John Boehner

John Boehner Blames Obama Speeches For Increasingly Racist GOP Lawmakers

John Boehner Blames Obama Speeches For Increasingly Racist GOP Lawmakers

While promoting his new book, John Boehner has been more than willing to criticize Republicans like Donald Trump and Ted…

4 years ago

John Boehner Admits He Voted for Trump After Further Condemning Him for Capitol Riot

Former House Speaker John Boehner (R) admitted he voted for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 general election even…

4 years ago

John Boehner: Trump “Abused” Everyone Loyal to Him

Speaking to USA Today, former House Speaker John Boehner (R) said former President Donald Trump "abused" his loyalists, including after…

4 years ago

John Boehner Says Republicans Should Have Never Impeached Bill Clinton

In the 245 years of American independence, only 4 presidents have ever been impeached. Amazingly enough, though, it has happened…

4 years ago

Former Speaker John Boehner Criticizes Trump for Inciting “That Bloody Insurrection”

In his new book, former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) criticizes former President Donald Trump and blames him…

4 years ago

John Boehner Eviscerates Ted Cruz, Donald Trump in the Dust Jacket of His Upcoming Book

Things in Washington DC have been partisan for a very long time. But considering that Donald Trump's term ended with…

4 years ago

Opinion: Rob Portman’s Announced Departure Exposes Myth Of The “Principled Republican”

We keep hearing about splits in the Republican ranks between those who have sold their souls to the extremist arm…

4 years ago

Koch Brothers Helped Incite the Impending Bloodbath Among Republicans

"If the party doesn’t learn lessons and change based on what’s gone on for the last year and a half,…

8 years ago

John Boehner Shows America Exactly Why He Was The Worst Speaker In History

John Boehner put his terrible political instincts on public display again by claiming that he would be surprised if Hillary…

9 years ago

Satanists Insulted By John Boehner’s Comparison Of Ted Cruz To Lucifer

Ted Cruz is so despised that even Satanists are insulted by John Boehner's comparison of Cruz to Lucifer.

9 years ago

John Boehner Confirms That Everything Democrats Believe About Republicans Is True

Besides calling Ted Cruz Lucifer in the flesh, former Speaker of the House John Boehner has confirmed that many of…

9 years ago

Keystone XL Dies but TransCanada and Republicans Continue Lying About Pipeline

TransCanada's Russ Girling accused Obama of "choosing misplaced symbolism over merit and science, and allowed rhetoric to win out over…

9 years ago

Behind The Moderate Myth Paul Ryan Dreams Of Shutting Down Government Permanently

The only difference between the extremists and Ryan is how soon, and for how long, they are able to shut…

9 years ago

A Farewell to Boehner

There is plenty of blame to go around. No small share of it attaches itself to Boehner, who let the…

9 years ago

Paul Ryan Spurns Conservatives On Budget Deal But They Still Agree To Make Him Speaker

Paul Ryan, who is likely to become the next House Speaker, announced his support for a two-year debt and budget…

9 years ago

Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out: Poll Shows Americans Happy To See Boehner Go

John Boehner's approval rating went up by 12 points with Independents and 11 points with Democrats after he announced that…

9 years ago

John Boehner Gives Obama One Last Win Before He Leaves By Pushing Clean Debt Ceiling Bill

Speaker of the House John Boehner has lost to President Obama on every major crisis, so it isn't surprising that…

9 years ago

Evidence Shows John Boehner Committed A Crime By Pushing Clinton Email Probe

In a Benghazi scandal that rises to the very top of the House, Speaker John Boehner has been busted as…

9 years ago

Warmonger Tom Cotton Wants To Put Dick Cheney In Charge Of The House

Arkansas GOP Senator Tom Cotton wants to put chickenhawk Dick Cheney back into a position of political power.

9 years ago

Paul Ryan Crushes GOP Hopes By Saying “No” To The Speaker Job That Nobody Wants

A spokesperson for Ryan reiterated that the Congressmen was still not interested in becoming the next Speaker of the House.

