January 26, 2009

Boehner vs. Boehner on bipartisanship

By: AF Editors

Yesterday:

MR. [DAVID] GREGORY: Well, let me stop you there, because you say that you can’t borrow and spend…Doesn’t the government have to be the spender of last resort?

REP. [JOHN] BOEHNER: Yes, but it’s a matter of how we do it…this is why we have Democrats and Republicans in this country, because we do look at these things differently. They believe that all of this spending’s going to help.

I agree!

Same interview:

REP. BOEHNER: David, this isn’t about Democrat or Republican at this point. We have some serious problems in our economy. And believe me, all of us want the president to succeed. We want this plan to work. Now, there’s no real daylight between the president and Republicans on the Hill. There may be some disagreement over how much spending or how much in the way of tax relief. But at the end of the day, we want him to succeed because America needs him to succeed.

I agree! Wait a second…

It’s a tough time for the party of free markets and small government. What do we do and what principles do we apply when there seems to be no choice but major government intervention in the economy?