators in vulnerable states (Landrieu, Cochran, McKaskill) from making votes that could jeopardize their seats and, subsequently, a democrat majority.

DNC uber alles.

It's not a "straw man", its the fucking job description.

Boehner's job is no different. They are elected by their parties to be the voice of the party's interests.

Nixon worked with Albert.

Reagan worked with O'Neill.

Bush 41 worked with Wright.

Clinton worked with Gingrich.

Obie tells Boehner "Gimmie it or I will hold my breath".

DNC uber alles!

And again, you compulsively attempt to change the subject to Obama.

Maybe therapy will help.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Can we just stay on topic?

Boehner - do your own job.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Boehner's 'lawsuit' will clearly be predicated on lies.

For example, in his memo to the House 'justifying' his 'lawsuit,' Boehner claims the president has “creat[ed] his own laws,” which is a lie, as nothing could be further from the truth.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/25/us/25boehner-memo.html?_r=0

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Boehner's 'lawsuit' will clearly be predicated on lies.

For example, in his memo to the House 'justifying' his 'lawsuit,' Boehner claims the president has “creat[ed] his own laws,” which is a lie, as nothing could be further from the truth.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/25/us/25boehner-memo.html?_r=0

 

[HelenaHandbag]

It's not a "straw man", its the fucking job description.

Boehner's job is no different. They are elected by their parties to be the voice of the party's interests.

Nixon worked with Albert.

Reagan worked with O'Neill.

Bush 41 worked with Wright.

Clinton worked with Gingrich.

Obie tells Boehner "Gimmie it or I will hold my breath".

DNC uber alles!

And again, you compulsively attempt to change the subject to Obama.

Maybe therapy will help.

Not changing any subject. There are multiple players in the game.

Boehner is doing his job, just like those who came before him.

None of those aforementioned Speakers were rubber stamps for the president, as your Dear Leader demands that Boehner be.

Maybe a course in junior high civics will be helpful to you.

 

[Katzndogz]

Boehner DO YOUR JOB

WASHINGTON: Some on right push to impeach Obama | White House | McClatchy DC

Impeach the bastard.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

No.

You are justifying your own attempts to change the subject to Obama, blaming it on Obama doing it to Boehner first.

I justify nothing.

Obama is shifting the blame for his incompetence as a political dealer and player.

For as much as I loathe the politics of a man like LBJ, at least he could be bothered to play the game and cut deals with republicans.

But not Dear leader. For him the only deal he is interested in is getting everything he wants right now, like the spoiled little child that he is. And if he does not get everything he wants, just the way he wants it, it is all the fault of republicans.

Yet this is a thread about Boehner, not Obama.

There are a few thousand other threads about Obama. This one is not.

Does discussing anyone on "your side" make you so uncomfortable that you just can't help yourself?

This thread claims Boehner is not doing his job, the reality is he is doing his job and the Senate and the President are not. Totally on point and relevant to this claim is the fact that Obama is violating his oath of Office and the Constitution. He not the House refuses to enforce the laws of the land, he not the House chooses which laws to enforce and which to ignore, which is ILLEGAL. By order of the Constitution the President is responsible for enforcing ALL laws on the books, not just those he agrees with.

We HAVE immigration laws already. The President is choosing to NOT enforce them and in fact HIS statements lead directly to the current influx of children when he announced illegally that he would not deport children.

Congress NOT the President are in charge of laws dealing with Immigration. The Constitution is clear on this point. The House is not required to do what ever the President demands. And failure of the House to create new laws does not invalidate current laws nor enable the President to refuse to enforce those laws.

You don't get to make asinine claims against the Speaker of the House then claim when we point out who's fault it really is that this thread is only about the speaker.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Opinion: Dear Speaker Boehner: Do your job instead - CNN.com

President Theodore Roosevelt enacted 1,081 executive orders during his presidency. President Dwight Eisenhower had 484. President Ronald Reagan had 381. And President George W. Bush had 291.

President Barack Obama has enacted 182 executive orders -- yet the GOP accuses him of being an "imperial president," and Republican members of the House of Representatives are preparing to sue him for violating the Constitution.

With all due respect, Speaker Boehner, it's as though the fog of extreme partisanship that has colored your dealings with President Obama since day one has suddenly turned into a full-on fever of irrationality.

Think about this for just a second: House Republicans are using taxpayer dollars to fund a lawsuit against a President who has literally done not only what every president before him has done but has done it less often and is doing so now only because House Republicans repeatedly refuse to even vote on legislation, let alone pass anything.

And you have the gall to accuse the President of being the one in violation of the Constitution?

She's way's too nice about this.

