John Boehner: Democrats 'win' in government shutdown

[kpete]

Source: Politico

John Boehner: Democrats 'win' in government shutdown
Speaker John Boehner is warning his Republican colleagues that Democrats would “win” a government shutdown and the GOP would suffer a political catastrophe if the federal government runs out of money at the end of this week.

“The Democrats think they benefit from a government shutdown. I agree,” Boehner said during a closed-door, 90-minute meeting on House Republicans on Monday night, according to several lawmakers who attended the session.

Boehner’s opinion was quickly backed up GOP lawmakers who were serving in Congress during 1995, when former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) squared off with then-President Bill Clinton by shutting down the government twice. Reps. Don Young (Alaska), Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.) and Buck McKeon (Calif.) — a close ally — supported Boehner’s position. Dozens of other Republicans rallied to support Boehner as well, in a moment that one GOP insider called a “turning point” for House Republicans.

“My view is that a government shutdown doesn’t benefit anyone necessarily, but if one party or the other is going to get an edge, it’s probably the Democrats. I agree with the speaker there,” Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio) told POLITICO. “If you look at the government shutdown of 1995, it guaranteed President Clinton’s reelection. And that’s what this would do. If you want to cede the presidential race in 2012, you shut down the government.”





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[monmouth]

1. Saving face to the teabaggers. Smart move....n/t

[emulatorloo]

4. I think the teabagger congress people will do it anyway.

They seem to want to so bad.

[valerief]

15. They're as smart as a bag of rocks. nt

[freshwest]

33. Or a duffelbag full of Koch dollars.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Republicans are so nihilistic on many levels.

Ready to go down in flames over guarding a principle.

[elias49]

6. Nothing wrong with fighting tooth and nail for a principle...

that's what great men and women have always done.
The key is whether the principle has merit.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Agreed -- so long as you don't lose your soul (so to speak) in the process.

[Patchuli]

55. This principle has no merit

and it's always about "winning" for these douche bags. It's definitely not about taking care of the Peoples' interests or wellbeing. Say, isn't that why that asshat is there supposedly?

[valerief]

16. No, for Koch Brother $$$. nt

[titaniumsalute]

3. No matter what happens

John Boner's clout is gone. He will be looked at as a wimp to all those Tea Party peoples which is great. His rosie House Leader gig is not so rosie after all.

[emulatorloo]

5. Probably needs to haul out his oversized gavel to defend himself. n/t

[freshwest]

35. Yeah, I saw that one. Looks like the one Gallagher used to smash watermelons.

[blondeatlast]

38. He keeps it carefully stashed away in a casefull of loose Northern tissue.

Comes in handy when it all gets to be too much (sob...)

[freshwest]

53. Somebody has posted that gif of his crocodile tears here on DU. Total phoney.

[leftonlongisland]

8. Re:

Looks like he's afraid Eric Cantor's coming for him. I don't think this will work, though.

[Plucketeer]

26. Welcome to DU! Does anyone think

Boner will shed tears at any point? I'm wondering if he's gonna get "emotional" before it's all over. :cry:

[freshwest]

28. Think he's trying to pull the wool over the public, like telling them to not worry?

We've had threads here where he's made clear his disrespect for those who aren't in his financial range.

And hey, welcome to DU. Anything to report from the east coast on the success or failure of your governor?

I'm guessing you're in NY and would know, not trying to get info.

[Patchuli]

57. His financial range? He grew up middle-class

and I wouldn't be fooled for a moment thinking he's some class act. I just LOVED it when President Obama told the world that Boehner used to work in his father's bar sweeping the floor! He looked like he was going to choke! hahahaaaa!!!:rofl:

[freshwest]

60. Not fooled, he's not a class act, and no matter how he grew up, he's with the big boys now.

His current range is determined by the company he keeps figthing for such as the Koch brothers and big oil. That's where the man's heart is now, among those he considers worthy.

