John Boehner says Barack Obama disrespected him during tax-cut extension battle

Boehner: Obama Is Brilliant, But Insulting
From CBS’s 60 Minutes: Meet The Next House Speaker, Rep. John Boehner (CBS)  John Boehner is about to replace Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House, and become the Most Powerful Republican in the country - and third in line to the presidency. He was swept in with the biggest Republican landslide in the house since 1938. As "60 Minutes" and correspondent Lesley Stahl set off to meet him, we had two questions: Which John Boehner will show up as speaker? The Compromise...

Tax-cut deal clears Senate hurdle in test vote
Reporting from Washington — The Senate overwhelmingly advanced President Obama's $858-billion tax-cut package Monday in a vote that heightened pressure on reluctant House Democrats and enhanced the likelihood of congressional approval for the Compromise. The Senate could send the package to the House by midweek and then turn to remaining legislative priorities, including a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia, a Repeal of the ban on Openly Gay Military personnel and a youth immigra...

Boehner: Obama disrespectful to me
John Boehner thinks President Barack Obama is engaging, smart and brilliant but also remains smarted by the president accusing him of taking Taxpayers hostage to secure a Tax Break for the rich. In an interview with Leslie Stahl of “60 Minutes” for broadcast Sunday night on CBS, Boehner said Obama showed him “disrespect” by calling him a hostage-taker. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 “Excuse me, Mr. President I thought the election was over,&rd...;

'The View' Co-Hosts Mock John Boehner For Crying In '60 Minutes' Interview (VIDEO)
John Boehner's interview on "60 Minutes" has drawn a lot of attention for the number of times the incoming Speaker of the House cries in it. On Monday's "View," all the co-hosts except Elisabeth Hasselbeck took turns mocking Boehner for his copious tears. Barbara Walters was the first to lay into Boehner. "This guy has an emotional problem," she said. "Every time he talks about anything that's not 'raise taxes,' he cries." That sent the audience into gales of laughter. Walters continued, "If y...

Tax-cut deal clears big hurdle in Senate
In an overwhelming Bipartisan vote, the Senate on Monday cleared a path for the tax-cut deal President Obama struck with congressional Republicans last week, with even former staunch opponents of the Bush-era Tax Cuts voting for their extension. The 83-15 vote ends a Filibuster attempt by Liberal Democrats and gives a boost to the deal ahead of an expected showdown in the House this week, where Democratic leaders have said they will try to alter the $857 billion package. "This proves that both p...

Romney: Why tax cut is a bad deal
Death and taxes, it is said, are life's only two certainties. But in the wake of President Obama's tax Compromise with congressional Republicans, only death retains the status of certainty: The future for taxes has been left up in the air. And uncertainty is not a friend of investment, growth and job creation. The deal has several key features. It reduces Payroll taxes, extends Unemployment Benefits and keeps current Tax Rates intact. So far, so good. But intermixed with the benefits are conside...

House Dems stew over Obamas handling of tax deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The struggle over Tax Cuts is seriously straining President Barack Obama’s relationship with House Democrats, who have backed him on key issues even when it cost them politically. Expressing hurt and bewilderment, Democratic lawmakers say Obama ignored them at crucial negotiating moments, misled them about his intentions and made needless concessions to Republicans. The president has responded that he acted honorably and drove the best bargain he could. But even his...

Obama: Senate Tax Cut Vote 'Proves Both Parties Can Work Together'
President Obama urged the House to take up the Tax Cut Compromise on its way to approval in the Senate today, and said that the success of the Controversial plan to extend all the Bush tax cuts as well as Unemployment Insurance is an example of Bipartisan success. "This proves that both parties can, in fact, work together to grow our economy and look out for the American People," Obama said. Though voting was underway in the Senate when he spoke, more than 70 Senators had voted in favor of clo...

President Obama is a Lying Dirtbag
This really pisses me off. The President on extending the Bush-era Tax Cuts to everyone, including the "wealthy." "When they expire in two years, I will fight to end them," Obama said. "Just as I suspect the Republican Party may fight to end the middle-class Tax Cuts that I've championed and that they've opposed." What a fucking scumbag. Maybe this is part of his new "charm offensive" to woo Republican committee chairmen. It's certainly a continuation of the liberal scaremongering that extendin...

GOP makes a cash grab
President Obama should be commended for fighting to include additional Tax Cuts for working Americans during negotiations with congressional Republicans over the approaching expiration of the Bush tax cuts. Giving struggling American families extra spending money will provide our economy with a desperately needed boost. Yet, one method by which the Compromise tax bill provides American workers with $120 billion in tax relief reveals an ulterior motive on the part of Republican negotiators. Inste...

House Dems stew over Obama's handling of tax deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010, during a ceremony at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. The struggle over Tax Cuts is seriously straining President Barack Obama's relationship with House Democrats, who have backed him on key issues even when it cost them politically. Expressing hurt and bewilderment, Democratic lawmakers s...

Whats next for unemployment benefits extension?
Minnesota’s Campaign Finance Board issued their finding Thursday for Common Cause’s complaint against Minnesota’s Future and the Republican Governors Association (RGA). The Board’s report — published online Friday afternoon — essentially goes with the principal of ‘no harm, no foul,’ noting that Minnesota’s Future and the RGA may not have strictly complied with Minnesota law initially but that the offense did not merit any fine. A new poll re...

ABC News mocks...
John Boehner, the incoming Speaker of the House, the Most Powerful Republican in Washington, and a man who in a matter of days will be second in line for the presidency, has twice had an opportunity to introduce himself to the American People. And on both occasions, he cried - a lot. There is a tradition of politicians crying in America, but it's not a proud one. It almost always ends with getting beat at the polls. Already some of the incoming speaker's supporters are getting worried th...

