An image caption from Gawker.
House Speaker John Boehner winks at Politico’s Jake Sherman at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, Tuesday. Sherman had asked Boehner whether had ideas for border legislation. “I’ve got lots of them,” Boehner said. Image by J. Scott Applewhite via AP.
My first reaction: Do your job you fking wanker. You don’t play BS middle school games with the lives of desperate children.
My second reaction: Oh, right, forgot about the tea party. What else could he say? No, sorry, I don’t bother with specifics any more. Imagine the President and I work something out. My wackadoo caucus will undermine the plan just for the fun of spiking it. Piss off and pass the gin.
All things considered he might as well go with snide; a desperate and futile cry for help would just encourage the Goehmerts.
c u n d gulag
And, of course, Politco’s Republican sycophant of the day, Sherman, didn’t ask any question(s).
He just winked back.
TBOTP continues its political Theatre of the Absurd performance.
c u n d gulag
And, of course, Politco’s Republican sycophant of the day, Sherman, didn’t ask any question(s).
He just winked back.
TBOTP continues its political Theatre of the Absurd performance.
Shakezula
Can John the Hungover hang on to his perch in Congress? Stay tuned for the next episode of “As the Teabag Turns!!”
R-Jud
“a desperate and futile cry for help would just encourage the Goehmerts.”
There’s more than one of them?!
BGinCHI
Off with their empty heads.
SatanicPanic
Speaking of the Goehmerts, that dude’s going especially crazy lately:
the Conster
@BGinCHI:
The whole country is a creature without its head now – we just haven’t toppled all the way over yet. The press won’t or can’t do their jobs, and the Congress can’t or won’t do its job. We’re well and truly fucked.
BGinCHI
@the Conster: I’m tired of living in such interesting times.
LAC
Boehner’s idea: glass, ice, bourbon, repeat.
If that fucking overgrown oompaloompa did his job, I would be looking out for the faint sounds of oinking in the skies.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
This gutless mediocrity once dreamed of being on the great Speakers. Now he’s making cutesy little jokes about his own impotence while, if Rome isn’t burning, there’s a lot of smoke in the neighborhoods. And he likes his fancy office.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Apparently Ruth Marcus at the Broderton Daily Shopper has a column entitled “Sarah Palin Is Right”. I can’t bring myself to look at it, but I’m sure it’s some provocative speaking-conventional-wisdome to the Cult of the Presidency from an EvenTheLiberal. Also, too.
Linda Featheringill
@BGinCHI:
LOL!
Exhausting, isn’t it?
Linda Featheringill
We might get a reasonable immigration policy yet.
The Obama presidency has been marked by awkwardly flailing around but accomplishing absolute miracles in the end.
Maybe this is how miracles are pulled off by mere mortals.
bemused
Bah! Almost 99% of Republicans in office are venal and bile, being generous. Mutter, mutter.
@SatanicPanic:
How is that even possible?
Belafon
@Linda Featheringill: Sounds an awful lot like the description of the FDR presidency.
Elizabelle
From Orange County Register: pretty straightforward news story:
Immigration: Why Kids are Fleeing to US and what to do.
Light on the “what to do”, but some factoids:
pamelabrown53
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:” Ruth Marcus at the Broderton Daily Shopper” = genius. She is beyond annoying.
libarbarian
Just yesterday I saw at least 6 latino children at the local playground. They were far away and I can’t read lips but I’m pretty sure they were speaking Spanish. Anyways, I naturally told my kids to stay in the car and decided to watch the others for any signs of suspicious behavior . Of course, there was plenty of it. All of a sudden 5 of them started running away from 1, who proceeded to run around trying to touch the 5 kids who were running away. Of course, this proves that Fox News was right; these children are just teeming with diseases. Out of 6, 1 of them was so contagious that even the others didn’t want to be touched by him!!! Even more shocking was that The infected one actually WANTED to infect his peers!!! What kind of culture are we unleashing among us?
