Boehner's So Whipped From the Last Tax Fight That He's Looking To Fold Again

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides.

Republicans in the House of Representatives got a public drubbing from critics within and outside the party in December for initially refusing to approve a Senate plan to extend the tax break for 160 million Americans through February . . .

Now, with Democratic and Republican negotiators preparing for a new round of talks in the coming days to extend the payroll tax cut for the rest of the year, Republican leaders are anxious to move quickly to get a deal, aides said . . .

"I think Boehner will seek a more accommodating approach to get a good percentage of Democrats to vote for it - even if it costs him a lot of House Republican freshmen," one House Republican leadership aide told Reuters.

. . . the political fallout from the December showdown with Democrats was so unpleasant for Republicans that some congressional aides now speculate that Republicans might push to accelerate a deal by January 24, when Obama gives his annual State of the Union address to Congress.


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[gateley]

1. Excellent. Keep it up, O and Dems! It's THEIR turn to "compromise"! nt

[aquart]

10. I don't want compromise. I want cave.

[gateley]

13. Yep. That's what the quotation marks were for. :-) nt

[Old and In the Way]

2. Democrats might want to take the opportunity to load up a couple of poison pills

in the legislation....just as a little payback. Not sure they could get the bill out of committee, but I think we know that Boehner is not going to let this bill get obstructed.

[bluestateguy]

3. Which may well cost Bayner the speakership

They may let him finish out the year, but if he folds he won't be back next year as Speaker, even if they stay in the majority.

[LetTimmySmoke]

4. Every time a picture of Boehner is shown, it looks like he and his staff all have to take a shit.

[Cheap_Trick]

6. "So I looked in the bowl, and it was THIS long."

Guy on the left: "Yeah, I know. Learn how to flush next time why don't ya."

[Historic NY]

5. Make Boner cry, McConnell whine & Cantor yelp....all the way to election day !!

[BlueCaliDem]

7. LOVE it! K&R!

This is how the Democrats should always be. We're on the right side for Americans, and our reps and senators should fight to keep it that way.

This article makes me smile inside and out.

They underestimate President Obama at their own peril.

[Lil Missy]

8. It's about time someone put those petulant freshman pricks in their place. n/t

[hfojvt]

9. so Republicans are not gonna fight against tax cuts for the rich?

Wow, what a victory for progressives that is.

What will Obama do next? Force Republicans to give in to his plan to invade Iran?
Force Republicans to give in to drilling for oil in ANWR or the Gulf?
Force Republicans to give in to approving the Keystone pipeline?

With his awesome power to get Republicans to approve conservative legislation, the possibilities are endless.

[MarianJack]

11. I've said it before and I'll say it again,...

...though hopefully not after January of 2013.

john boner is the WEAKEST Speaker of the House EVER.

PEACE!

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12. sad