John Boehner warns of GOP's "false prophets" in D.C.

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CBS News:

Days after abruptly announcing that he would resign from the House at the end of October, Speaker John Boehner reflected on some of the "unrealistic" promises made by his colleagues.

 

"Absolutely they're unrealistic," he said in response to a question from "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson.

 

"The Bible says beware of false prophets. And there are people out there spreading noise about how much can get done," Boehner said.

 

He specifically referenced promises by his GOP colleagues in 2013 that they would be able to get rid of Obamacare through the process of funding the government - a tactic which ultimately led to the 16-day government shutdown that fall.

 

"This plan never had a chance. But over the course of the August recess in 2013 and the course of September, a lot of my Republican colleagues who knew it was a fool's errand, they were getting a lot of pressure at home to do this. And so we got groups here in town, members, the House and Senate here in town who whipped people into a frenzy believing they could accomplish things that they know, they know are never going to happen," he said.

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One should also beware of not listening to the people, Mr. Boehner...