The future of the country
George Will’s column “In Wisconsin, the backward march of progress” claims that the recall election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, being held this Tuesday, is nothing more than a childish exercise...
View ArticleHouse deserves better leadership
Congressman John Boehner: Please thank the “House Oversight committee” that AG Holder has been charged with contempt of Congress. It has restored our faith that there is “some” bold leadership in the...
View Article‘Best health care in world’– for insurance companies
John Boehner said his Republican congress will vote to abolish the Affordable Care Act because it will destroy the best health care system in the world. He’s right, it is the best health care system in...
View ArticleBoehner’s track record
As the election nears, I wondered what kind of job John Boehner has done as Speaker of the House. His last campaigned centered around focusing on jobs and the economy like a laser. After doing some...
View ArticlePass the budget or go home
To my congressional representatives: I am a Social Security/Medicare beneficiary, and I am tired of the repetitive threats coming from the thugocracy trio of Boehner-Obama-Reid. The threats have become...
View ArticleTrying to believe in America
John Kasich, John Boehner, Steve Chabot, as well as many of the other representatives of the state of Ohio, plus the Romney/Ryan team, are wanting to be on the side of job creation, less regulations...
View ArticleBoehner’s accomplishments laughable
As the 112th Congress comes to a pathetic end, we see John Boehner’s two accomplishments – naming post offices and making Nancy Pelosi look like a fantastic leader of the House of Representatives. I...
View ArticleBoehner, McConnell oddly silent of support
With Ohio being such an important state I am stunned at the lack of support, lack of endorsement, and deadly silence from John Boehner and Mitch McConnell for Mitt Romney. Could it be they don’t...
View ArticleGOP-controlled House refuses compromise
The Enquirer editorial “An opportunity for leadership” (Oct. 21) urges the three Republican House candidates from SW Ohio to break the Congressional gridlock and do “what’s best for the country” when...
View ArticleNorquist is enemy of democratic government
Congratulations to all the voters for making the effort to participate in Tuesday’s elections. Now let’s insist that all of our elected representatives stand up for us. Every Republican has signed a...
View ArticleTime to put America first
The Affordable Care Act was passed by congress, upheld by the Supreme Court, and the majority of Americans voted for it by re-electing Obama. So what part of that doesn’t John Boehner understand...
View ArticleAre spending cuts too radical?
In your Sunday article on John Boehner, an incongruity hit me (“What’s changed for Boehner?” Jan. 27). The authors asked what has changed for Boehner, and then stated that the GOP has “tilted...
View ArticleKudos to Boehner for kind gesture
Regarding “Teddy ‘Batboy’ Kremer welcomed to Washington by John Boehner” (Feb. 14): I do not see eye-to-eye with John Boehner on a lot of political issues. Putting that aside, I would like to thank...
View ArticleBoehner has acted like a follower, not a leader
Two articles regarding immigration reform in the July 10 Enquirer put into perspective the position in which Republican House Speaker John Boehner finds himself. His caucus is divided between those...
View ArticleDemocrats do not control the government
Republican leaders were reported to have said that the American people want border security, etc., and would not support an immigration plan by a government controlled by the Democratic Party (“Study:...
View ArticleCongressmen voted against our Constitution
I was dismayed to learn that several of our local Congressmen – including Brad Wenstrup and John Boehner – recently voted against the Constitution by refusing to support the Amash Amendment. This...
View ArticleWho will monitor deficit spending, if not our representatives?
Mr. Speaker/ My Representative: I have been told by your local (West Chester) office that as “Speaker,” one of your duties is to monitor and approve reasonable federal spending. Our congresses have...
View ArticleDisappointed in Boehner’s support of attack
I am disappointed by Boehner’s support for an attack on Syria. Boehner declares support for U.S. strike on Syria. Not only is it wrongheaded to become involve in a conflict where the participants are...
View ArticleWe want leaders, not extortionists
The hostage suffers in any standoff, and our economy is currently hostage to the political impasse in Congress. Everyone seems to agree that the government shutdown and a potential default will harm...
View ArticleThere are real consequences to the actions of our Congress
Dear Speaker Boehner, I am a public school teacher in Cincinnati. My daughter Emily, age 23, is a college graduate who could not find full time employment. The serious nature of the shutdown has...
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