The Dean Martin of politics
Howard Fineman profiles House Minority Leader John Boehner at Newseek:
"Ironically, Boehner was a Tea Partier well before the Tea Party. Once in Washington, he joined Newt Gingrich’s anti-establishment mujahedin, terrorizing insiders by attacking the House bank and other cushy congressional perks. Since then Boehner has compiled one of the most conservative voting records in the House. In many ways, he’s the sum of all that he’s not: He vowed to vote against earmarks and has kept his word. He’s for cutting spending (except at the Pentagon). Like most self-made businessmen, he has a conveniently constricted view of government. He hates taxes—he wants to make permanent the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich—and regulation, and downplays how government can improve people’s lives and help enterprise thrive."
Thanks, Hot Air.
"Ironically, Boehner was a Tea Partier well before the Tea Party. Once in Washington, he joined Newt Gingrich’s anti-establishment mujahedin, terrorizing insiders by attacking the House bank and other cushy congressional perks. Since then Boehner has compiled one of the most conservative voting records in the House. In many ways, he’s the sum of all that he’s not: He vowed to vote against earmarks and has kept his word. He’s for cutting spending (except at the Pentagon). Like most self-made businessmen, he has a conveniently constricted view of government. He hates taxes—he wants to make permanent the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich—and regulation, and downplays how government can improve people’s lives and help enterprise thrive."
Thanks, Hot Air.
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