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Snub? Boehner Skips Third Obama Invite

Nope, say aides, he just doesn't like formal occasions

(Newser) - Funny thing happens when you become House speaker: Everyone starts parsing your every move for hidden meaning. Such is the case with John Boehner's rejection of President Obama's invite to the state dinner tonight with Hu Jintao. For the record, that's the third official presidential invitation he's declined, including receptions...

John Boehner Gave a Very Smart Speech
John Boehner Gave
a Very Smart Speech
ezra klein
Jan 5, 2011 6:18 PM CST

John Boehner Gave a Very Smart Speech

Ezra Klein: It's early, but his instincts have been great so far

(Newser) - Incoming House speakers have a long tradition of overreaching in their opening speeches, writes Ezra Klein at the Washington Post . John Boehner took the opposite approach today with his themes of "humility and comity," and that's why Klein loved it. Boehner didn't gloat on behalf of himself or...

Pelosi Jokes About Boehner's Gavel Size

It's larger than most, she tells the House

(Newser) - The strangest moment in today's power handoff in Washington had to be Nancy Pelosi's comment about John Boehner's gavel: "I now pass this gavel, which is larger than most gavels here, but the gavel of choice of Speaker Boehner." The comment set off laughter (eventually from Pelosi herself)...

Pelosi: No Regrets ... and New Twitter Handle

Outgoing speaker now @NancyPelosi

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi's reign as the first female House speaker ends at noon today, but at least she's now got a shorter Twitter handle. "I’m now @NancyPelosi, 2 characters shorter than @SpeakerPelosi," she wrote to followers last night. ReTweeters "rejoice!" she added. Incoming speaker John Boehner,...

Boehner's First Order of Business: Decrease His Power

Rule package expected to be approved by GOP today

(Newser) - John Boehner may be the incoming speaker of the House, but he doesn’t want a whole lot of power. In fact, one of tomorrow’s first votes could be on a package of rule changes Boehner says will decentralize power—and even allow minority-party members to have more of...

Ladies of The View Poke at Boehner's Blubbing

Compassionate conservative, or 'Weeper of the House?'

(Newser) - John Boehner, widely mocked for choking up during his victory speech last month, turned on the waterworks again during a 60 Minutes interview, leaving pundits, and the ladies of The View, wondering whether the incoming speaker of the House is compassionate—or just a crybaby. "A sensitive side isn't...

John Boehner on 60 Minutes: 'I'm an Emotional Guy'

Next speaker of the House chokes up, again, during interview

(Newser) - John Boehner started off his 60 Minutes interview last night talking about his issues with President Obama—but footage of his "Hell no!" defiance quickly gave way to footage of what interviewer Lesley Stahl called " the sob heard 'round the world " on election night. "I...

Pelosi: I Don't Cry Over Politics (Unlike Boehner)

Speaker defends her communication skills

(Newser) - Outgoing House speaker Nancy Pelosi takes questions (and some parting shots) in the New York Times Magazine. Asked about successor John Boehner's tearful election night speech, she said he's "known to cry," even during House debates. Pelosi contends that, "If I cry, it's about the personal loss...

Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner Win House Posts

She'll be minority leader, he'll be speaker

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi won the position of House minority leader today, but her uphill battle to retain a leadership role revealed a fierce split within the Democratic party, Politico reports. The vote (150-43) was far from unanimous, with the opposition holding Pelosi responsible for Democrats' crushing defeat in the midterms. "...

Pelosi: Obama Must Be 'Perfect' to Win Again

Speaker also reportedly says Dems could grab back 25 seats

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi told top Democrats that President Obama needs to be “perfect” if he wants a second term, several Democratic aides tell Roll Call . She predicted that Obama will face a struggle in 2012 due to the Democrats' loss of governorships in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and other key states, the...

Defeated House Democrats Urge Pelosi to Step Aside

Letter says Dems can't win with 'demonized' Pelosi at the helm

(Newser) - Some defeated Democratic candidates are now picking up the cause of their GOP rivals: firing Nancy Pelosi. An open letter to Pelosi from the Dems, many of whom are likely to run again in 2012, has been doing the rounds on Capitol Hill. "With you as the leader of...

