House Speaker John Boehner

Boehner: "You tease the ones you love, right? But some people misunderstood what I had to say," Boehner told reporters after a closed-door meeting with the House GOP where he offered the explanation. "I can rib people just a little too much sometimes. This wouldn't be the first time.", according to Times Colonist. Some conservatives took offence, saying Boehner should be keeping the focus on Obama. Some Republicans say it largely the president fault that comprehensive immigration legislation, including border security and eventual citizenship for millions, remains stalled in the House 10 months after Senate passage. They say they can't trust Obama because of his record of taking steps by executive action and House Speaker John Boehner told Republican lawmakers Tuesday he was just teasing them when he lampooned their reluctance to act on immigration legislation, insisting that he blames President Barack Obama for inaction on the issue, not the GOP. The comments in question happened at a Rotary Club lunch in Ohio last week when Boehner said Republican House members don't want to take on immigration because it too difficult. He imitated them whining in high-pitched protest, "'Ohh, don't make me do this ... ohh, this is too hard.'" (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.