His viewpoint of those he maligns as poor and the unemployed was on another thread. There is no doubt he considers himself their superior, so that's what I mean.

Peace.

[Patchuli]

63. I don't think Boehner has a heart

and we know the Kochs don't. I do think they're starting to feel the effects of boycotting of their products. I know I won't buy a thing they produce as long as I know they stand to profit from it. And yes, I used to buy Northern tissue. Hopefully, we can educate more people as to who they are and how to cut into their profits.

[freshwest]

65. And put their name out all over the place, like the representative did who said the anti-EPA bill

Should be termed the Koch brothers protection bill.

Folks in Wisconsin this years, and in California during the 2010 elections, have done a great job putting out the facts about the Koch brothers. Their names are now synonymous with corruption, the John Birch Society/JFK assassination and the Tea Party.

So much so that the rightwing pundits had come out to defend the poor silver spoon boys. The word is getting out and we need to be relentless in getting the linkages to the public. The progressives are creating their own meme in response to these reactionaries.

[Mr. Mustard]

9. Not So Sure

The Teabaggers and Republicons forgive as long as you stay in their camp. They do understand that battling the great Satan is hard work.

Let me put it this way, if Newt Gingrich is still a player in freeperville, then anyone can prosper.

[freshwest]

36. LIke you signature. Welcome to DU.

[monmouth]

11. And Cantor is licking his chops. If I were Boner I wouldn't trust that

little weasel any further than I could throw him...

[freshwest]

32. He's establishment on a deep level, just the wrong one: Koch Brothers.

[goobergoober01]

10. if the government shuts down, the terrorists win

no fear mongering here

teabaggers are the radical right of the radical right, and shutting down the government is their goal

no real reason, just the anarchy of it all appeal to them--- mad max because they have nothing to lose

[PatSeg]

21. Right

"If we can't win, then nobody wins." They're playing games with people's lives and they don't care.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[freshwest]

30. The republicans are the terrorists. Sssh! Don't tell anyone. And they've taken the..

Eighties business mantra, a mistranslation of a Chinese word, to indulge themselves in their definition of crisis = opportunity.

In other words, disaster capitalism, grand theft under another name.

Welcome to DU.

[goobergoober01]

42. THE COOLEST THING ABOUT TEABAGGERS

i have to give them credit in believing in their cause, they don't understand it, they will suffer if it were ever put into play, but goddamn it they do believe strongly in "it"

AND HOW DOES THAT HELP ALL OF US

the teabaggers are the joke of the joke of the joke of the right, in other words, sarah palin and ron paul CLONED into a million toothless tattooed believers

they have put the GOP in the funniest of positions because of their numbers and their strong belief in>>> whatever

so BONER is stuck in the middle. act like a conservative, act like a republican, suck the K Brothers' dicks, kiss the Teabaggers' asses, "tie your shoe or run for the bus, but you can't do both"

AND FOR THAT, AND THAT ALONE, I LOVE THE TEABAGGERS (god help us if they ever actually get REAL decision making power) BUT it is worth watching as they try to eliminate health care, medicare, medical, social security, the postal system, the school system... pretty much everything that these redneck, lead-chip eating, sign-spelling, palm-writing, mouth-breathing, people actually need to live above the drink beer while farting in a mudpuddle level.

GO TEABAGGERS! TEABAG ONWARD!
RUN TOWARD THAT CLIFF AND TAKE THAT ELEPHANT WITH YOU!

[freshwest]

54. I appreciate those sentiments, haha. But they are Dominionists for the most part.

And they are enacting the exact same solutions on state levels. So while I'd like to consider them funny, they really aren't.

Welcome to DU. This thread has attracted a lot of newbies today.

[Drale]

12. Well he's not as stupid as I first believed

He's still pretty damn stupid, but it seems it is possible for him to learn from the past when it can hurt him.

[valerief]

17. Who cares if he's stupid or smart? He's still a shill for the Koch Brothers. nt

[freshwest]

31. His core values of screw the poor will never change, no matter where he lands on this.

[Recursion]

13. I worry this is a briar patch quote

There's no guarantee we come out on top from a shutdown.

