Tag Archives: John Boehner

The Onion: John Boehner To Paul Ryan: ‘I Was Once Young And Beautiful Too’

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source: The Onion: John Boehner To Paul Ryan: ‘I Was Once Young And Beautiful Too’ Anyone worried about looking too cute and too young for their age, I got a healthier way to age than to take up tobacco and … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Opinion: Jonathan Capehart: “John Boehner Needs to Follow His Own Advice on DHS Funding”: How Senate Democrats Should Try to Fix Another GOP Mess

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Washington Post: Opinion: Jonathan Capehart: John Boehner Needs to Follow His Own Advice on DHS Funding This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress It is not often that I agree with House Speaker John Boehner on … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Opinion- Brian Beutler- 2015 Congress Will Shake Up America’s Boring Politics: How Will a Party That Doesn’t Believe in Government Govern

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Here is sort of what the lighter more positive side of a united Republican Congress at least for Democrats, but perhaps bad for the rest of the country. A party that … Continue reading →

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AP: Raw Video- ‘U.S. House Rejects Sex-Selection Abortion Ban’

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Erik Schneider

Source:Associated Press– U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey (Republican, Georgia) presiding over the U.S. House of Representatives. Source:FRS FreeState “The House on Thursday fell short in an effort to ban abortions based on the sex of the fetus as Republicans and Democrats … Continue reading →

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The Democratic Strategist: William Galston- ‘Democrats Play Better on Defense’

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Democratic Strategist  “Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talk about the outlook for Congress once it convenes … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Jonathan Chait- ‘Face it: Republicans Are Never Coming Up With a Health Care Plan’

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Erik Schneider

Source:New York Magazine– Congressional Republicans talking about health care plan. “Face it: Republicans are never coming up with a health care plan. One of the things Republicans seem to have forgotten, in the wake of the introduction and swift passage … Continue reading →

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CBS News: 60 Minutes- Leslie Stahl- Interviewing House Minority Leader John Boehner

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Erik Schneider

Source:CBS News– from a 60 Minutes interview of House Minority Leader John Boehner (Republican, Ohio) “Rep. John Boehner will become the speaker of the House next month, but few know this Ohio Republican beyond his life in Washington. Lesley Stahl … Continue reading →

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