John Boehner Blames the NY-23 Republican In-Fighting on Those Not 'Actively Involved in the Political Process'
By Heather Monday Nov 02, 2009 10:00am
When asked by CNN's John King about the Republican Party in-fighting in the NY-23 race and if the party can survive in the Northeast region of the country if there is no room for moderates in their ranks, John Boehner tries to blame the “rebellion” going on now on “people who really have not been actively involved in the political process”. Oh really?
While that may be true of those out protesting, it’s certainly not true of the ones organizing them. Dick Armey and Tim Phillips are hardly people that could be called “not active in the political process”. Quite the opposite. And Sarah Palin who has interjected herself into that race was the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee the last election.
John Boehner has a bigger mess on his hands than he’s willing to admit which is evident by his response at the end of the segment when he says this:
KING: Let me ask you, lastly, though, but sometimes does the party need to draw a line?
What's the point of having a party if people in your party will attack your own nominees? I mean, where do you draw that line?
BOEHNER: Listen, I'm a big believer in Ronald Reagan's 11 commandment -- 11th commandment. Never talk ill about another Republican.
KING: That was not followed in this race.
BOEHNER: I know.
Yes and so do the rest of us who have been watching this John.
Transcript below the fold.