What came later was cause for even more concern : When the infectious one did end up touching one of the others, both he and the the other children proceeded to act as if he was now no longer a carrier. Everyone stopped running away from him, and joined and focused solely on avoiding the now newly infected one, who switched from running away from the first infected kid to chasing after the others (including the one who already was infected … huh?).
Suddenly it all made sense. They are so poorly educated that they don’t understand disease transmission and think that when one spreads his disease to another, he himself becomes cured. So, when they become sick they not only actively seek out to give their sickness to another but proceed to take no preventative measures after this has been accomplished.
Can you imagine the kind of havoc that would spread in our communities?
Elizabelle
@pamelabrown53:
The problem with Marcus (and the Broderton Daily Shopper aka WaPost — brilliant!) is they went for clickbait, and wingnuts will not read beyond the headline and first paragraphs:
Marcus’s actual point is “Please proceed, wingnuts.” But that’s nuance to them, and wingnuts don’t do nuance. They’ve got their headline from the LIBERAL Washington Post.
What’s tragic is impeachment discussed as “bad for Republicans” as opposed to an insane tactic applied for political gain only.
LAC
@libarbarian: lol!!! But were they also raping women willy nilly, as our brilliant congressman gohmert has said?
Godspeed, amurrican!
Corner Stone
@libarbarian: Good God! I hope you had your windows up the entire time, and ran your A/C (Anti-Contamination) system full blast!
But to the rapid transmission protocols they displayed – did any of them, once infected, immediately stop as if they were frozen? I’m just scared to death that this may not be a normal disease or virus that we can spray the area for.
I’m afraid this may be the cooties epidemic we’ve long been warned about.
WaterGirl
@libarbarian: Heh. Pretty funny.
libar
@Corner Stone:
So, you’ve seen this virus before? There was a period of time during which paralysis was a symptom. However, it lasted only a limited time. It must have been one of those rapidly evolving retro-viruses or something.
Lord save us from the Obama Plague!
amk
@libarbarian: lol. well done.
Corner Stone
@libar:
Yes I have, unfortunately. And although it may not be PC to say, in my experience it largely targets females for infection. Some danger signs are flushed cheeks, random giggling, and aggression in open areas. They can be seen chasing and attempting to smother any boys found in their territory.
Primary transmission zones are elementary schools and public parks. That’s one of the main reasons we simply can’t let our kids go to the park by themselves. They have no defense against this menace!
I’m sad to say that the only defense is repeated, limited exposure over time until one builds up an immunity.
Our kids are helpless against this cootie infected horde!
Damn you Obama for your treachery. Damn you.
Villago Delenda Est
I’m sure that once Speaker Boner sobers up, he’ll be able to articulate his ideas.
I am not going to hold my breath, however.
Villago Delenda Est
@Elizabelle:
Ah, OK, so these kids can represent themselves. In fluent English and Legalese. This makes, how shall I put this, LOADS of sense.
There’s this huge dent in my desk right now from banging my head against it. Can anyone help with that?
SatanicPanic
@libarbarian: I lol’d
Cervantes
@Villago Delenda Est:
Yes. Turn your desk over and read yet another article on the subject.
Cervantes
@libarbarian: Yes, and then I saw them doing something with hula hoops. It was … unspeakable.
schrodinger's cat
@Villago Delenda Est: David Frum assures me that they are all gang members anyway so they should be dealt with as harshly as possible. Isn’t scummy Frum an immigrant himself? Since he belongs to the well dressed gang of neocons he deserves a pass?
Elizabelle
@Villago Delenda Est:
I know. If there is anything those children are arriving with, it’s binders of lawyers.
danimal
@schrodinger’s cat: The well-dressed neocon immigrants are much,much, much more of a danger than these immigrant children.
With these criminals, watch your wallets and keep them far away from the top levels in the chain-of-command.
Villago Delenda Est
@schrodinger’s cat: For bonus points, he’s white. That’s the hilarious thing about “illegals”…they’re more “illegal” if they’re brown.
Shakezula
@libarbarian (and others): Very nice.
The Other Chuck
His job as a Republican is to wreck everything and screw everyone. I’d say he’s doing a bang-up job.