Republican leader John Boehner wants so much to be Speaker of the House. It appears that if the Republicans control the House, he'll be the Speaker and, he'll push to raise the retirement age to 70.
USA Today:
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today that he would support raising the Social Security retirement age to 70 to help pay for the war in Afghanistan....
...Boehner also criticized President Obama's proposal to revamp Wall Street, which is working its way through Congress. Boehner compared the measure to "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon."
Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who chairs the campaign arm of House Democrats, said the comments are a "wake-up call to the American people about the dangers of turning back the clock to a Republican Congress."
Once again we see Boehner working against protecting the investments of his own constituents in order to support bankers. Shame.
