McCaskill: ‘I Feel Almost Sorry For John Boehner’

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from TPM: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mccaskill-i-feel-almost-sorry-for-john-boehner?ref=fpb


Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) said that she feels "almost sorry" for House Speaker John Boehner during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, explaining that Boehner is in a tough spot because of the far-right wing of the Republican Party.

"I feel almost sorry for John Boehner," McCaskill said. "There is incredible pressure on him from a base of his party that is unreasonable about this. And he's gotta decide, is his speakership more important, or is the country more important. And in some ways, he has got to deal with this base of the Republican Party, who Grover Norquist represents."

McCaskill continued to talk about Norquist: "And you know, everybody's elevated Grover -- I mean, I met him for the first time this morning, nice to meet him -- but you know, who is he? Why is he this guy that has captured so much attention in this?"


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[Lasher]

1. Norquist is a conduit for rich people's dark money.

His mission is to keep taxes low for his contributors.

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2. yeah, he's their mouthpiece/enforcer

. . . that's why he survives. He's replaceable; inconsequential.

He's also a diversion; it works if he's allowed to posture like he's speaking for average Americans. He's clearly a corporate goon.

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3. Despite his public face, Norquist - like all vampires - fucking hates the sunlight

The last thing Norquist or his sponsors want is for this to be a debate about Norquist and his sponsors. They're squealing like stuck pigs.

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4. please, no sympathy

for the guy who dug his own grave in giving full fellatio to the Teapugniconvicts ...

[BlueStreak]

6. I think that was a rhetorical point

I don't think she was expressing true sympathy. Obviously the Republicans have created their own problems.

[zbdent]

8. no faux sympathy, either ...

[BlueStreak]

9. I thought it was a nice way of taunting Boehner

I thought it was actually a rather artful dig.

This reminds of of Anne Richards (gawd, I miss her) when she did her "Poor George" schtick.

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5. I don't feel one bit sorry for...

him.

He made his bed now let him sleep with the ticks, fleas, and bed bugs, he could have stood up to them 4 years ago, he chose not to. Fuck him.

[AlinPA]

7. Bullshit. Boehner is the base of the republican party just like any teabagger. He is not acting

under any pressure from them, he is "them".

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10. it was Boehner who cracked first in the last payroll tax cut standoff

He's vulnerable and Democrats know it. They can't pass whatever they want without Democrats in the House and Boehner will have to come down from this fake outrage and deal. McCaskill and others today have been pointing to his extreme caucus and working to divide them from their skittish leader.

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11. CORRECT