Boehner and Romney had rare meeting on Monday

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Updated 4:30 p.m. ET

(CBS News) House Speaker John Boehner and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney sat down for a private one-on-one meeting yesterday in the Atlanta area. The communications Director for the speaker's campaign team, Cory Fritz, confirmed the get-together, which was the first meeting of the two leaders since Mr. Boehner endorsed Romney in April.

Fritz said the two men spoke for about an hour to discuss ways they could work together in the months ahead.

A Republican aide with knowledge of the meeting told CBS News that Romney will join Boehner in Troy, Ohio, which is part of Boehner's congressional district, this Sunday afternoon. The event would be their first campaign event together.

Coordination between House Republicans and the Romney team will be critical as major news events like the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act and the continuing response to American's economic struggles will be major factors in how Republicans fare this November.

The most important coordination between the two camps will be over the Republican response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the health care law.

Romney said this morning that "regardless of what they do, it's going to be up to the next president to either repeal and replace Obamacare or to replace Obamacare. And I intend to do both if I'm the president." Romney also said if the Supreme Court upholds the health care law he would "repeal it on day one by sending out a waiver to all 50 states to keep them from having to pursue Obamacare."

Boehner has been encouraging his members to emphasize that while House Republicans would want to replace the health care law if the Supreme Court strikes it down, they would not repeat Democrat's mistakes of doing it all at once in a massive bill. House Republicans favor a step by step approach.

On the economy, House Republicans have scheduled key votes over the summer on extending all tax breaks passed by the Bush Administration in 2001, laying the groundwork for tax reform efforts in 2013 and passing bills meant to boost domestic energy production. All efforts that could help Romney as he campaigns against President Obama or could put him on defense since Democrats have said these Republican efforts will just paint the GOP as protectors of the wealthy and big oil.

An aide to Governor Mitt Romney described the meeting with Boehner as friendly, but would offer no other details.

[cnfrisch-2009]

Romney invited Boehner to join him for a ride in his Etch-a-Sketch Express bus tour....

[cnfrisch-2009]

Romney and Boehner discussed who had the best plan to screw the middle class without them catching on.

[nearl451]

We have the recorded conversation....

Mitt: John, you have any idea any idea what to do about the economy.
John: Well,not really. But we can blame it all on Obama anyway.
Besides I thought you were the business wizard.
Mitt: Darn. How about Afghanistan. how soon can we surrender there and blame Obama?
John: In January. We can attack Iran at the same time AND cut off Pelosi's hair. Too bad Obama stole your opportunity to take out OBL.
Mitt: Who?
John: Never mind. So what is your Grand Ol Idea for the healthcare replacement plan.
Mitt:You mean besides kicking Grandma of Medicare and letting her die?
John: Ha ha ha! Mitt: Ha Ha ha!
Mitt: Seriously, I kind of liked that Private Insurance Mandate idea. Maybe we could fool the Court and call it something else.
John: I was going to ask you if I could be VP...but you're a pretty crappy candidate.
Mitt: Yeah I know, but with Europe about to implode even that nut Santorum Would have even chance in the general election.

John: Hey what's the attracton with "The Donald"?
Mitt: Says he has some super super secret evidence that Obama is from Mars. ......irrefutable, he claims.

John:Well, I gotta go. Wish one of us had a constructive idea.
Mitt: Me too. Bye.

[cubscout09]

LOL, genius!

[Molly-Pchr]

Bad move for Romney. "work together"? Boehner doesn't seem capable of working together with anyone.

[fiddlestickawshucks]

FINALLY.!!!

Somebody beside me sees Boehner for what he really is.!

[cubscout09]

Honey, the kids are home!

[cubscout09]

I'll bet John Boehner advised Mitt Romney not to say anything about the Russian helicopters in Syria. We'll see if it worked.

[hhandyman]

Wonder what the Catholic and Mormon had in common other than robotics and stiff boring ideas that take from the middle class and give to the top earners

[lesserof2evil]

So now Robmee has elevated himself to presumptive next President of the US.

[jstengren]

"Remember, Mitt, everything the Democrats want either kills jobs or raises taxes - even job creation plans and lowering taxes. Got it? Once the people vote for you, you can pull that mask off and finish selling this country once and for all."

[Protricity]

still no word on what they'd replace it with, yet

I'm sure they'll finally let us know after we put them back in power.

vote republican. Romney/Putin 2012