Boehner: No ‘Distinction’ Between GOP And Tea Party

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. On Wednesday, the Republican-run House passed an immense $1.1 trillion spending package, a bipartisan co... House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. On Wednesday, the Republican-run House passed an immense $1.1 trillion spending package, a bipartisan compromise that all but banishes the likelihood of an election-year government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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The Republican party and the tea party are one in the same.

That’s according to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who was asked Thursday at his weekly press conference if the string of victories for establishment-preferred candidates in the GOP primaries this week amount to a victory against the tea party.

“We had a lot of good candidates running across the country,” he said. “I thought the election went well. We had good candidates on the ballot.”

“I’m not going to get into this distinction between the tea party and Republicans,” Boehner added. “It’s a distinction you’re going to have a hard time finding.”

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  1. Finally: an admission of what we all already knew.

    Welcome to Reality World, Congressman.

  2. “I’m not going to get into this distinction between the tea party and Republicans,” Boehner added. “It’s a distinction you’re going to have a hard time finding.”

    Thank you, Mr. Boehner. Now, will you please explain this to the MSM whose conventional wisdom is that there’s some massive difference between the two?

  3. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    Apparently, nobody cares enough about the Boehner to intervene on his behalf…

    He needs to put his gavel down and SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY
    at the nearest MentalHealth facility…

    But wait-------------Ronnie Reagan got rid of those…

    Nevermind.

  4. Avatar for jsfox jsfox says:

    And in other news the sun will set in the west tonight.

  5. Avatar for meri meri says:

    “Whichever group, I’m their bitch. They all look the same when they’re standing on your neck.”

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