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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2013, 04:12 PM Oct 2013

Boehner Admits Defeat

“We fought the good fight, we just didn’t win,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told a local Ohio radio station this afternoon, indicating that he’s ready to bring the vote to the floor no matter the opposition from the more conservative wing of his party.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/10/15/2779001/debt-ceiling-shutdown-liveblog/

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Boehner Admits Defeat (Original Post) Playinghardball Oct 2013 OP

LOL! applegrove Oct 2013 #1

"Good fight" charmay Oct 2013 #2

His "Good Fight" only cost this country several BILLION DOLLARS!!! WTF!!! winstars Oct 2013 #3

The repubs have been worthless Buddaman Oct 2013 #4

Bullshit Boehner. You had a tantrum and didn't get your way. uppityperson Oct 2013 #5

A "good fight" is when you play by the rules, not when you cheat. surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #6

All that's left is for him to retire to his state room ... lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #7

poor boner cuchulain316 Oct 2013 #8

NO GOODIE BAG FOR YOU BONER Skittles Oct 2013 #9

applegrove

(118,673 posts)

1. LOL!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 04:15 PM

Oct 2013

charmay

(525 posts)

2. "Good fight"

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 04:19 PM

Oct 2013

winstars

(4,220 posts)

3. His "Good Fight" only cost this country several BILLION DOLLARS!!! WTF!!!

Reply to charmay (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 04:20 PM

Oct 2013

Buddaman

(503 posts)

4. The repubs have been worthless

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 04:21 PM

Oct 2013

and will continue to be so....They got their ass handed to 'em for closing the Gov. Thanks Bohner!!

I hope all the Gov. workers faired well throughout this unspeakable act of shut down you bared a lot of weight for all of us here....Thank you!