9 years ago

Boehner Lies and Blames Obama and Democrats For GOP Blocking Of Gun Safety Bills

Now that President Obama and a couple of Americans are asking why Congress cannot take action to reduce the frequency…

9 years ago

Radical House Freedom Caucus Doomed McCarthy’s Chances Of Becoming Speaker

After recalcitrant members of the House Freedom Caucus threatened not to back McCarthy, the California Rep. surrendered without a fight.

9 years ago

Democrats May Gain Power In House As Republican Congressman Suggests Bipartisan Speaker

Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) is suggesting that the way House Republicans will defeat the extremists in their party is to…

9 years ago

Republicans Self-Destruct: Paul Ryan Refuses To Run For Speaker As Boehner Forced To Stay

The story coming out of the House Republican caucus is only getting crazier. Rep. Paul Ryan is refusing to run…

9 years ago

Poll: Americans Like Kevin McCarthy Even Less Than John Boehner

Only 12 percent of Americans view McCarthy favorably, while 38 percent hold an unfavorable opinion of the California Congressman.

9 years ago

Petition Calling For An Investigation Of Benghazi Committee Leaves Republicans Reeling

A new petition calling for an investigation into the House Republican Benghazi Select Committee has put Republicans back on their…

9 years ago

Republicans Appear Fractured, But They Are Far From Broken

Where they have "failed to achieve Republican goals" is in establishing a theocracy, eliminating taxation and 98 percent of the…

9 years ago

Utah Right-winger Jason Chaffetz Will Challenge Kevin McCarthy For House Speakership

Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz plans to challenge Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to become the next Speaker of the House.

9 years ago

Top Senate Democrats Tell John Boehner To Shut Down Bogus Benghazi Investigation

Top Senate Democrats are calling on John Boehner to immediately stop wasting taxpayer money by disbanding his Select Committee investigating…

9 years ago

Republican Legislator Confesses That “The Crazies Have Taken Over the Party”

Peter King said Boehner's resignation is "like throwing raw meat to some of these people...they're just going to look for…

9 years ago

After Failing To Defund Planned Parenthood Ted Cruz Throws A Tantrum And Trashes John Boehner

After his latest attempt to trigger a government shutdown and defund Planned Parenthood failed, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) threw a…

9 years ago

GOP Leadership Purge May Continue As Conservative “Ditch Mitch” Voices Grow Louder

Since Boehner's surprise resignation announcement, calls for removing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have intensified.

9 years ago

John Boehner Rips Ted Cruz And Labels The Texas Senator A False Prophet

Speaker of the House John Boehner ripped Ted Cruz by calling him a false prophet who promises things that he…

9 years ago

Democrats Win Big As Boehner Announces No Shutdown and No Defunding Planned Parenthood

Speaker of the House John Boehner announced a huge win for Democrats on Face The Nation. Boehner said that the…

9 years ago

With Boehner Gone, House Republican Suggests Taking Out Mitch McConnell Next

GOP Congressman Matt Salmon texted Utah Senator Mike Lee a message that said: "Next guy in the crosshairs is probably…

9 years ago

Boehner’s Departure Opens The Door For Tea Party Crazies to Take The Wheel

With the tea party taking the wheel, the crazies can move forward with their plan to dismantle functioning government.

9 years ago

Shutting Down The Government To Defund Planned Parenthood Was Too Much For Boehner To Stomach

John Boehner's office admitted in a statement that Boehner was not going to shut down the government in order to…

9 years ago

John Boehner Quits Congress Before Republicans Can Overthrow Him

Speaker of the House John Boehner has responded to the Republican threat to overthrow him by deciding to resign from…

9 years ago

Boehner Ally Calls Ted Cruz Republicans “Right Wing Marxists”

"The right-wing Marxists have teamed up with Pelosi. They're the ones who always team up with Pelosi. They are the…

9 years ago

House Democrats Get Their Revenge By Telling Boehner He’s On His Own With Coup

Speaker of the House John Boehner ignored House Democrats for years, and now they not going to help him fight…

