Boehner Did it because Limbaugh Told Him to

[kpete]

And, according to the White House source, Boehner said “okay” to Daley’s request for the Wednesday evening date. (Asked for comment, Boehner’s press secretary, Brendan Buck, said he had nothing to add to his statement of Wednesday that read in part: “No one in the speaker’s office - not the speaker, not any staff - signed off on the date the White House announced today.”)

Then things quickly unraveled. It turned out not everyone was as sanguine as Boehner with the notion that a Democratic president was going to step on a Republican debate.

At 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, the White House tweeted the news about the joint session. “And then Rush Limbaugh beat Boehner up,” the source said.

The conservative talk show personality was in his familiar state of high dudgeon. “This is a pure campaign speech and to give it the imprimatur of a speech before a joint session of Congress, there’s no way, he doesn’t deserve that,” Limbaugh said. “Boehner’s got to say no. Now, whether he will, I have no clue.”

MORE:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/62505.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/01/1012742/-Boehner-Did-it-because-Limbaugh-Told-Him-to?via=siderec

[DrDan]

1. so boehner caves . . . . followed by . . . .

[WI_DEM]

2. NY Times editorial says it demonstrates more 'weakness' on Obama's part

Mr. Obama’s people negotiated with Mr. Boehner’s people behind closed doors. When they emerged, the White House caved, to no one’s surprise. The speech will take place on Thursday.

One day won’t make a difference, but the political spectacle and the final result only served to further underscore the president’s weakness. Worse, the vital importance of the speech — and the need for Congress to take its full responsibility for creating jobs and reviving the economy — was upstaged by yet another Washington soap opera.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/opinion/oh-grow-up.html?_r=1&hp

[warrior1]

3. jesus christ

this has got to be one of the more stupidest things I've ever heard.

If rush the comedian thinks that he's got one on the President he's a fool.

[bowens43]

4. unfortunately, the pres looks like a fool ...again. nt

[DrDan]

9. the issue is - what do the independent voters think - and those D riding the fence

[Tatiana]

5. Even the nitwits my husband works with thinks the President caved.

People are starting to thinking of him as pathetically weak.

He doesn't stand up for anything progressive. He doesn't even stand up for himself against the blatant disrespect the GOP exhibits towards him.

[WI_DEM]

6. At one point he scored well on strength but in the last year or so since the GOP

took over that has nose-dived. He is getting a reputation for being weak and not standing up for anything. People don't know if he has any core values. That is one of his biggest problems and it's a shame the WH doesn't seem to get it.

[valerief]

7. Do we start calling him J. Edgar Limbaugh yet? nt

[tularetom]

8. I don't like the implications of this

Boner objects to the date of the speech because limbaugh tells him to.

Then Obama changes the date of the speech because Boner objected.

Who's in charge here?