Washington – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said today that President Obama will “try to put lipstick on this pig and call it something else” tonight when he talks about his health care reform plan in a joint session of Congress.

“I think we’re all interested in what he (Obama) has to say," said Boehner. "But I hope he’s been listening to the American people, because I think over the course of August they’ve raised their voices loud and clear that they don’t want this massive government takeover of our health-care system.

“But it appears that the president is going to double-down tonight and try to put lipstick on this pig and call it something else--and it’s a phrase that’s used around here many times--but it appears the president’s going down this path,” said Boehner...