I’ve been a conservative politician, commentator, author,
syndicated columnist and activist my entire adult life. John Boehner is the
single biggest disappointment and failure to conservative causes in my
lifetime. I am thrilled to see him go. Tonight I will be dancing in the
streets.
My new book The Power of Relentless: 7 Secrets to Achieving
Mega-Success, Financial Freedom and the Life of Your Dreams
describes success as being a combination of relentless energy, enthusiasm, chutzpah
(the audacity to believe you’ll always win), relentless commitment to your
goals, a fighting spirit, and always fighting from a position of strength
(relentlessly on offense, not defense). John Boehner failed on every count.
Compromise is fine. But waving a white flag at the first
sign of battle is not. John Boehner was the Republican equivalent of the French
army. He spent his career compromising before the fight even began. Worse, he
defined compromise as giving Obama virtually everything he wanted. Compromise
is when one party wants a 25% tax hike and the other party wants a 25% tax cut...
and you compromise on "no change." No one gets what they want.
But if Obama wants a 25% tax increase in the middle of a
devastating recession and the GOP would like a tax cut, it’s not "compromise"
to accept a 20% tax increase. That was Boehner’s strategy. That is Boehner’s "record
of accomplishment." He thinks giving Obama 90% of whatever he wants - even
after a massive, historic GOP landslide - is compromise. He thinks that’s
leadership.
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