In the past I have been very critical of the new speaker of the House, John Boehner…….and when I say critical I mean I have been unkind to the speaker….but his first day he did something that was unexpected by me and if this holds good for the next two years I may have to re-evaluate my opinion of the man….

As reported by Newser…..

John Boehner may be the incoming speaker of the House, but he doesn’t want a whole lot of power. In fact, one of tomorrow’s first votes could be on a package of rule changes Boehner says will decentralize power—and even allow minority-party members to have more of a say. Of course, “new speakers always say they want to have a more open process,” Rep. Anthony Weiner tells the Wall Street Journal. “Then the sheer demands of making the trains run on time and getting things passed requires that you change your mind.”
Boehner’s rule change package, expected to be approved by House Republicans today, includes a requirement that legislation be posted online 72 hours before going to the floor, so that bills will no longer be changed the night before a vote, as well as a requirement that lawmakers vote on whether to raise the federal debt ceiling rather than doing so automatically when a budget is passed. He has promised to “work with members on both sides of the aisle” as he attempts to get things done, but will have to walk a tightrope as he also tries to appease the many freshman Tea Party representatives.

I will admit that this may all be just a silly political game, but some of it is quite good and shows signs of a person that may seriously want the system to work……I will watch and report……but I am NOT holding my breath!

Since every other word out of his mouth for the last year has been ….”Where are the jobs?”  After listening to his open comments and the word jobs was not mentioned once…..and since I was promised jobs by the conservs…I need to ask   Where are the jobs?