of our country? not what s in the best interest of our party, not what s in the best interest of our own re-election, what s in the best interest of our country? i ve spent my whole life chasing the american dream. and i poured my heart and soul into running a small business. making sure that these kids have a shot at the american dream like i did. it s important. those moments have made the most powerful member of the gop a target for many a comedian. the guy will will will cry like he s on drugs. on 60 minutes it was leslie stoal. yes. is he always like this?
this, honestly, if you look at history, since the last radical republicans in the reconstruction period, where compromise was literally a dirty word. and the republican leadership has tried to tell folks, look, compromise isn t a dirty word. you re right on point. here s boehner a couple of weeks ago with leslie stoal on 60 minutes. let s listen. you say you want common ground, but you re not going to compromise. i don t understand that. when you say the word compromise, a lot of americans look up and go, oh, they re going to sell me out. so finding common ground, i think, makes more sense. why won t you say you re afraid of the word! i reject the word. michelle bernard, reject the word. in other words, why go to congress why they don t recognize the legitimacy of the other party, basically. if you say you don t compromise, you re saying the people who won seats in democratic districts aren t really members of congress, only we republicans are members of congress.
republicans in the reconstruction period, where compromise was literally a dirty word. and the republican leadership has tried to tell folks, look, compromise isn t a dirty word. here s boehner a couple weeks ago with leslie stoal on 60 minutes. let s listen. you say you want common ground, but you re not going to compromise. i don t understand that. when you say the word compromise, a lot of americans look up and go, oh, they re going to sell me out. so finding common ground, i think, makes more sense. why won t you say you re afraid of the word! i reject the word. michelle bernard, reject the word. in other words, why go to congress why they don t recognize the legitimacy of the other party, basically. if you say you don t compromise, you re saying the people who won seats in democratic districts aren t really members of congress, only we republicans are members of congress. isn t that what you re saying? no compromise. well, he s saying no compromise and i wo