Washington (CNN) - House Speaker John Boehner declined to give any details on what ground Republicans could give in negotiations with the White House on the fiscal cliff, but continued his post-election emphasis that he is willing to compromise.
"I don't want to box myself in and I don't want to box anyone else in," Boehner told reporters on Capitol Hill at his first news conference since Tuesday's election.
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"Thank you for calling the Whitehouse. The President is currently on vacation, I mean important business abroad, and will return your call as soon as he is done cutting the ribbon at the new Piggly Wiggly in Katmandu. If this is an urgent call, or your consulate is being attacked my Al Quada, please leave a message and we will get back to you in a day or two. All others may call back in two weeks. Thank you and good bye. Forward."
The President will have to lead, apparently, since "leadership" is a foreign concept to Boehner.
Going off the cliff might be the best thing could happen....................
And I'm calling on republicans to bargain in good faith
@Tommy G. Sour grapes??
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Where's the jobs ?
The amount of money spent by both party's is disgustingly shameful . Especially when our utmost concern is the deficit and fiscal spending. Not to mention the hard economic circumstance that more then half of Americans have suffered since the recession .
Who said government and elections don't create jobs , the question is the sustainability of the employment . As in elections and wars , the contractors are reworded
grandly .
Dose anybody else think this money could have been put to better use ?
Say teachers , schools , education .
TGIF , Do Nothing Congress !
Lead? Obama never promised to lead...he's just meant to CAMPAIGN!
I'm sick of Boenher and his partisanship. He is already posturing instead of solving the problems of this country. Mr. Speaker, use the lame duck session to get the country's fiscal house in order. You have already proven that a simple Defense authorization bill - much less a budget or deficit-reduction package - can't get through Congress with you at the helm.
You may be a nice guy, but Obama has it all over you when it comes to being a statesman.
In other words, get ready for sequestration, since neither side will give up anything.
Dim's defination of "compromise"- Do it my way...or no way.
Fine, Mr. Boehner, then you and the GOP should follow. Glad we got that settled.
The only one "leading" in the White House is Valerie Jarrett. That won't change.
How's all that "number one priority" stuff workin' out for ya? You enjoying that corner? Would you like more paint?
I would like to see both parties work it out but I'm not confident it will happen. Even if the rich pay more, the dems will simply give away more.
just sayin-
Too bad that the majority of Americans obviously felt whatever nonsense your tossing out about Mr Obama was obviously better than what Mr. Romney and the rape specialists the GOP had running for the Senate had to offer to America!
Does that sting a little?
Re-election and "fiscal cliff"
Boehner calls on Pres Obama to lead...and once again Obama shows where his priorities are..."Going off on a sightseeing Tour"....to Burma, Cambodia, etc.....
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There's nobody to lead until the House reconvenes. Since they've decided to shirk their duties and pout, what better time for President Obama to strenghten our ties with the rest of the planet?
I guess Mr. Obama should feel complemened that not only does Mr. Boehner want him to lead the nation out of this mess, but he wants Obama to do somenthing Boehner hasn't done in 4 years- lead the House of Representatives and their anti-American TEA Party members.
Sniffit
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Second order of business: make popcorn.
This blog needs a "like" button.
Those who make more than $250,000 have not been creating enough jobs over the last `12 yeasr, despite the tax break they already enjoy, so why is it going to be any different if they keep getting the tax break?
I think tax break may work to create the required number of jobs each quarter, if the they are coupled with some some kind of incentive. Create jobs and get the tax breaks, create jobs overseas and no tax breaks.
Tommy G why don't you just get over it you sore loser and to mr cry me a river Boehner he has been leading,you guys have just been obstructing him at every turn.
Has he blamed republicans yet, I cant see the video??
Chupacabra wrote:
Going off the cliff might be the best thing could happen....................
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We've already been there and done that twice before. The first time is was called The Great Depression. The last time it was called The Great Recession and gave us TARP. The same fiscal policies that led to TARP, are the same policies that lead to both the Great Depression and the Great Recession, and are the SAME economic policies that are leading us to the edge once again.
What were those policies? Deregulate banks, and let the wealthy and big businesses pay litle or no taxes.
Sniffit wrote:
This blog needs a "like" button.
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Your posts would overload the servers.
Tommy G
"Thank you for calling the Whitehouse. The President is currently on vacation....
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When President Obama called boehner & beaker following his victory speech he was told they were both asleep and couldn't be disturbed. Maybe it's just me, but I was always under the impression that when the President of the United States calls you answer the phone. Perhaps President Obama has decided to give as good as he gets from the party of NO! And it's high time he does!