Does Boehner has more backbone than we give him credit for?

Reid, Boehner

CNN reports:

A Democratic source familiar with one particular exchange told CNN that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were sitting on a sofa in the White House.

House Speaker John Boehner breezed in and his first words to Reid were "Go f*** yourself."

Boehner's comment came after Reid took to the Senate floor on Thursday and characterized the House speaker's handling of his chamber as a "dictatorship."

Reid responded to Boehner's confrontational tone by laughing, the Democratic source said, though a GOP source who was there said he didn't think Reid was all that happy.

"The exchange continued, and it didn't get any better for Reid," the GOP source said.

Sen. McConnell also tried to negotiate with Reid.  He gave up and asked VP Biden to step in on the Democrat side.  Reid might benefit from reading some Dale Carnegie books.

It is too bad Sharron Angle was not a stronger candidate.