Boehner Fist Bump Hits New Yorker Cover

Mag reprises controversial cover

(Newser) - The New Yorker has reprised the "terrorist fist bump" cover that irked Obama in 2008 —this time with House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner standing in for Michelle. The cover, by artist Barry Blitt, features the president offering his hand to Boehner and being offered a fist in return, the...

Pelosi: GOP Had to Stop Me 'Because I'm Effective'

EJ Dionne: She deserves to stay in a leadership position

(Newser) - EJ Dionne thinks Nancy Pelosi is "one of the most effective speakers in history," and he's got no problem with her keeping a leadership role. "Yes, there are valid political reasons for House Democrats to change leaders," he writes in the Washington Post . "But there's...

4 Rules for the Next Speaker
 4 Rules for 
 the Next 
 Speaker 
John Boehner
Nov 5, 2010 12:21 PM CDT

4 Rules for the Next Speaker

John Boehner wants more transparency, less 'arrogance'

(Newser) - On Tuesday, Americans reminded Washington: “Government leaders are servants of the people; the people are not servants of their government,” writes John Boehner in the Wall Street Journal . After complaining about the culture of secrecy and "arrogance" in the current government, the next Speaker of the House...

Nancy Pelosi: 'No Regrets'
 Nancy Pelosi: 'No Regrets'  
Nov 4, 2010 7:39 AM CDT

Nancy Pelosi: 'No Regrets'

Speaker says she hasn't decided on next move

(Newser) - The first female speaker of the House of Representatives says she has "no regrets" after the Republican landslide that will force her to hand the gavel over to John Boehner. Nancy Pelosi told ABC 's Diane Sawyer that America's high unemployment rate is to blame for the Democrat's drubbing....

Is This the End of Nancy Pelosi?
 Is This the End 
 of Nancy Pelosi? 
Opinion Roundup
Nov 3, 2010 1:21 PM CDT

Is This the End of Nancy Pelosi?

Speaker might or might not go quietly into that dark night

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi’s reign as Speaker of the House is just about over, and her political career might be, too. Here’s what people are saying about her:
  • The conventional wisdom is that Pelosi will retire, writes John Bresnahan of Politico . Though much of the blame for yesterday’s losses
...

Critics Poke at Boehner's Blubbing

Weepy election night speech invites a lot of snark

(Newser) - John Boehner is known for getting emotional, and last night was no exception: He choked up during his speech acknowledging that he will soon become speaker of the House (watch it in the gallery). Analysis of the waterworks swiftly followed:
  • The MSNBC election team mocked Boehner’s “weeping” in
...

Congratulations, Boehner. Now Move Mountains
Congratulations, Boehner. Now Move Mountains
ANALYSIS
Nov 3, 2010 9:05 AM CDT

Congratulations, Boehner. Now Move Mountains

Our next speaker has just two years to prove Republicans are the answer

(Newser) - John Boehner , you’re the next speaker of the House: Now what? The Republican leader faces no shortage of seemingly impossible challenges, notes Jennifer Steinhauer in the New York Times . The voters who helped his party to triumph yesterday know what they don’t want—more of the same—...

Boehner: Speaker in the Wings
 Boehner: 
 Speaker in 
 the Wings 


PROFILE
Sep 5, 2010 3:39 PM CDT

Boehner: Speaker in the Wings

The man who would unseat Nancy Pelosi has a tough task

(Newser) - John Boehner's mainly known for his dogged resistance to Barack Obama's agenda and the perpetual tan that would suggest he represents sunnier climes than Ohio, reports the AP in an in-depth look at the man you might soon know as speaker of the House. But which Boehner will show up,...

Pelosi's Call for Probe of Mosque Foes Raises a Stink

Right is outraged; she clarifies a bit

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi has set off a mini-furor by calling for an investigation of those who oppose the proposed mosque and Islamic center. "There's no question that there's a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some," she told a San Francisco radio station yesterday. "And...

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