Will John Boehner Hand Out Lobbyist Checks To Fellow Republicans On House Floor Again If He is Speaker?

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"...business as usual for Mr. Boehner, the House minority leader and would-be speaker if Republicans win the House in November. He maintains especially tight ties with a circle of lobbyists and former aides representing some of the nation’s biggest businesses, including Goldman Sachs, Google, Citigroup, R. J. Reynolds, MillerCoors and UPS.

They have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaigns over the years, provided him rides on their corporate jets, socialized with him at luxury golf resorts and waterfront bashes and are now leading fund-raising efforts for his Boehner for Speaker campaign, which is soliciting checks of up to $37,800 each, the maximum allowed....

...Mr. Boehner won some of his first national headlines back in 1996 after he was caught handing out checks from tobacco lobbyists to fellow Republicans on the House floor. Then the fourth-ranking House Republican, Mr. Boehner said he had broken no rules and was simply assisting his lobbyist friends, who were contributing to other Republicans’ campaigns.."

So...he will be looking out for all Americans if he is elected Speaker....right?  :)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/us/politics/12boehner.html?hp

A M Frantz · Accepted Answer

Probably not.  That sort of thing tends to upset people, and Boehner understands - it's probably the one thing he really does understand - the importance of appearances.  If Boehner becomes Speaker, you can expect an appearance of honesty.  Lobbyists will write the bills, and Congressmen will pocket cash and favors for doing their bidding, but the appearance of public integrity will be carefully maintained.

lil&#39; autarch · Answer

A corrupt neo-con, what a surprise.

Corrupt neo-libs, what a surprise ...

"41 Obama White House aides owe the IRS $831,000 in back taxes -- and they're not alone"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/09/congress-taxes-irs.html#comments

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Anonymous · Answer

What is more disturbing is his accepting money from contributors with ties to al quaeda and the Mexican drug cartels.  Tie that to his blocking passage of supplemental funding for purchase of added IED electronic countermeasures and we have a compete picture of another Benedict Arnold

? · Answer

Seriously, what makes you think dems are any better with lobbyists? Can you say hundreds of billions of US taxpayer money to repay the union lobby for their 2006 and 2008 votes? No you probably can't. That would require a bit of intellectual honesty on your part.

Sir Baron · Answer

it seems few Dem's are smart enough to see them events  coming in november and that includes throwing Pelosi out the door and then taking NO to a new Level in DC politics!!!    Boehner will likely do what comes naturally  to him and the other CONS      you said it,,,,,im just reading it and understanding the facts.      bratec Von Dino

Anonymous · Answer

They don't need his help. They're already getting billions, stuffed into their pockets from lobbyists. Always have and always will.

ReelBrothers · Answer

Wow what a revelation...wonder if the Union Bosses  will still live at the doorsteps of the whitehouse

David_the_Great · Answer

No.  Look at Obama, Pelosi and Reid relationships with lobbyist.  

DTG

Depends · Answer

No, and Boehner is no different thatn Pelosi and Reid with respect to lobbyists.

Anonymous · Answer

Nope but 0bama will continue with his BP checks!!! Lib hypocrisy is the downfall of America!!!

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