[kenfrequed]

45. exactly.

This is a lead up to a meme. They will launch into it after the shutdown claiming the Democrats wanted it to make the Republicans look bad. The Tea party, desperate to not be blamed for what is essentially their fault will trumpet it from the hilltops. It accomplishes two things- it blames the democrats for the budget and it tames the Tea Party a bit.

[groundloop]

14. Does anyone have an estimate of house votes?

I would think if Boner can convince most of the mainstream Publicans to go along with this "compromise", and if most House Democrats likewise go along, that the teabaggers will be left out in the cold on this.

[valerief]

18. The baggers will call out their militia groups to fire on the "bad" 'publicans.

Then the National Guard will protect the "bad" 'publicans and fire on the militia and teabaggers.

Dems will be left standing. Then we can form our progressive party against the centrist-right Dems.

[goobergoober01]

22. and nobody enjoys a cold teabagging

[geardaddy]

48. lol

:rofl:

[freshwest]

58. I wish I had the numbers. The problem is the compromises to avoid the shutdown.

This may be dramatics for the public to keep their eyes off the deals to be struck with the complicity of all of them.

[SemperEadem]

19. yeah, but his paymasters want it shut down

and they're going to have to go back to those asshats and beg for money.

That's what aligning youself wiht the tea booger movement will get for you. The stupid thinking they've got the smarts to lead the dumb when they barely can spell or use words in their proper context.

[AlbertCat]

20. VThe Democrats think they benefit from a government shutdown.

Dems don't "win"!

What really happens is the GOP loses because they act like morons on a playground.

[Jansen]

24. Precisely

Everybody loses. At this point it's a question of who is going to lose more isn't it.

[Arkana]

70. Politically, they do.

No one "wins" a government shutdown on principle. Shutting down the government puts thousands of people out of work for God knows how long. People all over the country are hurt (do SS checks still go out)? It's not a good idea to advocate for, no matter what side of the ideological spectrum you're on, because it basically says "I don't give a shit about the people who elected me to represent them!"

The only winners and losers are on a political level.

[drokhole]

23. Don't be fooled, he's just hedging his bets...

The Democrats don't want a government shutdown, and never have. Numerous Republicans, on the other hand, have been saying "if it takes a government shutdown, so be it" for months now. By saying the Democrats "win," he is essentially saying the Democrats want a government shutdown - so if it happens and things go to shit, the D's are to blame. Just think, if this really was a "behind closed doors" meeting, who "leaked" the information, and why? This isn't him conceding anything, it's the Republicans controlling the narrative yet again.

[jwirr]

25. That is a backhanded way of saying we want the shutdown and it

is our fault.

[LynneSin]

27. Did he just figure that one out

:rofl:

D'uh, we all knew that one

[Crowman1979]

29. Where's the waterworks Boner?

What are you gonna cry? C'mon cry baby cry for me! WAAAAHHHH! HA-HA!!! :evilgrin:

[freshwest]

34. Looks like Reid gave him in a beating in that closed room fight as predicted.

[tcaudilllg]

40. You're saying Reid influenced Boehner? Interesting....

[freshwest]

50. Interesting? You didn't read the thread about it? Reid and others told Boehner he'd lose.

[RedCloud]

37. So Boner, where are your rich guy alliance jobs for us? Exported as well?

[tcaudilllg]

39. This is a done deal for Obama.

I say Obama, not the Dems, who Obama really doesn't need right now due to the danger of looking like he's being manipulated by hard-core socialists.

[liberal N proud]

41. When orange men cry, do you get orange juice?

[goobergoober01]

43. IF you were orange, and were named boner, and were taking a major teabagging...you'd cry too

[ejbr]

44. I don't know Boehner,

Americans can be one group of stupid mutha f*ckers who think that Dems caving in completely is a good compromise. How else did you get to become speaker?

