Let’s see now… no jobs bills, even though The Boehner ripped into President Obama about unemployment and demanded to know where the jobs were; The Boehner is all about fiscal responsibility, because he and his party are such grown-ups; oh, and he’s big on cutting spending…

Wait. Stop. Pause. Cut spending?! Um…

Via Roll Call:

When John Boehner rose from Minority Leader to Speaker in January, he not only expanded his staff and his paycheck, he more than doubled the expense-account check he cashes each month.

Oh, come on. This must be some kind of mistake. Let’s fact check.

When he was Minority Leader, he got $833 per month from us, from taxpayers, to cover “official expenses for leaders.” Know what he gets now? $2,083.33. Per month.

How’s that for being factual?  Here’s another  newsworthy little tidbit: Boehner is now the only member of the House who is accepting expense money every month.

Let’s compare him to a few others:

• Steny Hoyer, now the Minority Whip March stopped accepting money in March.

• Since Nancy Pelosi became Minority Leader, there is no record of any leadership expense-account payments from her office.

• House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) doesn’t use the account at all.

• Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-S.C.) doesn’t either.

As for Boehner the Spender?

The boost in Boehner’s expense account is in addition to the $30,000 increase in the base pay that he began to collect in January after becoming  Speaker. According to the Congressional Research Service, the Minority Leader’s salary was $193,400 last year. This year’s Speaker salary is $223,500.

That means between his pay and his expenses, Boehner saw his annual checks jump from $203,400 to $248,500 in January, an increase of about 22 percent.

So much for what’s left of his credibility.

John Boehner: The other Hypocridiot-O’-The-Day.

H/t: @steelhoof