John Boehner: Clown
“Now, listen, I’ve voted ‘present’ two or three times in my entire 25-year political career, where there might have been a conflict of interest and I didn’t feel like I should vote,” Boehner said. “In Congress, we have a red button, a green button and a yellow button, alright. Green means ‘yes,’ red means ‘no,’ and yellow means you’re a chicken shit. And the last thing we need in the White House, in the oval office, behind that big desk, is some chicken who wants to push this yellow button.”
That’s House Minority Leader John Boehner (pronounced BO-NER, not BAY-NER), attacking Barack Obama last week.
,a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/emanuel.profile/index.html”>Today, Obama announced his selection of the sharp-elbowed Rahm Emmanuel as his chief of staff. John Boehner had this to say:
However, the lawmaker’s direct style has ruffled a number of feathers in Washington, and Emanuel is known as one of the toughest partisan fighters on Capitol Hill.
After reports that Emanuel had agreed to be Obama’s chief of staff on Thursday, the top Republican in the House, Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, questioned the president-elect’s pick.
“This is an ironic choice for a president-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil and govern from the center,” Boehner said.
Someone sign that man up for Ringling Brothers!