9 years ago

Hillary Clinton Unifies Democrats – Opposes Keystone XL On Climate Change Grounds

There must be ten or twenty immediate reasons a person can give for opposing a foreign corporation, TransCanada's crusade to…

9 years ago

Democrats May Pay Back John Boehner’s Ingratitude By Letting Him Hang In Republican Coup

Speaker of the House John Boehner has spent years ignoring Democrats until he needed their votes, and Democrats may pay…

9 years ago

Hillary Clinton Slams Republicans for Plan to Shut Down Government Over Planned Parenthood

Clinton called out the Republican "race to the bottom," their hateful rhetoric and lies used as an excuse to shut…

9 years ago

John Boehner Wants to Keep Our Forests From Burning Up By Cutting Them Down

The so-called Resilient Federal Forests Act helps the logging industry and hurts the public. It does nothing at all for…

9 years ago

House Republicans Celebrate 9/11 By Voting For More War In The Middle East

House Republicans marked the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by voting against peace by rejecting a resolution to approve…

9 years ago

Boehner Says Obama’s Unwillingness to Attack Iran Shows a Lack of Commitment to Democracy

There is no low Republicans will not sink to when they are deprived of the opportunity to launch another baseless…

9 years ago

Republicans Have Spent 2015 Working For Foreigners, the Kochs, and Religious Extremists

Under Republican control, Congress has not laid any taxes to provide for anything, much less for the general welfare of…

9 years ago

GOP’s Epic Failure To Stop Iran Deal Started With Netanyahu Stunt In March

The Israeli Prime Ministers speech to Congress backfired and pushed Democrats who were on the fence into siding with President…

9 years ago

Republicans Meltdown As John Boehner May Not Survive House Coup Attempt

For the first time, Republicans are publicly admitting that they are expecting a coup attempt against Speaker of the House…

9 years ago

John Boehner Blames EPA for Toxic Spill Caused by Lack of Regulation

The EPA triggered a toxic leak, but the pollution it unleashed is the result of an unregulated mining industry that…

9 years ago

John Boehner Hints At A Criminal Investigation Into Hillary Clinton Over Her Email Server

In a statement about Hillary Clinton turning over her email server, Speaker of the House John Boehner suggested that Republicans…

9 years ago

Congress Pits its 14 Percent Approval Against Obama’s 46 Percent

Our GOP Congress says people just don't like or approve of Obama, but he's the guy near 50 percent, while…

9 years ago

House Republicans Introduce a Resolution of Disapproval of Iran Nuclear Agreement

House Republicans will be voting on a resolution of disapproval of the Iran deal, and Senate Republicans are talking about…

9 years ago

John Boehner Says He is Proud of His Accomplishments

Boehner lists his dubious accomplishments, but forgets all those failed Obamacare votes and Benghazi investigations and lies about the rest

9 years ago

GOP Unity Blows Up As Ted Cruz Tries To Win GOP Nomination By Bashing McConnell

Ironically, Ted Cruz appears to be running for president as an opponent of GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

9 years ago

Weekly House Address Claims Over-Regulation Caused Crash of 2008

House Republicans want us to believe that by gutting Wall Street reform, we can somehow end bailouts and have a…

9 years ago

John Boehner Wigs Out Over Iran Deal And Issues Completely Meaningless Threats

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) lost his mind after President Obama's announcement of a landmark deal with Iran, saying "We…

9 years ago

Spineless Coward John Boehner Refuses To Condemn Donald Trump’s Racism

When he was asked about Donald Trump, Speaker of the House John Boehner refused to speak out against the Republican…

9 years ago

Bernie Sanders Destroys John Boehner After Speaker Calls Him Out Of The Mainstream

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders destroyed John Boehner with facts after the Speaker called him out of the political mainstream…

9 years ago

Democrats Pounce And Force Boehner’s House Republicans To Implode Over Confederate Flag

After Southern Republicans demanded that a vote be included on whether or not the Confederate flag should be displayed at…

9 years ago

Dorothy is Wrong – We ARE in Kansas – And it Sucks

Not only have the wheels started to come off democracy everywhere Republicanism reaches, but they have sold the damn wheels.

