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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Boehner just does not care.
So far, the 113th Congress is the most unproductive in history. Nearly eight months in, just 22 bills have passed Congress and been sent to the Presidentworse than the famous Do-Nothing Congress.
But even though the House of Representatives has worked for just 87 days this year, Speaker John Boehner just called for a five-week recess and skipped town to go golfing with Donald Trump.
No action on jobs? No problem. No action on immigration? He doesnt care.
The GOP believes they cannot be voted out of office They think nobody will blame them for this.
GP6971
(38,396 posts)if they're in for a big surprise or we're screwed
rurallib
(64,828 posts)take away his nicotine and alcohol.
Otherwise I doubt he gives a fuck about anything.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)"It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice; ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government; ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas betray your God for a few pieces of money. Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess?
"Ye have no more religion than my horse; gold is your God; which of you have not barter'd your conscience for bribes? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth? Ye sordid prostitutes have you not defil'd this sacred place, and turn'd the Lord's temple into a den of thieves, by your immoral principles and wicked practices? Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redress'd, are yourselves gone! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors. In the name of God, go!"
Blue Owl
(59,618 posts)He don't give a shit.
spanone
(142,053 posts)
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