[geardaddy]

46. Shutting down the gov't is a Randian thing.

Who is John Galt?

He is piece of shit fictional character who gives teabaggers a hard on.

Isn't it interesting that "Atlas Shrugged: The Movie" is coming out soon?

[freshwest]

62. Got it all in one. It's more indoctrination for the ignorant masses.

Sure it won't mention Ayn's real heart throb, William Hickman:

http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/popular-inspiration-right-ayn-rand-used-killer-hero

http://www.alternet.org/books/145819/ayn_rand,_hugely_popular_author_and_inspiration_to_right-wing_leaders,_was_a_big_admirer_of_serial_killers

I find nothing about the baggers amusing. They are either willfully ignorant or they actually agree with the meth addicted author because she reflects their deepest feelings.

Most of them, like Rush Limbaugh, will try the 'it's just a joke,' or 'it's a book of fiction,' excuse but I'm not buying it. We better pay attention to what our adversaries really mean and refute them.

[geardaddy]

64. Thanks for the links.

Her quote about how the Hickman wasn't tied down to social constraints is creepy.

[freshwest]

66. Spread the word. All the GOP, rightwing punditry and Tea Party terms come from her.

This snake needs to be stomped on. Here's my post with links:

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=538930&mesg_id=538964

Here's another link on Boehner, note the tie he wears:

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/09/boehnerland.html

Any doubt he's a sociopath who cries to manipulate others to get what he wants, like Glenn Beck with his admitted induced tears, while working to destroy those people that he terms as 'born to be ditch diggers' and 'lazy?'

This criminal gang is not worthy of our country or our money.

[No Elephants]

47. Corporate media shilling notion that public likely to blame Obama for shut down.

[Joey Liberal]

49. If the GOP could benefit from it, they'd do it.

The republicans must think all Americans are Tea Bagging idiots who watch Faux News all day.

[Roy Rolling]

51. saving face

This is the way to save face---telling your caucus that if they shut down the government Obama wins.

[pangaia]

52. False Flag

This is a false flag. Democrats MAY benefit in the short term, but long term the Repubs can make it seem as if it was the Democrats fault.. The whole thing is a set-up...

[intaglio]

56. Oh, Come on! Not another Boehner April Fool?? n/t

[JuniperLea]

59. Looking Weepy Orange Boner...

Feeling Newt Gingrich?

[katty]

61. all this crap to kiss the teabagger's asses?!! a Koch Bro confection?!

[GeorgeGist]

67. According to Reagan, shutting down the government should benefit everyone.

Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem.

[and-justice-for-all]

68. What a fucking lying asshole....

I am quite sure that the ones who were applauding for a shut down were the Nazi-pukes.
JOHN BOEHNER, GO FUCK YOURSELF!!

[Arkana]

69. Wow, he is fucking petrified. Like, more than I thought.

Seriously, even I'm surprised.

If there are Democrats reading that they need to take it and run with it in the negotiations.

[TatonkaJames]

71. It's all about Dems vs Repubs

And WE, the people, are no part of the equation.

[Rex]

72. And this is how the GOP hurts America, one american at a time.

They view this all as a game and the only thing important is if their side wins or loses the rounds of the game.

Really the most pathetic crew of politicans in memory. Not worth a warm pitcher of spit.

[lumberjack_jeff]

73. "Crap. We can't shut down government because we'll lose the next election"

Does no one recognize that this line of thinking SHOULD render a person completely unsuited to governance?

[lumberjack_jeff]

74. "Crap. We can't shut down government because we'll lose the next election"

Does no one recognize that this line of thinking SHOULD render a person completely unsuited to governance?

[lumberjack_jeff]

75. Quick Obama! Capitulate to their demands!

There's no time to lose, your reputation as a pragmatic dealmaker is on the line! If they retract their demands, you'll look like you're standing up for a principle!

[hayu_lol]

76. Having backed his party into a corner...

Boner and Walker must be twins. Koch twins.