Speaker Boehner's birthday gift
Washington (CNN) – What do you give as a birthday gift to the man who controls the U.S. House of Representatives? If you're the number three Republican in the House, you give him an iron - for his clothing.
"Kevin McCarthy got me a Rowenta iron," John Boehner of Ohio told a group of reporters curious about what he got on his big day.
This caused confusion among some of the reporters who hadn't heard of a Rowenta iron. One member of the press jokingly asked if it was a "four iron" for golf, eliciting a laugh from Boehner. The speaker apparently enjoys ironing his own shirts, so the gift from McCarthy, a Republican from California, could be characterized as practical.
Boehner, who turned 62 on Thursday, is famously or perhaps infamously known for the "Boehner birthday song," which he first sang on the House floor in 2006 to Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, who was turning 83.
How does it go? According to the speaker there is only one verse, repeated twice. "This is your birthday song, it doesn't last too long, hey!"
Variations of his song were tweeted by other Republican members Thursday, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who wrote, "This is your birthday tweet. It doesn't last too long. Hey! Happy Birthday to Speaker @JohnBoehner."
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr. Boehner. This is your birthday comment. I hope you do not last much longer before being replaced than this comment.
The Orange Man needs some brains and some testicles.
Give him the Gift he really needs the most. The gift of impeachment!
Worthless GOP needs gifts? Shame America, wake up, replace all these Congress Idiots....good lucks., and god bless...
Speaker Boehner needs to think about his parents who were working folks that raised their children well. They were able to do this because their jobs were not farmed out overseas and they were paid enough to have a small house and feed their children.
And Congress fiddles while America burns! I really don't give 2 cents about what the Speaker got or did not get for his birthday. How about give America a gift and do your jobs?
Maybe he will give the gift of compromise to Congress as his gift to everyone else.
I'd like to present him with a withdrawal receipt from his own bank account, along with a certified check made out to the USA as refund of his salary.
Hopefully, he won't last much longer as speaker of the House. The job needs to go back to a Democrat, who can actually get something accomplished.
A jail sentence is what he deserves.
I am one of the 99%. Impeach these corrupt politicians who are bought and paid for by corporations and do not give a damn for the people of this country. We have had enough of their unethical behavior and corruption.