Sipsey Street Irregulars: "Legacy," schmegacy. When they need Boehner's cooperation the blackmail file will come out, just like it did on Fast & Furious.

Monday, May 19, 2014

"Legacy," schmegacy. When they need Boehner's cooperation the blackmail file will come out, just like it did on Fast & Furious.

After failing to seal a “grand bargain” with Obama on cutting the federal deficit, Boehner may see immigration as his opportunity for an achievement that would define his tenure in office.

Yeah, well Benedict Arnold crafted his own "legacy," too.

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Anonymous said...: Now 'that' would indeed be a suitable legacy for 'weepy' - to go down in history as the man almost solely responsible for the final nail in the Republic's coffin.; May 19, 2014 at 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...: There's an old saying here in Texas about political leanings. It goes like this. "A northeast Republican is a lot like a Texas democrat". Boehner is an Ohio Republican. He comes from a place about three days horse ride from DC. Close enough to make him fall under the Texas political leanings criterion. It's why he thinks and does what he does. It's why he loathes guys like Ted Cruz. He's one of those northeast Republicans, (like a Texas democrat), and really cannot be trusted much.

How can we make sure that we eventually get a Texas style House speaker?; May 19, 2014 at 12:32 PM
Anonymous said...: The Silent Speaker KNEW about gun walker and that's what he was facing - so he chose to bury it.

That's his legacy whether he likes it or not.; May 19, 2014 at 8:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Early in Benedict Arnold's career, he was a comparatively courageous general, whose capture of Fort Ticonderoga, accompanied by Ethan Allen, provided the cannons necessary to eject the British from Boston. He was known for leading from the front, as at Saratoga.

My recollection is that he was badly injured and lost a leg in the service of his country. Refusal of Congress to promote him, and his actively Loyalist wife, pushed him in the direction of inexcusable treachery, and George III.

I cannot see a legitimate (or otherwise) excuse from Boehner for any of his actions.

One of Arnold's monuments shows a boot with a representation of his shattered lower leg in it. Boehner's would probably be a hanky.

It sure would be something for one of the current power brokers to open their blackmail file, admit responsibility, and get beyond it.

The whole thing reminds me of J. Edgar, waving blackmail files around while pirouetting in yellow chiffon.; May 19, 2014 at 8:29 PM

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Monday, May 19, 2014

"Legacy," schmegacy. When they need Boehner's cooperation the blackmail file will come out, just like it did on Fast & Furious.

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