9 years ago

Koch-Republicans In Senate Vote To Nullify the Clean Water Act

Republicans, and their wealthy owners in the oil, coal, and chemical industry, particularly do not believe that any American warrants…

9 years ago

Obama Sets A Trap For Boehner and McConnell By Threatening To Veto Defense Spending

President Obama is setting a trap for John Boehner and Mitch McConnell by threatening to veto defense spending for the…

9 years ago

Republicans Have Passed 0 Jobs Bills During Their First 138 Days Running Congress

In their first 138 days in control of Congress, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner have passed zero jobs bill. Instead,…

9 years ago

Louie Gohmert Says Iraq War a Mistake. Because Obama

As Jeb has reminded us, Dubya is our problem, not his. Or Gohmert's. Or the Republican Party's, it seems

10 years ago

Boehner Tantrum Backfires As Pressure Grows On Republicans After Amtrak Wreck

Speaker of the House John Boehner tried to avoid a question about the role that Republican budget cuts played in…

10 years ago

John Boehner Melts Down When Asked If Republican Cuts Played A Role In Amtrak Accident

John Boehner cut off and yelled at a reporter today who asked if Republican budget cuts are to blame for…

10 years ago

GOP-Koch Drive To Privatize Rail Service Caused Deadly Amtrak Derailment

The tragic accident was, by all accounts, entirely due to perpetually inadequate funding for the nation's transportation infrastructure; just one…

10 years ago

Boehner and McConnell Balance Their Budget on the Backs of the American People

Republicans are making much of their "balanced" budget but this "work harder for less" budget is not really balanced at…

10 years ago

The White House Blasts “Desperate” John Boehner and Tells Him To Do His Job

After John Boehner called for both Hillary Clinton and President Obama to do his job for him, a fed up…

10 years ago

Study: Thirty-five Years of Conservative Policies Contributed to Violence In Baltimore

The problem with the Republicans' argument and lies, and there are many, is that statistics continue to prove that conservative…

10 years ago

Chuck Todd Lets John Boehner Tell Blatant Obamacare Lies On Meet The Press

NBC's Chuck Todd continued to be the Republican Party's best friend by letting John Boehner tell two gigantic lies about…

10 years ago

After Voting to Strip it From DC Residents, Boehner Claims to Champion Religious Freedom

"America was founded on the principle of religious freedom." It's just a shame he thinks only corporations have that freedom

10 years ago

John Boehner Says We Finally Have a Senate That is Actually Working

Boehner's reaction to Senate dysfunction is to claim a change of leadership in the Senate has given us a Senate…

10 years ago

Boehner Attempts to Undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Republicans are more than willing to waste money to help the rich and corporations, but money spent protecting the rest…

10 years ago

Agreeing the Past Never Happened: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Congress

It has been 70 years this year since Japan's bid to launch what it called the "Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity…

10 years ago

Democrats Mock the First 100 Days of Fail of the Boehner and McConnell Led Congress

Just as Speaker Boehner has become synonymous with fail, to the degree that even the beltway admits regularly that he…

10 years ago

For The First Time Since 2009 More Americans Approve Of Obama’s Handling Of The Economy

A Bloomberg Politics poll finds more Americans now approve of President Obama's handling of the economy than disapprove.

10 years ago

Obama Relents and Gives Congress Veto Power Over Iran Nuclear Deal

The current President, Barack Obama, will go down in history for providing tens-of-millions of Americans with access to affordable health…

10 years ago

Obama Attacked for Announcing Cuba is No Longer a State Sponsor of Terror

The resultant Republican freakout is not unexpected, as it violates not only the status quo but further silences the drums…

10 years ago

John Boehner To Hold Tax Repeal Vote To Increase Welfare For the Rich

Speaker of the House John Boehner will hold a vote to repeal the "Estate Tax" and give the very richest…

10 years ago

John Boehner and Mitch McConnell Approval Ratings Plummet As Republicans Sink To New Lows

Republicans dreams have turned into nightmares as the approval ratings for Congress, Speaker Of the House John Boehner, and Senate…

10 years ago

Why Isn’t Boehner Touting China Over America On Climate Change?

