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December 12, 2010 3:56 PM

John Boehner: Real Men Do Cry

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"60 Minutes Overtime" editor Ann Silvio sat down with Lesley Stahl to hear more about the next Speaker of the House John Boehner. Lesley traveled to his hometown in Ohio, met the whole Boehner clan, and even shared a few heartfelt moments with the congressman. Watch and weigh in. What do you think of your speaker-in-waiting?

Watch Lesley Stahl's full report.


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by jimstngry December 22, 2010 1:37 AM EST
John and the GOP will be in for a real suprise this next election...you must remember Obama was overwhelmingly elected the first time!
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by demo.xnola December 21, 2010 6:34 PM EST
Can you imagine what a Barbara Walters interview would do to this man...
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by bigsk8fan December 20, 2010 9:39 AM EST
man up john boener!
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by jmbeacon December 19, 2010 1:01 PM EST
He comes off as a self-pitying alcoholic.
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by maryopal December 18, 2010 2:59 PM EST
Any woman would quickly be deemed unfit for office and hounded out of public service after displaying the kind of spectacle John Boehner presented on the Stahl interview. Is he going to cry in every confrontation just to get his own way? I know that an occasional male tear can show real humanity, but what i saw Sunday was disgusting and at the same time unnerving. Is this guy stable enough to be two steps from the Presidency? It looks to me like he needs therapy, not authority.
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by arthur131313 December 17, 2010 6:19 PM EST
Crocodile instead of elephant will be symbol of GOP
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by boboday555 December 16, 2010 6:55 PM EST
"It Is Easier For A Camel To Fit Through The Eye Of A Needle Than For A Rich Man To Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven!" -Jesus of Nazareth

When you think about it in Jesus terms, allowing these billionaires to keep their grotesque unfunded tax-cuts is simply condemning them to Hell.

Spin that republicans.
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by jibendow December 16, 2010 2:51 PM EST
Let me get it straight Speaker John Boehner says Washington doesn't have a revenue problem "it has a spending problem"... By extending the Bush Tax Cuts he is taking away $900 Billions in possible revenues. What does he call an 8 year war on 2 fronts? Don't we need the revenues to pay for those wars? Yet he wants to cut 5% off every representative budget for a total savings of about $30 Millions. Even if he'll introduce a saving plan, like he says he's intending to introduce for every house session, it will only be savings of 11 Billion per year and that's very generous. That doesn't even begin to cover the interest payments we make on our debt. Good luck! Edan Aharony
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by miami_don December 16, 2010 2:20 PM EST
Making fun of his crying somehow doesn't seem like the right thing to do but it sure makes me wonder if emotionally he can an effective leader?
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by brian_norwood December 16, 2010 12:01 PM EST
John Bohner, newly elected Weeper of the House.
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