Why does the country put up with the criminal behavior of the Republicans? They don't even bother to come to work except to lie in front of the news cameras. Boehner can't even say what the grounds are for a lawsuit and/or impeachment.

Their only agenda is to bring down the country and we're just standing around letting them do it.

They've refused to vote on any and all bills. They simply refuse to do their job. They filibuster and obstruct and we suffer for it.

We make jokes about the Repubs being the Do Nothings and AMAZINGLY, people vote for the to do more nothing and then they vote themselves a damn raise for doing nothing.

WTF??

It's been about a decade since the dnc controlled senate has passed a budget.

so until you call them out, you're just another degenerate party over country twat.

so go fuck yourself, grow up, and all sorts of other shit dems lack the ability to do

 

[william the wie]

Boehner's job is to limit the effects of lunatics like Reid and Pelosi or incompetents like the POTUS in their attempts to destroy the country. The OP is a case study in logical fallacies.

 

[JoeB131]

Gov't wasn't set up to "do things", give you goodies and make your life all Rainbows and Candy. For YOU or anyone else. It was setup to be chained down and its movements were made to be slow and plodding, thus forcing discussion on each task at hand, nothing to be rushed. Our Forefathers knew large, powerful governments are to be feared.

Just look at one of the few things they're really Constitutionally mandated to do: Secure the Borders. They can't do that ONE thing yet you expect them to do everything else. Immediately.

Grow up.

Where specifically is it "mandated" to control the borders?

Shit, for most of our history- which is to say, when most of our ancestors came here from Europe, they really didn't even have immigration laws. If you got on a boat and showed up, you were in.

I also don't think you should start a conversation about how to deal with a complex problem with 'Well, what would a bunch of slave rapists have done 230 years ago?"

 

[rightwinger]

And what of these 290 bills?

Senate sitting on 290 bills already passed by House; tension mounts | TheHill

What is that number up to today?

What about the do-nothing Senate?

In case you haven't noticed. The Republican minority in the Senate require a 60 vote minimum for all Democratic bills before they can be discussed on the Senate floor. Something we call filibuster

How many of those 290 Republican backed bills have the 60 votes to proceed to the floor?

How about we do this?
Republicans stop filibustering Democratic bills and Harry Reid allows those 290 bills to go to the floor.

Sounds like a fair deal doesn't it?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Interesting to read all the excuses from the RWs.

 

[rightwinger]

I justify nothing.

Obama is shifting the blame for his incompetence as a political dealer and player.

For as much as I loathe the politics of a man like LBJ, at least he could be bothered to play the game and cut deals with republicans.

But not Dear leader. For him the only deal he is interested in is getting everything he wants right now, like the spoiled little child that he is. And if he does not get everything he wants, just the way he wants it, it is all the fault of republicans.

Yet this is a thread about Boehner, not Obama.

There are a few thousand other threads about Obama. This one is not.

Does discussing anyone on "your side" make you so uncomfortable that you just can't help yourself?

This thread claims Boehner is not doing his job, the reality is he is doing his job and the Senate and the President are not. Totally on point and relevant to this claim is the fact that Obama is violating his oath of Office and the Constitution. He not the House refuses to enforce the laws of the land, he not the House chooses which laws to enforce and which to ignore, which is ILLEGAL. By order of the Constitution the President is responsible for enforcing ALL laws on the books, not just those he agrees with.

We HAVE immigration laws already. The President is choosing to NOT enforce them and in fact HIS statements lead directly to the current influx of children when he announced illegally that he would not deport children.

Congress NOT the President are in charge of laws dealing with Immigration. The Constitution is clear on this point. The House is not required to do what ever the President demands. And failure of the House to create new laws does not invalidate current laws nor enable the President to refuse to enforce those laws.

You don't get to make asinine claims against the Speaker of the House then claim when we point out who's fault it really is that this thread is only about the speaker.

Republicans have gotten the Gridlocked Congress that they desire

In the absence of a working Congress, the Executive and Judicial Branches have stepped up to fill the void

 

[Nemo]

Speaker Boehner is grandstanding. He has nothing but accusations and empty threats. The President has called his bluff.

 

[blackhawk]

Since original subject was executive orders I'm going to focus on that the left likes to keep pointing to the number of executive orders Obama has issued the problem with that is no one is bothered by the number he has issued it's the intent behind them. This President seems to feel if Congress does not do what he wants he has the power to do it anyway through executive orders he does not no President does he can do some things by executive order but that power is limited we have a system of checks and balances in our government for a reason something Obama seems to have forgotten. I for one don't want any President Democrat or Republican thinking they can do anything they want through executive orders.