Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Monday that President Obama is putting the economy at risk by refusing to negotiate with Republicans over spending and the debt ceiling.!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!!
"The president's refusal to negotiate is hurting our economy and putting our country at risk," Boehner said on the House floor.
Meanwhile, seemingly every major news agency has yet another story about what polls are showing about Who's to Blame. And every last one of them is complete bullshit, because none of them contain this sentence: "And it doesn't really matter who people blame, because Congressional districts are so goddamn gerrymandered that most seats aren't remotely competitive."
The worst that can happen to most congressmembers is that they'll get primaried, and lose their seat to another member of their own party, which doesn't matter to the party leadership, as long as they've still got the right color vote in their caucus. Which leaves us with no way to meaningfully hold accountable the people who are supposed to represent us, except over long periods of generational demographic change, which is certainly slower than the Republicans can gerrymander more seats for themselves.
And on and on we go.
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