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| Boehner says voters'' message to Obama is "change course" |
| 2010-11-04 |
(KUNA) -- John Boehner, who will become the new Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives, said the message from voters to President Barack B.O.Obama on Tuesday was that he should "change course." In victory remarks here on Tuesday night, Boehner, who broke down in tears at one point, said the election results meant that "the winners are the American people." The Ohio congressman described the election, which swept Republicans into power in the House and made control of the US Senate much closer, "a repudiation of Washington, a repudiation of big government and a repudiation of politicians who refuse to listen to the people." After advising Obama to change direction, Boehner promised that "to the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him." "Make no mistake, the Presideent will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they have expressed it tonight, standing on principle, checking Washington's power and leading the drive for a smaller, less costly and more accountable government," Boehner said. Obama was scheduled to hold a post-election news conference in the early afternoon on Wednesday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I would like to welcome Mr. Boehner into the House Majority Leader. And for him to be ready. There will be tough decisions to be made, and Obama has already began his campaign for 2012 - I could tell, he practised that Wed. speech enough he didn't need his teleprompter up front and center. So they got a plan, and have been working on it for some time now. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-11-04 18:42 |
| #2 I believe those who the One referred to as they, "they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations", have sent a message. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-11-04 09:43 |
| #1 The voters' message was "Nope! And change (your policies.)." |
| Posted by: charger 2010-11-03 23:58 |