Obama To Boehner: Republicans Just Want To Kill All My Initiatives

[jefferson_dem]

Obama To Boehner: Republicans Just Want To Kill All My Initiatives

At the private White House meeting today between Obama and Congressional leaders, the President and John Boehner got into a testy exchange, aides say, with Obama charging that the GOP is just out to kill all his initiatives.

According to aides familiar with the discussion, Boehner made the case that long-term concern over Dem policies — health care, cap and trade — was leading to uncertainty in the private sector, damaging job creation efforts. Boehner said the only way to get the economy moving again is to put these issues behind us.

That apparently irked the President, aides say, who accused Boehner of just wanting to kill all his initiatives. Boehner shot back that this was false, that Republicans are serious about bipartisan cooperation.

That prompted the President to push back again, aides say, arguing that the White House isn’t getting enough credit for the part of the stimulus that boosts federal funding for state Medicaid programs, arguing it has had a positive effect on the economy.

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http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/senate-republicans/obama-to-boehner-republicans-just-want-to-kill-all-my-initiatives/

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. I have what I call 'mislexia' - where I read something that is not what is written.

What I read in the headline was "Obama To Boehner: Republicans Just Want To Kill All My Relatives"

prompting a WTF? until i re-read it.

Anyway,

If Boehner is worried about these initiatives damaging job creation efforts, the best way to put these issues behind us is to PASS THEM and let us get on with our lives.

[Nancy Waterman]

2. Must be hard for Obama to talk to Boehner

He is almost as dumb as Sarah.

[harun]

3. I am sure it is hard for him to not punch Boehner in the face. I would.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. WHAT???1 Boehner wants to bomb Kenya???!! That son of a bitch!

:+

[DrToast]

4. Hey Obama, feel free to make your case to the public

If Obama believes this, he needs to stop pretending he doesn't to the public.

[old mark]

7. YES! This should be all over the TV media - nt.

[Phx_Dem]

10. He just did. During the WH Daily Briefing.

:applause:

[Cha]

14. Right..he just did.

[elehhhhna]

5. Elena to Obama : "Duh."

[Harry Monroe]

6. "Boehner shot back that this was false, that Republicans are serious about bipartisan cooperation."

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[optimator]

8. its called being an opposition party

something democrats SHOULD have done with bush.
I thought Obama was supposed to be intelligent.

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. The opposition party doesn't block *everything*

That's nonsense, and the fastest way to end up a failed state.

[Jennicut]

9. So Obama finally snapped at The Orange One.

I would have lost it a long time ago.

[vaberella]

18. Boner the Oompa Loompa! LOL! n/t

[BlueIdaho]

12. The simple unavoidable truth...

The elected republicans are consciously sabotaging our government. This is not a difference of opinion, this is a violation of their oaths of office.

[timeforpeace]

13. Sounds like whining. Don't do that.

[high density]

16. I think we all want to put health insurance reform behind us

Except the GOP wants to do it by ignoring the problem exists and the Democrats want to do it in a way that doesn't really fix the core issue of the problem (cost).

[vaberella]

17. So that's what Obama meant when he said, "Frank...discussion." n/t