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...overall view of Republicans is much worse than it is of Democrats; a recent CBS News/New York Times poll gave the Democrats a 56% national approval rating, compared with the GOP's 31%. Most problematic is that the Republican Party still lacks an effective leader - House minority leader John Boehner and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell don't exactly stir up a crowd - and it has a long way to go before it's in striking position to win back majorities in Congress. Judging by the Democrats' most recent model, the GOP is five months into a 12-year sentence...
...futile House vote orchestrated by Minority Leader John Boehner to institute a spending freeze was one of the least constructive routes the Republicans could have chosen, exasperating even a ranking, albeit independent-minded member of the conservative commentariat. This episode only illustrated how, lacking leadership and a clear direction, the Grand Old Party remains wedded to “principles” with no practical application to the crisis we’re in, a parade of political stunts accompanied by the hyperpartisan pronouncements of Rush Limbaugh and that curious crew holding forth on Fox News...
...Boehner, Rep. John • "alternative budget" - devoid of any numbers beyond a gargantuan tax cut for, yes, the wealthy - is presented...
...This bill is nothing more than an attempt for everybody to cover their butt up here on Capitol Hill," said House Republican leader John Boehner, one of the few party bigwigs on either side of the aisle to openly question the wisdom of the legislative rush. "It's full of loopholes. A lot of these people who are getting these bonuses likely live in London. And it's not clear how raising this tax is going to recover that money...
...people who tried to bankrupt the world) is an "outrage," President Barack Obama has said. His top economic adviser, Larry Summers, called the AIG saga the "most outrageous" of the current financial crisis. "It's an outrageous situation," agreed Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. His House counterpart, John Boehner, said the Obama Administration's handling of the AIG mess was "outrageous." Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd claimed to have warned Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner that the bonuses would be met "with an unprecedented level of outrage...