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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:59 AM Oct 2015

Rolling Stone: "Quiz: Are You Qualified to Take John Boehner's Job?"

Total of 10 questions at the link below.

Quiz: Are You Qualified to Take John Boehner's Job?



http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/quiz-are-you-qualified-to-take-john-boehners-job-20151020

1. You're negotiating a debt ceiling increase with President Obama over lunch when he offers you some of his fries. They look delicious. You:

a. Take a giant handful and shove them in your mouth, never breaking eye contact.
b. Take one fry, spit on it, and put it back on his plate.
c. Instruct your chief of staff to flip the president's plate off the table.
d. Trick question: you would never meet the president to discuss raising the debt ceiling.

2. The purpose of the House Select Committee on Benghazi is to:
a. Hold President Obama accountable for doing Benghazi.
b. Hold Hillary Clinton accountable for doing Benghazi.
c. Win in 2016.
d. (said on camera, with a straight face) Get to the bottom of the terrible September 11, 2012 tragedy that cost the lives of four brave American heroes. We'll thoroughly investigate the facts no matter where they lead and deliver an honest, nonpartisan assessment of what went wrong and how to prevent such tragedies in the future.
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Rolling Stone: "Quiz: Are You Qualified to Take John Boehner's Job?" (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2015 OP
Are all the answers D? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #1
I could definitely do this job. Children are grown and gone and experience-wise, I've worked for monmouth4 Oct 2015 #2

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
1. Are all the answers D?
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:04 AM
Oct 2015

I live in district OH-08, I'm old enough, and I could probably scrape up the fee to run for his seat. But I have health issues that preclude me from spending my entire day drinking alcohol and pretending to work for the public, so I guess I'm out.

monmouth4

(9,686 posts)
2. I could definitely do this job. Children are grown and gone and experience-wise, I've worked for
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:33 AM
Oct 2015

A-Holes almost all of my life, this would be a cinch. I also know how to say "No" and maybe and how to string people along if necessary. Yep, where do I sign?

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