The White House fired back at Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday after the Republican told reporters that talk of impeachment is a “scam” by Democrats to raise money and gin up their base.
“Well if that’s the case then I suspect that there may be members of the Republican conference that didn’t receive the memo,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily briefing, proceeding to rattle off a list of Republicans who have floated impeachment.
“We’ve seen comments in recent months from Congressman Steve King from Iowa, Congressman Ted Yoho from Florida, Congressman Lou Barletta from Pennsylvania, the distinguished Congressman Steve Stockman from Texas; his fellow Texan Blake Farenthold has raised this prospect. We’ve even seen Kerry Bentivolio from Michigan call this a dream come true. I think that was about 9 or 10 months ago,” Earnest said. “So that’s an indication that if the case then maybe the Speaker should direct that attention and that message to members of his own conference.”
Democrats’ campaign committees are exploiting talk of impeachment for fundraising, openly bragging that they’ve raised millions of dollars off the issue. They’ve portrayed Boehner’s intention to sue Obama as a precursor to impeachment.
Boehner insists otherwise.
“We have no plans to impeach the president. We have no future plans,” he said on Tuesday. “Listen, it’s all a scam started by Democrats at the White House.”
They should not have dignified the Speakers remarks with a reply. Let him stew in his own mess.
Boehner inadvertently tipped his hand: “We have no future plans.”
THAT is the anthem for the Republican party. Losing is on the horizon, even if they take the Senate but maintain the filibuster.
If the possibly Republican Senate eliminates the filibuster, wouldn’t that be interesting?
Disagree. For far too long, and far too often, the Democrats have left GOP lies hanging, without any kind of response. Now the Dems are playing the same game as the GOP, by pushing back and calling them out for the lies they tell, and let’s hope they keep doing it!
The impeachment stunts in the House started the scam and lawsuit. The Dems are simply “gaming” the GOP because of its stupidity.
Even Newt tried to warn you about his experience with a fire that burned out of control.
I so agree…Now if other Dems call Boehner on his lie I will be happy.