Methinks John Boehner has gone off his meds.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) predicted Thursday that Republicans will pick up seats in the 2008 election despite a slew of GOP retirements and the Democrats' significant fundraising advantage. "We don't need as much money as [Democrats] have," he said. "We need enough to tell our story." He added, "I think we are going to gain seats this year. Period."
Confident Delusional Hilarious words for a man who just a few weeks ago was pleading with his fellow Goopers to get off their "dead asses" and raise money because the GOP's fundraising "sucks."
Money, schmoney. Boehner's right. There is that wonderful Republican story to be told of the housing crisis, the recession, two lost wars and generally what awesome shape the country's in. Because when voters hear that story, they'll swoon.
It's just fabulous.
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What does victory look like?
Hi BT
and don’t worry about those darn polls where a ‘few’ folks (81%) disagree with the direction of the contury. They must have not been paying attention to the story
He’s full o’ spit.
Iraq?
Baghdad Bob was my favorite. Boehner will never replace him- no matter how stupid he sounds. And he does.
How many Friedman Units is that?
Wow! That Kool-Aid really packs a punch! Doesn’t he think it would have been easier to “gain seats” if that flood of Republicans hadn’t gone down the rat lines out of Congress? Even if their replacements are teh kool and get elected…
Is there a Dem running against Johnny
crybabyBoehner?Bwahahahahaha
Denial as a coping technique.
I want some of whatever he is using! I want to escape reality, too. Come, sweet oblivion…
Good one.
Boner
Boner’s dreaming of boning us again.
What has he been drinking? Must be some powerful stuff. Wonder where I get me some?
Off his meds or on the sauce. One.
Would that be the mother of all election victories?
I just want know if he was crying before, during, or after his “prediction”.
In the fdl news box, there is a story that Blackwater’s license for its contract to provide security in Baghdad has been renewed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....02949.html
I guess 17 unarmed dead Iraqis weren’t sufficient proof. Boy, talk about your item for the Friday news dump.
Every time I think of Boehner, I think of this.
whatever he is drinking/smoking, he should package it and use it as a fundraiser of sorts for the party.
He gives me the willy’s. Or I should say an upset tummy. LOL.
OT as anyone heard what KO has in store for tonight with Rachel? Do you think she is going to do his show tonight?
HI TexBetsy. And by the way, I am not familiar with some of the abbreviations here or other commenters what does BTW mean? I may be having a senior moment. LOL
On second thought, Boehner’s intoxicant may be too potent for consumption by sane people.
I think that Boehner is banking on Americans realizing that they don’t need houses to live in as long as there are gutters and while their money may not be worth anything they can still use it for toilet paper. As for Iraq, the Republican led victory there speaks for itself.
Hey there.
BTW = By The Way
BTW=by the way.
Thank you makes perfect sense. LOL
Reality check, folks:
1) Boehner is NOT stupid.
2) He pays people lots of money to get him accurate data.
Given the above, and his statement, the next question should be: What’s he up to?
Could be fishing for donors. GOP fundraising is the pits in all races cross country. And nobody is backing a loser, so he has to convince the money that they can win.
Could be feeding taglines to MSM, hoping they’ll repeat them so often people will believe it.
Could be trying to rally his troops. I’m sure all the GOPers see a BIG BitchSlap coming this November.
Or he might know more aabout these electric voting machines than we do.
Boxturtle (When a smart man says something apparently stupid, you might be missing something)
I’m hoping Rachel will get her own show. (Course where would that leave Air America?)
No longer allowed to hand out $5,000
bribescampaign contributionson the House floor, poor John has simply cracked up.
Mccain wqas in FL yesterdsay. Did you know that he ws in the Navy? That’s what he said. And that’s why he “detests war.”
I think he was made to say that publicly. Some people believe that a smiling happy family picture is a sign of unity, and when your in Crisis unity even a show of unity is important.
Not that I agree at all with this tactic. But it tells us that someone leaned on him to show unity. Now who is the GOP’s new disfunctional Daddy?
Well, Betsy, I don’t know what victory looks like for Boehner, but I expect it will smell like napalm the morning after election day.
Does Boehner have stock in Diebold?
I agree 100%. listen, people elected (more or less) Bush twice. In any event alot of people voted for him. Way too early for the victory lap, guys. But I’d still rather be us than them.
All better, Howdy, Ma’am!
Speaking of delusional, here is some new neo-con news. There is a whole new reason why the neo-conservatives made a sneak attack against Iraq. Kommander Guy started the genocide against Iraq because Iraq was going to attack the United States! That is what Douglas Feith, the former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, claims. Of course Feith is the Dumbest Bastard on Planet Earth, and a Chicken hawk. In Feith’s own mind, he is a military genius, without even being in the military.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories.....2653.shtml
FALSE! The Pentagon and State Dept. did foresee the Insurgency and had planned for troops to prevent looting. Rumsfeld overturned these obvious and necessary plans.
TOTAL MACACA! Saddam was preparing to attack the United Staes? That is news.
