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RUSH: We\u2019re so happy to have with us the Speaker of the House, John Boehner. I\u2019m glad that we had a chance to talk to you here, Mr. Speaker, because people are confused with all of these leaks as to what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Well, Rush, there is no deal. No deal publicly. No deal privately. There is absolutely no deal. Our focus —<\/p>\n
RUSH: Are you talking about a deal, though?<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Pardon me?<\/p>\n
RUSH: Are you talking about a deal in secret?<\/p>\n
RUSH: Well, but that\u2019s what everybody is worried about: What is the fallback plan? A congressional aide is out there today saying that the deal\u2019s been struck. He\u2019s unnamed, he\u2019s on Fox, he\u2019s saying, “It\u2019s $3 trillion of cuts with no tax revenue.” National Journal says three trillion in cuts with “insignificant” tax revenues. So a lot of people out here are of the opinion that Obama is the one who ought to be caving. He\u2019s the one that doesn\u2019t have a plan. He\u2019s forcing you to compromise with yourself. He\u2019s done great damage to the economy, and people want it to stop.<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: I understand. I\u2019m concerned about the nation defaulting on its credit rating. I\u2019m concerned about us not doing anything about our debt, which will cause our credit rating to fall — and which then would mean everybody\u2019s interest rates go up. I think that\u2019s irresponsible. Frankly, we\u2019ve looked at a half a dozen fallback plans. None of which, none of which, are all that appetizing. That\u2019s why we continue to support cut, cap, and balance.<\/p>\n
RUSH: So you\u2019re convinced that a default would make us unable…? We were to be unable to service our debt if there\u2019s a default?<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: I\u2019m concerned that we\u2019re getting into uncharted territory that could wreak great havoc on our nation, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s necessary to get into that unknown zone and take the chance — and I, frankly, believe that we\u2019ve gotta find a way to cut our budget deficit, cut our debt, and balance our budget.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Why is it not Obama\u2019s responsibility to do that? He\u2019s the one that\u2019s put us in this position.<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: It would have been nice if the President would have put a plan to the table months ago, but the President has refused to put any plan on the table. It\u2019s obviously been driving me right up a wall.<\/p>\n
RUSH: He wants you to take the heat for whatever happens.<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Yeah, but I think at the end of the day he knows that he\u2019s the commander-in-chief, he\u2019s the president of the United States, and HE will take the heat.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Well, a lot of people are concerned that you are his lifeline to reelection and that that\u2019s how he sees you, and that if he can get you to act in any way that can be portrayed as a cave that he wins, and that\u2019s what people are deathly afraid of.<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Rush, I\u2019m trying to do what I taught my kids to do; the same thing my parents taught me to do: You do the right things for the right reasons, good things will happen.<\/p>\n
RUSH: All right, Speaker Boehner thanks much.<\/p>\n
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Thank you, Rush.<\/p>\n
RUSH: I wish we had more time, but we don\u2019t. Thanks very much for the time here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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