April 25 (Bloomberg) -- After John Boehner was elected
leader of the House Republicans in 2006, Fox News host Chris
Wallace asked him what was, at the time, an obvious question:
“Medicare prescription drug benefit,” Wallace said. “How do you
think it’s working?”
This might have been a moment for Boehner to brag about one
of the Republican Party’s most significant legislative
achievements. Or, if politics didn’t permit patting himself on
the back, perhaps he could have tried some elegant spin. But
Boehner didn’t mince words: “The implementation of the Medicare
plan has been horrendous,” he replied.
