Comments on: And Then, John Boehner Said… http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:57 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Tom65 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273718 Tom65 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:37:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273718 <p>“Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be brief. The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests - we did….”</p> “Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be brief. The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests – we did….”

]]> By: Moon http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273644 Moon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:01:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273644 <p>Not quite as good as Otter’s speech.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8uCS9wcyQ4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8uCS9wcyQ4</a></p> Not quite as good as Otter’s speech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8uCS9wcyQ4

]]> By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273633 bigbrother Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:51:46 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273633 <p>The rethugs have decided that the chance of winning and no subpoenas for Bolten and Miers is in the courts where they have politicised and can play delay.<br /> Good actuon today…this also took the onus of the Administration.</p> The rethugs have decided that the chance of winning and no subpoenas for Bolten and Miers is in the courts where they have politicised and can play delay.
Good actuon today…this also took the onus of the Administration.

]]> By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273606 bigbrother Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:39:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273606 <p>Ditto… Kiddo</p> Ditto… Kiddo

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273470 dakine01 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:20:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273470 <p>Uh, I think ya got yer Revs mixed up there. You were replying to Rev<b>Bev</b> instead of Rev<b>Deb</b>…</p> Uh, I think ya got yer Revs mixed up there. You were replying to RevBev instead of RevDeb…

]]> By: Mommybrain http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273456 Mommybrain Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:15:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273456 <p>RevDeb, this ties in neatly to the book for Sunday’s Book Salon, “See you in Court” by Thomas Geoghegan (hosted by - yay!- Rick Perlstein).</p> <p>His thesis is that the conservatives’ systematic takedown of unions in the last 30 or so years is the cause of the rise of litigation in our society in the same time frame. Because we have no more protection against employers’ arbitrary behavior, we have to take them to court to get our due - and it’s all their (conservatives) fault.</p> <p>One estimate he quotes is that 40% of cases clogging courts today are civil rights (labor) cases that used to be settled privately, between the unions and employers.</p> RevDeb, this ties in neatly to the book for Sunday’s Book Salon, “See you in Court” by Thomas Geoghegan (hosted by – yay!- Rick Perlstein).

His thesis is that the conservatives’ systematic takedown of unions in the last 30 or so years is the cause of the rise of litigation in our society in the same time frame. Because we have no more protection against employers’ arbitrary behavior, we have to take them to court to get our due – and it’s all their (conservatives) fault.

One estimate he quotes is that 40% of cases clogging courts today are civil rights (labor) cases that used to be settled privately, between the unions and employers.

]]> By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273444 punaise Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:08:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273444 <p>“we’re gonna take our bawl and go home. so there!”</p> “we’re gonna take our bawl and go home. so there!”

]]> By: Badwater http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273401 Badwater Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:47:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273401 <p>It’s the Newt strategy. Blame anything and everything on your opposition. Never give them a moments rest.</p> It’s the Newt strategy. Blame anything and everything on your opposition. Never give them a moments rest.

]]> By: bellesouth http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273397 bellesouth Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:45:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273397 <p>How come the Pugs are blaming the Dems for reconvening the house during Lantos’ memorial? I don’t get it.</p> How come the Pugs are blaming the Dems for reconvening the house during Lantos’ memorial? I don’t get it.

]]> By: Prairie Sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-boehner-said/#comment-1273396 Prairie Sunshine Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:45:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/and-then-john-beohner-said/#comment-1273396 <p>Boehner was probably the guy behind the purple heart bandages the Rethugs did at their ‘04 convention. These people are absolutely shameless and deserving of total scorn.</p> <p>And whazzup with Breathless Blitzer saying Obama’s taking a break. Hello? He was in the Senate while Clinton campaigned. And I’ve yet to hear mention in the TweetyBeard media of Lincoln Chaffee’s endorsement of Obama. CNN’s all McCain-Romney loves me he really really loves me-all the time. Trying to gin up their numbers for Larry King tonight?</p> <p>Prairie Today: Lessons in Framing: <a href="http://prairiesunrising.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Typhoid Tweety</a></p> Boehner was probably the guy behind the purple heart bandages the Rethugs did at their ‘04 convention. These people are absolutely shameless and deserving of total scorn.

And whazzup with Breathless Blitzer saying Obama’s taking a break. Hello? He was in the Senate while Clinton campaigned. And I’ve yet to hear mention in the TweetyBeard media of Lincoln Chaffee’s endorsement of Obama. CNN’s all McCain-Romney loves me he really really loves me-all the time. Trying to gin up their numbers for Larry King tonight?

Prairie Today: Lessons in Framing: Typhoid Tweety

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