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To: FJB who wrote (437014)	7/24/2011 2:43:54 PM
From: steve harris	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793917

It's my understanding Boehner and McConnell were the leaders before the 2010 elections, they should have been replaced imho to reflect the voters.

To: FJB who wrote (437014)	7/24/2011 4:41:34 PM
From: skinowski	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793917

Similar thing happened with another gentleman - Bush Sr. He kept repeating about Clinton - "I think character matters"... "ladies and gentlemen, I happen to think that character matters"... Remember thinking - mr. Bush, if you have the goods on ol' Bill, spill them. If you don't, then change the subject. He just kept repeating these same words at every opportunity, like a mantra - until he was retired. Seeing this thing through is what Boehner is getting paid for. I believe that personally he may be a decent guy... but if he is too thin skinned, let him step aside and let someone else do the job. I am not against a compromise.... but whatever happens, being inarticulate and intellectually sluggish about it should NOT be an option.

To: FJB who wrote (437014)	7/24/2011 7:59:12 PM
From: Geoff Altman	5 Recommendations Respond to of 793917

Boehner should not be speaker if he is not willing to defend his party in public. I'll second that. While I do think that the Speaker is doing a pretty good job at the nuts an bolts of trying to get our debt problem under control, considering what he's up against, I also think he's missing a key opportunity to debate the larger problem of ideology. Our current debt crisis is the natural result of 90 years of unbridled liberalism. Liberals and progressives could argue that but historically it's undebatable. As Speaker, he should be painting the big picture for the Nation and the world to see and the GOP should be cheering as he's doing it.