FALSE! That is news. This is the first time any such memo has been revealed but Rumsfeld said the War would be over in six months at most.
FALSE! We won the War, Mission Accomplished. Smaller Armies save lives. Bigger armies, that can stop looting does not save lives. The Army was too small to control the country. Wait, the USA Army does not control Iraq, that is news.
Meg,
I’ve found this site helpful for those pesky acronyms.
The more this war goes on the more depressed I get. I just have this feeling that Dick C had a hand in this thing in Basra. Maliki is a puppet and his people know that. I can hardly wait until November. I hope the Dem’s actually do something about this war and bring our boys home.
Hey CT. Congrats on the major H/T (Hat/Tip) earlier.
You might be right if we all become peasants it would make the rich feel even higher than us. If we lose our good public educations then either our kids learn selfhatred at private schools or we lose the minimal knowledge we need to be good citizens.
Without education and with a complainant media shaping the narrative we stop asking for our share of the wealth and instead start blaming enemies internal and external for our poor status never blaming the guys signing our paycheck.
Religion will again tell us about the divine right of kings…once an agreement with the Rich is reached over their share.
Thanks, added it to my Favs. When I have time will start doing some research..
Thanks, Tex! I posted my Yoo post, I almost labeled it Pt. 1…! ;-)
Those grandbabies are too young. You need to start hanging out with teens.
had CSPAN on in the background today and was drawn into the replay of the service held yesterday in the Capitol to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Twas a very moving ceremony.
Boehner was there, as was Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell, and others.
When Martin Luther King III got up to speak, he specifically thanked many of those in attendance.
He referred to Boehner as Boner.
King quickly corrected himself, but just for a minute there I thought it was intentional — who knows, may have been. Didn’t Boehner call Obama Osama?
And btw I’m not so sure Boehner knows the words to “We Shall Overcome”
but I do believe we shall,
overcome that is
When Boner realizes he is wrong what will he say?
wwaaaaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaa….hicup……waaaaaaa
“see?, I was right allllll along”
I almost with my boys were Teens again. LOL But I love those little ones.
How are things in Georegtown? You knowI’mfrom Killeen don’t you? We should have a meet up. It would be nice to have someone I can talk to about politics. I work for a Repub and my son and daughter in law are repubs. Disgusting. And my X is a racist. We are a mixed bag. I am the outsider. “g” I just stay quiet.
Nice one, ES.
This is the saddest attempt at counter spinning bad news I have ever heard. Rule one if the facts are against you lie. Rule two tell a believable lie something that the people you want to convince want to believe because it falls in with their own thoughts and feelings.
Rule Three know just whom you are lying to and why.
Did Satan take a holiday this is basic stuff no PR person much less Karl Rove would ever let this guy with those facts near the press. Speeches like that should only be said behind closed doors to Big GOP donors and at the local Klan rally. The mainstream public is a little to smart for basic lies.
Got you mixed up with someone else TexBetsy. How have you been feeling? Did you have your shots? Are yo doing better now? Are you going to New Braunfels Sunday? I can’t, I will have the Grandbabies Sunday night and Monday.
meg, meet up is sunday in new brunfels at gnome’s river island.
Bye, Got to get comfortable for the KO show. Will be back later.
bring the kiddies!
i am in a tremendous amt of pain, but trying to cope with it. saw my chiro today and following orders.
Ya’ll provide day care…! Sorry to hear that, Ma’am! The machine and/or shots aren’t working?
/delurking because unable to resist piling on the town drunk …
Who spiked Boner’s drink of choice, which at this point in the tolerance arc must be along the lines of EverClear? And what shade of maroon did it make his eyes at this point?
/lurk
Thanks CT.
The 2nd round of shots was great but the 3rd round has caused far more problems than it has solved. Chiropractor adjusted some stuff in that area this afternoon and has me alternating heat and ice and resting for 24 hrs.
Machine only helps with muscle pain, and this is all directly in the spine and facet area.
So are we all ready for Rachel to hit the big time?
Here we go . . . . .
Rachel taking KO’s spot tonight.
Yes!
I’ll catch one of the re-broadcasts later this evening, but am very much looking forward to it.
Ha! there’s no going back NorCalJon.
Hi!
That sucks… Roll up a nice fat one and smoke it…! It works! ;-)
hey rachel is hosting countdown
*swoon* My sweetie!
Catch y’all later. The ice packs, heating pads, cushions and I are off to a family dinner.
take care Texbetsy. see you later
I’d like to second that, CT. Good eye!
Yeah, Boehner you don’t need that much money to tell ypur GOP story, it has been told over the last seven years and it don’t have a happy ending. 4000 American soldiers did’nt live happily ever after, and with gas at $4 a gallon we Americans are living very happily now.
I was wondering what he was smoking, or maybe drinking, beacuse that statement seems so out of line with reality.
But then, he is a GOoPer, and we know what kind of grasp on reality they tend to have.
The lemons taste how, John?
The grapes taste how, John?