Boehner and Republicans are also intent on defeating President Obama's climate change initiatives on myriad fronts such as stripping the…

10 years ago

John Boehner Blames Obama For His Treasonous Conspiracy To Sabotage The President

On CNN's State Of The Union, Speaker of the House John Boehner had the nerve to attempt to blame Obama…

10 years ago

US House Is Functional For A Day, Passes Bipartisan Bill, Extends CHIP Funding

In a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation, the US House overwhelmingly passed a Medicare payment overhaul bill on Thursday.

10 years ago

Israel Spied On America And Passed Classified Secrets To Anti-American Republicans

f Americans failed to believe that America did not need to re-evaluate its unconditional support for Israel before, this deliberate…

10 years ago

Obama’s Cleveland Appearance Leaves Boehner No Other Option but to Lie – Again

Eviscerated by President Obama in Cleveland, Speaker Boehner had no option but to try to bury Obama's budget in well-tried…

10 years ago

New York Times Editorial Board Slams Netanyahu For Using Racism To Win Israeli Election

Shortly after it became apparent that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party had survived a close election…

10 years ago

John Boehner’s Defense of the GOP Budget is Pure Fiction, if Lies Can be Called Pure

John Boehner wants you to believe the demands of ideology over demonstrable facts, the same recipe that led us to…

10 years ago

Pay Us Back: John Boehner Has Wasted $2.1 Million On New Benghazi Investigation

John Boehner's House Benghazi Select Committee has wasted $2.1 million in taxpayer money investigating the already disproven Republican Benghazi conspiracy…

10 years ago

Republican Failure Goes Global As Boehner Being Blamed For Netanyahu’s Potential Defeat

Fingers are already being pointed at Speaker of the House John Boehner for the potential defeat of Netanyahu in Israel.…

10 years ago

Republicans Reeling As President Obama Is Dominating Their Congressional Majority

By using a strategy of going on offense with a clear and strong agenda, President Obama has been dominating John…

10 years ago

John Boehner Set To Waste Of Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars Investigating Clinton Emails

Speaker of the House John Boehner will announce this week that he is going to waste millions of taxpayer dollars…

10 years ago

Clinton Emails Have Provided GOP Yet Another Excuse to Cry “Benghazi”

The GOP is determined to ignore every relevant fact about Benghazi on their mission to crucify Hillary Clinton

10 years ago

Lindsey Graham Proves Ayatollah Right – America Is Disintegrating in Madness

Republicans have actively worked for the collapse of the political system (government) entirely. Now, the machinations of the Republicans have…

10 years ago

GOP Iran Letter Was A Push For A Regime Change War And Defense Industry Profits

The truth, and true purpose of the letter, has really never been in question; specifically because the filthy little neo-con…

10 years ago

Iran’s Foreign Minister Schools GOP Traitors on Constitution and International Law

The Iranian may know the Constitution and international law better than the treasonous 47, but it seems he does not…

10 years ago

House Speaker Boehner Skipped Selma Anniversary For California Resort Town Fundraisers

John Boehner missed the Selma 50th Anniversary commemoration because he was attending two fundraising events in California resort towns.

10 years ago

Obama Recovery In Full Swing As Unemployment Fell In Every One Of The 50 States Last Year

Every U.S. state and the District of Columbia, saw their unemployment rate drop from 2013 to 2014.

10 years ago

Democrats Show Who’s Really In Charge By Protecting Boehner From Tea Party Coup

Democrats are showing who's really in charge of the House by vowing to protect John Boehner from the tea party…

10 years ago