Boehner tells GOP he’s through with one-on-one Obama talks
Source: The Hill
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is signaling that at least one thing will change about his leadership during the 113th Congress: he’s telling Republicans he is done with private, one-on-one negotiations with President Obama.
During both 2011 and 2012, the Speaker spent weeks shuttling between the Capitol and the White House for meetings with the president in the hopes of striking a grand bargain on the deficit.
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In closed-door meetings since leaving the “fiscal cliff” talks two weeks ago, lawmakers and aides say the Speaker has indicated he is abandoning that approach for good and will return fully to the normal legislative process in 2013 — seeking to pass bills through the House that can then be adopted, amended or reconciled by the Senate.
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Republican lawmakers say they expect the House majority to draft and pass its own debt-ceiling proposal, which would then add pressure on the Democratic leadership in the Senate.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/275295-boehner-tells-gop-hes-done-with-one-on-one-obama-talks
This is actually a bunch of B.S. by the re-elect Boehner crowd and an effort by Republicans to blame Democrats.
First, Republicans love to claim that President Obama is failing to lead. Watch Fox News tie itself in knots as it tries to blame President Obama for failing to communicate with Republicans while Speaker Boehner tries to also live up to his promise of not negotiating with the President.
Second, Republicans hate to actually draft policy and bills. It tends to expose the fact that their policies are mathematically impossible, incredibly vague or unpopular, or based on fantasy assumptions. If the House actually starts passing bills, these bills will get shot to heck.
Third, the next time the Republicans start with the talking point that the President or the Senate needs to present a proposal that pleases them in order to show "leadership," will anyone remind them that the Speaker committed to actually passing bills through the House, rather than sitting on their collective ass waiting for someone to present a bill that pleases them.
Fourth, how often did the Republican dominated 112th Congress ever agree to something sane? I guess Boehner could try to break the 112th Congress's record and try to repeal healthcare reform more than 30 times.
I hope that Boehner's comments reflects some shame for passing the a historical low number of bills. The 112th Congress is the worst ever, since they could not even pass routine no-brainer bills like disaster relief. Perhaps Boehner is really committed to trying to rescue his legacy as the worst speaker ever. But, the problem is that he is a wounded duck and there are too many folks looking to profit from his demise with a great many being other Republicans. Thus, expect a return to sitting on his ass demanding that the President or the Senate present a bill that pleases his caucus, rather than actually putting their radical ideas to paper.
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I wouldn't want to be in his shoes either especially after the thumping President O gave him. 
