Ornery Repubs Talking Smack In Washington

We’re only five days into 2011, and I’m already hearing what I think will turn out to be some of the best quotes of the year from Republicans.

Boehner responded to top Dems in the Senate, who sent him a terse message on Monday, warning him not to bother with repealing ObamaCare:

Democrats said repeal would threaten the consumer protections included in the healthcare package, including the provision that eliminates the so-called “doughnut hole” in seniors’ Medicare drug coverage.

“If House Republicans move forward with a repeal of the healthcare law that threatens consumer benefits like the ‘donut hole’ fix, we will block it in the Senate. This proposal deserves a chance to work. It is too important to be treated as collateral damage in a partisan mission to repeal health care,” wrote Reid, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), Democratic Vice Chairman Charles Schumer (N.Y.), Conference Secretary Patty Murray (Wash.) and Policy Committee Vice Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (Mich.).

Boehner wrote back:

Senators Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Murray and Stabenow:

Thank you for reminding us – and the American people – of the backroom deal that you struck behind closed doors with ‘Big Pharma,’ resulting in bigger profits for the drug companies, and higher prescription drug costs for 33 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D, at a cost to the taxpayers of $42.6 billion.

The House is going to pass legislation to repeal that now. You’re welcome.

– Speaker-Designate John Boehner’s Press Office

Niiiiice.

In an interview with The Hill, GOP Rep. Peter King dropped these gems about his hometown newspaper:

“The New York Times is just basically being a mouthpiece for political correctness…”

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“I’m certainly not going to take any political advice or direction from The New York Times,”King told The Hill.” “I Have More Contempt for The New York Times Than Anything or Anyone I Can Think of”…

Tell us how you really feel, Congressman.

Via Gateway Pundit, Rep-Elect Allen West talking to Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday:

“This liberal progressive agenda is the antithesis of who we are as a nation.”

He was also quoted as saying earlier, “That this liberal, progressive, socialist agenda… This left-wing, vile, vicious, despicable machine that’s out there is soundly brought to its knees.

Not a man to mince words… like I’ve said  before –  West is going to be fun to watch these next few years.

I have to say, I like what I’m seeing from Republicans thus far.

Linked by Michelle Malkin in Buzzworthy, and Doug Ross in Larwyn’s Links