Politics | John Boehner GOP: Time for Democrats to Work With Us Now John Boehner, Mitch McConnell lament 2 years of 'misplaced priorities' By John Johnson Posted Nov 30, 2010 9:40 AM CST Copied In this Nov. 3 file photo, House Republican leader John Boehner, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell address the media. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Further evidence that today's summit-that-isn't-quite-a-summit between Republicans and Democrats won't yield many kumbayas: Mitch McConnell and John Boehner stake out their position on working with Democrats in a Washington Post op-ed and say they're happy to do so—provided President Obama and company are willing to "move away from the misplaced priorities of the past two years" and embrace GOP positions on tax cuts, health care, lower spending, etc. "If President Obama and Democratic leaders put forward a plan during the lame-duck session to cut spending and stop the tax hikes on all Americans, they can count on a positive response from Republicans," they write. "If the president and Democratic leaders don't act before the end of the year, however, House and Senate Republicans will work to get the job done in the new Congress. But we hope it doesn't come to that." Read These Next Kid Rock has added the R-word to the list of slurs he still uses. Man wakes from coma, says girlfriend crashed car on purpose. Jodi Picoult says she's first author to be banned in two mediums. He's now the Andrew formerly known as a prince. Report an error