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116. President Obama has invited all 232 House GOP lawmakers to the White House - only 18 will attend

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 12:07 AM

Oct 2013

Only Some House Republicans Get To Attend Meeting With Obama

President Barack Obama was planning to invite the entire House Republican Conference to the White House on Thursday, as part of an effort to find a way to end the government shutdown and avoid a debt default next week. But the office of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) indicated Wednesday that only some Republicans would be attending the meeting, none of whom are members of the Tea Party flank.

According to an email Boehner's office sent to reporters, the White House meeting "is only worthwhile" if it remains focused on finding a solution, which means House Republicans "will instead be represented by a smaller group of negotiators, including the elected leadership and certain committee chairmen."

A total of 18 House Republicans will now be attending the meeting. All of the top leaders will go, including Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.), House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.), along with Reps. Greg Walden (Ore.), Jim Lankford (Okla.), Lynn Jenkins (Kansas), Virginia Foxx (N.C.), Steve Southerland (Fla.), Ann Wagner (Mo.), Peter Roskam (Ill.) and Pete Sessions (Texas).

Republican committee chairmen planning to attend include Reps. Paul Ryan (Wis.), Dave Camp (Mich.), Fred Upton (Mich.), Hal Rogers (Ky.) and Buck McKeon (Calif.).

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Check in if you're sick of Boehner and his fucking "Conversation" shit. [View all] NYC_SKP Oct 2013 OP

I hate checkin posts sharp_stick Oct 2013 #1

I do too and I refuse to kick them. nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #74

Apparently "negotiation" didn't poll test well, so they went to "conversation" as the meme. SharonAnn Oct 2013 #137

I'm in on that. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #2

He has nothing else UtahLib Oct 2013 #3

Bingo! IkeRepublican Oct 2013 #96

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Hell to the year BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #6

I'm, really, REALLY sick of him getting away with it... TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 #7

Fuck. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #13

"No deal will ever be good enough" CanonRay Oct 2013 #18

That should be good enough for them Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #37

K&R!! hue Oct 2013 #8

Put it to a vote fuck-head!!! Buddaman Oct 2013 #9

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As one of the many on furlough, RavensChick Oct 2013 #80

Useless. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #11

K&R - nt Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #12

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GOOD!!! My only question on the targeting of cantor's district is - calimary Oct 2013 #17

Oh, I thought maybe the one other thing was--Boner has no shadow! classof56 Oct 2013 #48

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Take 'em all out. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #19

Good! Target them all and take them out. sheshe2 Oct 2013 #86

Had that picture been reversed... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #91

Unfortunately, targeting Boehner's District won't work. tonybgood Oct 2013 #130

HERE!!!! calimary Oct 2013 #16

Hell yes I am sick of him Liberalynn Oct 2013 #20

Hell yes ogradda Oct 2013 #127

No Conversations with Traitors Flatpicker Oct 2013 #21

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Can we caption also? "MY wife says it's only this big" joeybee12 Oct 2013 #23

Yes please do! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #38

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Pathetic oogly Fuckhead. Whisp Oct 2013 #25

I've been sick of Boner for years. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #26

!!! byoung6 Oct 2013 #27

Consider me sick of Boehnor, in general. hamsterjill Oct 2013 #28

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Fawk Boehner! Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #31

I'm checked in madokie Oct 2013 #32

Heartily. Jester Messiah Oct 2013 #33

I really do think he is sincere about the conversation progree Oct 2013 #34

I see him more as a box of blush wine kind of guy AAO Oct 2013 #103

Box whine! MustBeTheBooz Oct 2013 #121

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People See Through This DallasNE Oct 2013 #40

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I'm def sick of this piece of shit. louslobbs Oct 2013 #42

Truly an EMPTY suit! Plucketeer Oct 2013 #43

When the avalanch has started, it's too late... JHB Oct 2013 #44

You could have stopped at sick of Boehner... sarisataka Oct 2013 #45

Take no prisoners, never surrender. N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2013 #46

