Peter King: On second thought, Boehner is a voice of reason
Asked whether he stands by yesterday’s criticism, King said, “I stand by what I said at the time,” adding that he felt “shock therapy” was necessary. “Did you mean it though?” Matt Lauer asked.
“At the time, I did,” King replied. But having said that, King noted that he did meet with House Speaker John Boehner, who agreed to put everything they wanted on the calendar. Boehner is a “friend,” he added.
Lauer pressed King, reminding him that he deemed Boehner’s attitude toward the people of New York and New Jersey to be “dismissive” and “cavalier.”
“What’s done is done,” King said. “The fact is, when the money was on the line, the decision had to be made. John Boehner made the right decision. John Boehner agreed to put it all on the calendar.” Though he wished it would’ve been done earlier, the congressman argued, “If we’re going to carry grudges the rest of our lives, we’ll never get anything done.”
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Lauer seems a lot more interested in the criticism of Boehner and furthering the GOP divide than he does on the meat of the matter. Were there questions about the pork in the bill, or concerns about spending so much when we’re broke?
changer1701 on January 3, 2013 at 11:48 AM
hahaha.. looks like their temper tantrum is starting to backfire as people look into this so-called ‘sandy aid’… a bunch of earmarked pork.. shocker.. I’d guess that JB threatened to sunlight it all unless these guys shut-up.. Christie included
gatorboy on January 3, 2013 at 11:49 AM
Screw republicans…oh wait they are my only choice…GREAT! These are some awful times we are living in.
PierreLegrand on January 3, 2013 at 11:50 AM
Translation: ‘I love PORK!’
(In all fairness I do too, especially bacon, sausage and ribs!)
reddevil on January 3, 2013 at 11:54 AM
Two words: Cornhusker Kickback
madmonkphotog on January 3, 2013 at 11:54 AM
I can not even begin to describe how badly King and Christie came off in this exchange.
Rocks on January 3, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Nutbar
gophergirl on January 3, 2013 at 11:58 AM
When does Bonner go?
Oil Can on January 3, 2013 at 12:01 PM
Je t’aime Bacon! The Bacon Eiffel Tower…and More Foodie Fabus
lol
Resist We Much on January 3, 2013 at 12:06 PM
And MSDNC republican lap dog Tom Cole from Oklahoma who’s been out carrying the water for Boenher has now magically been appointed to the Rules Committee.
TOM COLE IS NOT FROM OKLAHOMA ANY MORE!!!!!
lm10001 on January 3, 2013 at 12:10 PM
“I love the other white meat.”
-Porker King
portlandon on January 3, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Hissy fits were in abundance yesterday.
mchristian on January 3, 2013 at 1:10 PM
Peter King is a jerk. He has been pretty good on islamic nutcases but he’s lost it. He makes quite a number of stupid votes and then gets up and cries about the Crybaby Boner for all the wrong reasons.
Why do the rest of us have to pay out tribute to New York and New Jersey just because they had a storm that their governments weren’t able to deal with in a reasonable manner? Screw them.
$60 billion … what a friggin joke. New Jersey’s whole budget is less than $30 billion and Christie used that storm to do everything he could to saddle the rest of us with Barky and make sure that life in this nation would be as bad and pathetic as possible before we finally have the national divorce needed. And the midget Stalin in New York can reach into his own pocket to give New Yorkers some money. He had no problem spending hundreds of millions to buy a job that pays 6 figures. Let him dip in for a few billion to help them out in their time of need … if he really cares. But leave the rest of us alone. It isn’t our job to pay for your storm damage.
ThePrimordialOrderedPair on January 3, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Not if you’re a Democrat. Shrieking demagogues go to the head of the line.
rhombus on January 3, 2013 at 2:00 PM
I bet you’ll be the first to whine when a storm hits the Gulf or South or Midwest, complaining about Obama’s incompetence at getting you govt aid. Screw you.
Seven Seas on January 3, 2013 at 2:03 PM
I bet you have no idea what you’re talking about. But, I’m sure that doesn’t bother you. You seem to revel in your ignorance.
ThePrimordialOrderedPair on January 3, 2013 at 2:10 PM
Easy dear.
Nashville
Tuscaloosa
Joplin
End of story.
CorporatePiggy on January 3, 2013 at 2:11 PM
By your reasoning, I should have resisted any govt aid to them since I don’t live there.
Seven Seas on January 3, 2013 at 2:35 PM