Boehner

If it works for Sunny John, it works for me.by KenAs I've had frequent occasion to note, Howie and I tend to respond to remarkably similar stories, and so it is that while I was still thinking about the hoped-for suicide of Housa Speaker "Sunny John" Boehner, Howie was already asking: "Will Boehner Commit Suicide Over The Minimum Wage?

Cook's Amy Walter penned a warning for Republicans on the minimum wage yesterday: "when it comes to the debate over the minimum wage, there is more risk than reward for Republicans."

"Well, we got a lot of things on our plate."-- "Sunny John" Boehner, quoted by Gail Collinsin her NYT column "Boehner on Fantasy Island"by KenWe like to pop in occasional pop quizzes, and so, it seems, does NYT columnist Gail Collins.

Boehner told Jay Leno on Thursday that he's learned that "a leader without followers is simply a man taking a walk." His problem, an inability to exercise the kind of skills needed to actually be a leader, never dawned on him when he led his caucus over the cliff last year, despite understanding what a disaster it would be.

Plus more "Quote of the Year" nominees[*TO MEET THE JANITOR OF LUNACY, SEE PART 1]by NoahOne of the greatest anniversaries in our nation’s history will happen this year. Forty years ago, on August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned! It was either that or certain removal from office via impeachment, and it was bipartisan. That’s how bad it was.

"The real scandal in Washington isn't what's illegal; it's what's legal." It's why I'm always writing about "legalistic bribes" and it's how 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft began his report Sunday on how congressmembers skirt the law to profit from their offices.

Yesterday, Nancy Pelosi told reporters, when asked, that she was "sure" John Boehner would be able to hold onto his Speakership despite muttering and teeth gnashing on the fringe right of the House Republican caucus.

Why isn't this man crying?"Republicans say, 'Remember one thing. We are standing up for an important principle. And as soon as we figure out what it is, you will be the first to know.' "-- Bill Maher"John Boehner holds the nation hostage because the Tea Party holds him hostage.

Will Boehner's son-in-law introduce him to Peter Tosh's music?It's not a secret around Washington that Speaker John Boehner is an unstable alcoholic. Anyone who's ever gotten within a couple of feet of him has smelled the booze. Dozens of Members who have been sworn in by him have told me he was somewhere between drunk and staggering drunk when he asked them to put a hand on the Bible and take the oath of office.

"Benghazi" is a Republican Party cudgel, albeit a flimsy one, to use as an anti-Hillary weapon in 2016. Normal people don't pay it much heed but it motivates the far right conspiracy theory fringe who get the bulk of their information from Hate Talk Radio and Fox.