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John Boehner's thoughts on Ted Cruz
02 April 2021, 05:20 PM
LisaJohn Boehner's thoughts on Ted Cruz
Too funny....
But nsfw02 April 2021, 05:23 PM
LisaFrick.... There's a cussword in the url and I guess this site is censoring it which is making the link not work.
I will post the link and hopefully you can copy and paste and type in the cuss word properly LOL.
www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/...uz-go-****-yourself/02 April 2021, 05:44 PM
wtg
He does sound like he's had a glass of wine or two....
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
02 April 2021, 07:19 PM
Steve MillerHe usually does.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
02 April 2021, 09:10 PM
Piano*DadYeah, but he's right in this case.
02 April 2021, 11:31 PM
Steve MillerBlind pig, stopped clock, etc.
I don’t have a real high opinion if the guy.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
03 April 2021, 10:37 AM
Piano*DadLong ago, before he was a GOP bigwig, Boehner co-authored a report titled "The College Cost Crisis," which was full of misinterpreted and often made up facts.
As Stanley Fish said in his review of my first book ...
quote:
What Boehner and McKeon offer is the “dysfunctionality narrative,” and every once in a while Archibald and Feldman put up a quotation from their report to use as a piñata.
Piñata indeed!
On the Senate side, some very serious people were working on the issues ... Tom Harkin, Lamar Alexander, Patty Murray. And then there were these clowns in the House grandstanding for effect.
06 April 2021, 06:57 PM
wtgquote:
John Boehner served as speaker of the United States House of Representatives for nearly five years (January 2011-October 2015), and represented the Eighth Congressional District of Ohio from 1991 to 2015. He now serves as senior strategic adviser for Squire Patton Boggs LLP. This essay is adapted from his book ON THE HOUSE, to be published by St. Martin’s Press on April 13, 2021.
https://www.politico.com/news/...emoir-excerpt-478506I put my hold on the book at my library. Looking forward to reading it.
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
11 April 2021, 06:03 PM
wtgHe talks about the presidents he's known.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-de...on-trump/7113484002/
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
12 April 2021, 09:29 PM
QuirtEvansMy favorite story was on Twitter, verified by the reporter in question. I can't find it, so I will paraphrase.
He came off the floor after losing a vote one day, badly wanting a cigarette. A reporter known for tough questioning made a beeline for him, and asked him a curveball. So he went off on her. After using some colorful language, he realized, to his chagrin, that she was pregnant.
He apologized then, and every time he saw her for a year afterward. He said he wound up treating her more nicely than any other reporter he knew.
His point: he remembers screaming at her, and he remembers how he felt about it. He has no recollection at all of the substance of the bill that was voted on that day and that put him in a bad mood. He said, years later, you remember the people, not the substance.
I can respect that.
18 April 2021, 10:37 AM
wtgStarted listening to the audiobook version. Some amusing anecdotes and astute observations.
Read by the author and he sounds like he's a couple of sheets to the wind; I think hearing him read it adds to the experience.....
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
I finished listening to Boehner's book. Really enjoyed it. He's very open and frank in his assessments of various people on both sides of the aisle.
His stories about what he calls the Crazy Caucus were hysterical, as was his recounting of the time that Mark Meadows noisily opposed him on some issue early on in Meadows' career. After Boehner prevailed/Meadows' side lost, Meadows came to Boehner's office and literally fell to his knees, begging forgiveness for his transgression. Boehner's telling of the story is great and I LOLed as I listened to it.
The audiobook is the way to go....
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
04 May 2021, 11:43 AM
CHAS
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Several people have eaten my cooking and survived.