Political Wire: Boehner last week "not a game"; today "points on the board".

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Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) was quoted last week by Roll Call saying the budget stalemate "isn't some damn game."

National Review quotes Boehner telling GOP members this morning he wants something that "puts points on the board."

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/360669/boehner-democrats-want-annihilate-us-jonathan-strong

Speaker John Boehner rallied his troops this morning at a closed-door conference meeting at the Capitol. Democrats are trying to “annihilate us,” he told his members. “We can get through this if we stick together.”

The Ohio Republican added that a “grand bargain” is off the table. What he wants is something that “builds on the gains we’ve made over the past three years, puts points on the board, and doesn’t raise taxes.”

Though much press has been given to a group of moderates who are feeling the heat from voters over the shutdown and pushing for a “clean” continuing resolution (CR), Boehner has moved to quiet their concerns. Several Republicans listed in media whip counts over the past few days have recanted, and any building concerns about strategy and direction are staying private, for now.

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Was anyone ever fooled by Boner's bs? Most of the American people have figured him out.

I just wish the POTUS was able to point out these kinds of contradictions in the Speaker's shifting positions. I hope Harry Reid is as good as you are at picking up on these glaring differences in the speaker's talking points. He & Pelosi should hammer Boner over this, everyday until they get an up or down vote in the House.

[Rex]

2. That dumbass can barely stay coherent.

nt.

[Scurrilous]

3. LOL

What an idiot.