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global1

(25,252 posts) Wed Oct 2, 2013, 10:58 AM Oct 2013

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Seems To Me If Boehner Was Smart He'd Use....

this crisis and the Dems to finally take on the Tea Party and make them 'impotent'.

I believe this is an opportunity for him to come out of this looking like a champ instead of a chump.

Unfortunately - I think he is more worried about his job than even his Party or the American People.

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Seems To Me If Boehner Was Smart He'd Use.... (Original Post) global1 Oct 2013 OP

The key phrase JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #1

How about "If he were drunk" to start off the sentence? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2013 #6

Now see JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #8

He's NOT liberal N proud Oct 2013 #2

The key phrase may be... C_U_L8R Oct 2013 #3

Thread winner! GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #7

The only thing Orangeman wants is to stay Speaker until the 2014 election n/t n2doc Oct 2013 #4

He had said earlier in the year he was against this tactic, so I wonder Lucinda Oct 2013 #5

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)

1. The key phrase

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:05 AM

Oct 2013

IF he was smart. It all falls apart right there.

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

6. How about "If he were drunk" to start off the sentence?

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 12:00 PM

Oct 2013

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)

8. Now see

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 12:29 PM

Oct 2013

That DOES work! Makes perfect sense to me!

liberal N proud

(60,335 posts)

2. He's NOT

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:13 AM

Oct 2013

that smart

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

3. The key phrase may be...

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:17 AM

Oct 2013

if he was SOBER.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

7. Thread winner!

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 12:20 PM

Oct 2013

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

4. The only thing Orangeman wants is to stay Speaker until the 2014 election n/t

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:27 AM

Oct 2013

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

5. He had said earlier in the year he was against this tactic, so I wonder

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:46 AM

Oct 2013

what changed... somewhere along the line he decided to let this play out. Sure would love to know WHY.

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