That is one pathetic drunken ASSHOLE. byronius Oct 2013 #47

Tell him too his Facebook. I did! N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2013 #49

Thanks!!! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #93

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Sick of his lying, extortionist, criminal, traitorous ways? mnhtnbb Oct 2013 #51

Speaker Boner's idea of a conversation is ... chemenger Oct 2013 #52

Sick of his hypocrisy and incompetence. northoftheborder Oct 2013 #53

I am sick of him PERIOD. GoCubsGo Oct 2013 #54

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Checking in Grateful for Hope Oct 2013 #56

He is repulsive. H2O Man Oct 2013 #57

Am I Sick of Boehner? stage left Oct 2013 #58

kick Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #59

Fuck the Big Cry Baby!!!! BlueJac Oct 2013 #60

I'm just sick of all T-bagger republicans, period. munster69 Oct 2013 #61

yup, include me gopiscrap Oct 2013 #62

K&R n/t Duval Oct 2013 #63

You can't have a conversation.... ReRe Oct 2013 #64

Drunken sot = E over I graywarrior Oct 2013 #65

Boner does not understand the word conversation,he means capitulation. Rain Mcloud Oct 2013 #66

Democrats have talked till they are blue in the face to the son of a gun Peacetrain Oct 2013 #67

And compromised... NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #81

very sick of it ! nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #68

Fuck those Traitors! berni_mccoy Oct 2013 #69

That and "The American People." Sparkly Oct 2013 #70

That's my response every time I hear Boehner on the radio. gtar100 Oct 2013 #71

I don't want to do a check in, Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #72

Boner sucks! B Calm Oct 2013 #73

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K & R!! RavensChick Oct 2013 #77

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I have been sick of him since he first opened arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #79

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He gives whiskey a bad name. stonecutter357 Oct 2013 #84

Kick it! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #87

They have already conversed. The President said no. n/t Beartracks Oct 2013 #88

I'm here and I'm sick GigiMommy Oct 2013 #89

Boner won't even have a conversation with me, I told him to fuck off... Taitertots Oct 2013 #90

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Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #95

Herro! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #97

Checking in! rury Oct 2013 #98

K&R TeamPooka Oct 2013 #99

More political theatre. Most likely, this is a set-up for a TRULY HORRIBLE "Grand Compromise." blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #100

R#218 & K for, do I really *need* to check in on this?!1 & why is my font so LARGE?! n/t UTUSN Oct 2013 #101

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He needs to lead and put a plain CR and debt ceiling bill up for a vote stevenleser Oct 2013 #104

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He needs to shut the F up shenmue Oct 2013 #106

�I know it was you Fredo" Southside Oct 2013 #107

I never K&R these kinds of threads. intheflow Oct 2013 #108

Crying bozo - fuck the fucking fuck! n/t AAO Oct 2013 #110

To think he'll keep getting his full salary the rest of his life. Ugggh... ancianita Oct 2013 #111

Yes, full pension AND health care. Forever. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #112

Did you ever have a conversation with a drunk? rug Oct 2013 #113

300 million recs BootinUp Oct 2013 #115

President Obama has invited all 232 House GOP lawmakers to the White House - only 18 will attend Tx4obama Oct 2013 #116

Amazing. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #118

kick ailsagirl Oct 2013 #117

yep libodem Oct 2013 #119

I still think he's being blackmailed, and he's a coward. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #120

Hey Boner! RosettaStoned77 Oct 2013 #122

"You Democrats better do what I want.... Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #123

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I'm kicking just because I saw someone upthread that said they refuse to kick silvershadow Oct 2013 #128

just hearing his voice barbtries Oct 2013 #129

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weeping orange boner. the_sly_pig Oct 2013 #133

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Checking in walkerbait41 Oct 2013 #138

It is impossible to negotiate in good faith The Wizard Oct 2013 #139

Me too. Demoiselle Oct 2013 #140

So very, very dickish Blue Owl Oct 2013 #141