First, I found this very funny:
“How can you spend hundreds of millions of dollars on contraceptives?†Boehner asked. “How does that stimulate the economy?â€
Hal, what do you expect? When there is a new boss there is always going to be some muscle flexing, regardless of party affiliation. You also have to establish that you are in charge so when a decision has to be made everyone involved knows that it is final. Don't make more out of this then there is to it. I make this statement based on my experience as a supervisor.
Now with Pelosi and Ried doing it, that concerns me because they have gained no power as they hold the same positions that they had before.
freddy