“Clearly while the president is overseas, he's at a conference and while the president is overseas I think it's appropriate that people not be critical of him or our country.” PeopleThinkingCountryPresidentRepublicanCriticalOur CountryAppropriateConferences Author:John Boehner
“The world is starving for American leadership. But America has an anti-war president.” WorldWarAmericaPresidentAnti WarStarvingAmerican Leadership Author:John Boehner
“Jeb Bush is my friend. I think he'd make a great president. I've nudged him for some time.” ThinkingPoliticsPresidentLeadershipMy FriendsStrategyIdeologyGreat Presidents Author:John Boehner
“The president has outlined a new strategy for success in Iraq, but in order for this effort to be successful the Iraqi government must be held accountable. ... If we fail in Iraq, or withdraw our troops prematurely, the terrorists will follow us home. Success is our only option.” IfsHomeGovernmentOrderPresidentEffortSuccessfulFailingStrategyIraqTerroristBeing SuccessfulTroopsOur Troops Author:John Boehner
“Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of American's who were saying, 'Stop!'” PresidentInterestMillionsSawsSpecialBillsRanHealthcareSpecial InterestsBuzzLobbyists Author:John Boehner
“It's easy to kick somebody when they're down. George W. Bush has dealt with more difficult issues than any president since Franklin Roosevelt. And I've told my colleagues it's time that we go stand up for the president.” EasyDifficultPresidentIssuesKicksColleaguesFranklin Author:John Boehner
“It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress.” PeopleStillsReasonJobsLastsThreePresidentEconomyClearMonthsAskingKillingCongressAgendasAlliesPresident ObamaPursuedThree MonthsNew Job Author:John Boehner
“But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on principle, checking Washington's power and leading the drive for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable government.” PeopleGovernmentPresidentVoiceMistakePrinciplesStandingMajorityTonight Author:John Boehner
“House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.” HousePresidentUnitedLeaderStepsSupportRepublicanDemocraticCriticalPresident ObamaSenateCornyBansAdoptingFollow ThroughPublic TrustEarmarksDemocratic Leaders Author:John Boehner
“We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him” PeopleCoursesPresidentChangeWillingReadyCommitPresident Obama Author:John Boehner
“Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash. Think about where we are today. We have got President Obama. But we have no hope and we have no cash.” ThinkingTodayRememberPresidentPresident ObamaCashBobRemember WhenNo Hope Author:John Boehner
“I would say to the president: This is not about me. This is not about Republicans here in Congress. It's about fairness for the America people.” PeopleAmericaPresidentRepublicanCongressFairnessGovernment Shutdown Author:John Boehner