Child's Play
Leslie Stahl interviewed incoming House Speaker John Boehner on 60 Minutes Sunday night. They talked about lots of things, including how he doesn't like the work "compromising."STAHL: But governing means compromising. BOEHNER: It means working together. STAHL: It also means compromising. BOEHNER: It means finding common ground. STAHL: Okay, is that compromising? BOEHNER: I made it clear I am not going to Compromise on my principles, nor am I going to Compromise the will of the American People. ...

Boehner: I Reject The Word Compromise
During an interview with incoming House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) last night on 60 Minutes, host Leslie Stahl noted that President Obama has said Boehner will “have a responsibility to govern” as Speaker. “You can’t just stand on the sidelines and be a bomb thrower,” Obama said. “We have to govern. That’s what we were elected to do,” Boehner told Stahl, adding that it won’t involve compromising, but instead finding “common ground...

Happy Hour Vid: The View Welcomes 'Weeper of the House' (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – On Sunday evening, 60 Minutes profiled naturally-tanned John Boehner, paying acute attention to the incoming Speaker of the House's tenderer side. The takeaway? The man does have a tendency to weep. Ironically, he even started weeping after host Lesley Stahl posed a question asking why he was weeping on election night (answer: he wants to make sure "kids have a shot at the American Dream"). Despite Boehner's willingness to display his emotions, the moment was ripe for th...

Tax plan to hit Mass. wallets
The political battle still raging in Washington over Tax Cuts could have a dramatic effect on Bay State billfolds no matter how it is resolved, local experts said. Beacon Hill Institute boss David Tuerck noted that the Bay State economy relies heavily on high-tech investment, which theoretically will be fueled by maintaining the tax cuts. “It’s important for taxes to be kept low and to be kept low with predictability going into the future,” Tuerck said. But it isn’t as m...

Boehner: Obama Disrespectful to Me
Because that’s what arrogant pricks do… (Politico)- John Boehner thinks President Barack Obama is engaging, smart and brilliant but also remains smarted by the president accusing him of taking Taxpayers hostage to secure a Tax Break for the rich. In an interview with Leslie Stahl of “60 Minutes” for broadcast Sunday night on CBS, Boehner said Obama showed him “disrespect” by calling him a hostage-taker. “Excuse me, Mr. President I thought the election was over,&#

Barbara Walters Rips Tearful John Boehner: 'This Guy Has an Emotional Problem'
House Speaker-to-be John Boehner already has his share of attacks coming from the White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill, but he may want watch out for incoming fire from the ladies of ABC's "The View." During a "Hot Topics" segment on daytime Talk Show Monday, the discussion turned to Boehner's appearance on Sunday's "60 Minutes," in which the congressman from Ohio repeatedly held back tears as he talked about growing up with 11 brothers and sisters; about his refusal to visit schools becau...

CBS News on John Boehner Interview: Real Men Do Cry
Newly-elected House Speaker John Boehner gave an extensive interview to CBS News’ 60 Minutes, and the way they teased the thing in promos, I’m surprised they didn’t do a mock-up of a Crying Game poster. In a 13 minute interview, was the crying the real takeaway? Sure, the guy has been known to squirt a few in the past (and been mercilessly mocked for it), but surely, there were more noteworthy things to focus on. Having watched the interview, Boehner does cry with comical frequ...

John Boehner Cries Some More
He's cried on the floor of the House. He cried on election night. And in last night's 60 Minutes interview, soon-to-be Speaker of the House John Boehner cried two more times — once while talking about offering Children the American Dream, and once when his wife said she was proud of him. It would be easy to mock Boehner for his uncontrollable, unsightly blubbering, but you know what? It's actually pretty refreshing. Here's a politician who cares so much that his standard reaction to the m...

Romney Opposes Tax Cut Deal
Mitt Romney writes: Death and taxes, it is said, are life’s only two certainties. But in the wake of President Obama’s tax Compromise with congressionalRepublicans, only death retains the status of certainty: The future for taxes has been left up in the air. And uncertainty is not a friend of investment, growth and Job Creation. The deal has several key features. It reduces Payroll taxes, extends Unemployment Benefits and keeps current Tax Rates intact. So far, so good. But intermi...

Jonathan Capehart: John Boehner's crying game
One of the perks of being in the Fourth Estate is that sometimes you get the transcripts of news shows before they air. So it was with great delight that I read the "60 Minutes" interview with Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-Ohio). It read well, especially the stuff on how "dark skin" Boehner was as easily prone to crying as the Pillsbury Doughboy was prone to giggling when poked in the stomach. But, man, when I watched the interview, I kept thinking, "Dude, c'mon!&q...;

Senate Moves Ahead on the Tax Deal (Updated)
The Senate is taking its first step to preserve the Bush-era Tax Cuts — and extend Unemployment Benefits for millions. At least 62 senators have voted to start debating the bill that keeps Tax Cuts in place for the Middle Class and the wealthiest Americans, meaning the measure will not be filibustered. The bill also cuts inheritance taxes and ensures emergency Unemployment relief will last another 13 months. It also includes a 2% tax holiday on Social Security Payroll taxes, and would ad...

Tax-Cut Thing Passes Senate, Moves On To China For Approval
After much talking, balking, and sulking, the Obama-Republican tax-cut package has passed the Senate by a vote of 69 to 10. So it looks like everything in the next two years will be passed by a refreshing, broad consensus, and all it takes is Democrats pretty much giving up all their ground on each issue. It is truly a new era, all thanks to Republicans whining until they got what they wanted and many buckets full of tears shed by John Boehner in the process. Since this passed the Senate, the We...