Boehner unveils a plan for his House minority

A secret memo by new Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner was leaked to a few political blogs, including the site Political Insider.  Titled The Mission Ahead, Boehner unveils a plan to win back Congress in 2008.  Here is an excerpt:

I want to commend you all for the restraint and discipline you'vedemonstrated in recent weeks as the spotlight has shifted to the futurecustodians of the House. I know you're already tired of hearing me sayit -- but adjusting to our new status means recognizing there's a timeand a place for everything.

• Sometimes we'll need to work with the new majority to advance Republican principles and the good of our nation.
• Sometimes we'll need to engage, dig in, and fight the Democrats toe to toe.   
• And sometimes we'll want to simply get out of the way and letthe other side struggle under the weight of its own insincere promises,internal turmoil, and inherent contradictions. The past couple of weeks-- clearly -- have been such an occasion.

Mr. Boehner, you forgot one thing: your party no longer has the gavel.  In the House, unlike the Senate, the minority party has zero control over what issues are to be debated and when.  How do they plan to fight Democrats "toe to toe" if no one is going to be listening to your side anymore?  Like it or not, President Bush is the leader of your party.  That is some poster boy.  I'd hate to be in your shoes.

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[Tony]

• Sometimes we'll need to work with the new majority to advance Republican principles and the good of our nation.
• Sometimes we'll need to engage, dig in, and fight the Democrats toe to toe.   
• And sometimes we'll want to simply get out of the way and let the other side struggle under the weight of its own insincere promises, internal turmoil, and inherent contradictions. The past couple of weeks -- clearly -- have been such an occasion.

How about adding

• Sometimes we'll have to simply do what's best for the American People, even though we don't always agree with the issues. We need to LISTEN & HEAR what they have to say, the last time we didn't we lost the the Majority of the House & Senate.

 

TR

Oh to dream.... and to think of  fairy tales

[George]

And sometimes we'll want to simply get out of the way and let the other side struggle under the weight of its own insincere promises, internal turmoil, and inherent contradictions.

Does this not describe, precisely, the former Republican majority?

1. I'm not sure how he can say that Dem promises are insincere until the Dems actually get power.

2. What he perceives as internal turmoil, is simply a set of differing ideas within the Democratic Party - often a good thing. In contrast, the Republican Party has 1 idea - whatever Bush comes up with - then they all fall in line or risk the wrath of Rove.

3. Inherent Contradictions? Dont get me started on the party of evangelical morons who do nothing but promote wars. They are to Christianity what Al Qaeda is to Islam.