Wow! Boehner just did a hit and run now, didn't he?

[Skidmore]

Looks like he's going to try to hammer Grover Norquist's Plan B through tomorrow and try to hang the President with the label of "tax raiser". Did you see that "press conference?"

[unblock]

1. much as i enjoy seeing republicans cry, no, i missed it.

plan b from outer space will go nowhere even if it does pass the house.

[spanone]

2. about 10 seconds long.

[Blaukraut]

3. Trying to take away Obama's advantage

If he manages to get his plan B passed before the fiscal cliff, Obama won't have the leverage of letting the tax cuts expire and reinstate a tax cut for 250k and below.

[unblock]

5. but no way can it pass the senate. it's just for show.

this is why i think we're going off the cliff.

both sides are posturing.

[JoePhilly]

7. It won't pass the Senate. Reid won't even bring it for a vote.

Boehner is blustering, nothing more.

[RomneyLies]

13. Actually, Reid MUST bring it up for a vote.

It's an amendment to a bill already passed by the House, then amended by the Senate and sent back to the House.

Procedurally, Reid has no choice but to bring it up for a vote.

[Blaukraut]

18. Boehner will add his plan to a joint resolution so it has to be voted on in Senate

http://www.rollcall.com/news/rules_panel_uses_shell_resolution_to_ease_path_for_boehner_tax_plan-220158-1.html?pos=oplyh

Speaker John A. Boehner’s proposed fallback plan to deal with the tax rate increases looming at the end of the year would give Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid what might be a much-needed Christmas present.
When the House Rules Committee gave formal notice of a meeting to set up floor debate for test votes on two proposals to extend some expiring tax rates, the panel’s advisory noted the measures would be offered as substitute amendments to a carefully selected but wholly unrelated bill.
The shell of a joint resolution that began as a routine annual extension of import restrictions on Myanmar will become the legislative vehicle selected for the “plan B” by Boehner, R-Ohio. The measure (H J Res 66) has already passed through both the House and Senate in different forms, which may give it obscure procedural advantages that could cut down on the time needed to approve a final fiscal cliff deal.

Using the Myanmar sanctions vehicle has another advantage in the House. There is no opportunity for the House Democrats to offer their own amendment in the form of a motion to recommit the measure.
For the GOP, the measure that Boehner on Tuesday termed his “plan B” should talks with the White House break down also is part of a voting track the speaker is using to counter objections from House conservatives that it asks them in effect to vote for a tax increase. Boehner’s office emphasized Monday the speaker’s favored amendment “does not raise taxes. It is a net tax cut that prevents a $4.6 trillion tax hike on Jan. 1.” That rhetorical point is built in part on the current law that has taxes jumping at the start of the New Year.

[pscot]

20. he can bring it up, then filibuster

we have a precedent for that.

[RomneyLies]

21. Nope, you cannot filibuster a joint committee bill in the Senate.

Boehner used Senate rules to his advantage on this one.

[shraby]

8. I believe there is already one similar waiting in the house that the senate already

passed. If the house votes on their version, they just need reconciled and the bill is good to go.
Unless the house one is drastically different.

[bowens43]

10. Huh? How do you figure.

Nothing changes. It's dead in the senate

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. Epic fail on Boehner's fault. He's grandstanding before the cameras and appeasing his Teabaggers.

It's bullshit. And for once, we shouldn't fall for it!

[SugarShack]

4. Boehner wants to protect rich workers, while most of American's agreed to RAISE TAXES! yes!

people who earn like 989K??? Really? Boehner is nuts. The wars have come due. How unpatriotic of those repubs.

[MNBrewer]

9. Rich "workers"

[Little Star]

6. Seems like he's pretty sure he has the votes for his PlanB. ugh

[blueclown]

12. In the House, perhaps.

But not in the Senate.

[spanone]

14. the guy from politico on m$nbc said he doesn't have the votes....we'll see

harry reid isn't going to bring it up for a vote...it's bullshit posturing

[Johonny]

23. pretty much, I was going on the I'll believe it when I see it

I can't tell if he's trying to pressure Obama to back it so he will have enough house Dems to pass it or he is going to somehow twist enough Republicans arms? Which is something a lot of people doubt. If he needs the Dems then he needs to use the Dems 400,000 K number at least... fake drama so exciting

[Firebrand Gary]

11. That guy is an asshole. nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

15. It's not going to pass the senate.

That was just his way of saying "I have no control over these nutty Teabaggers, and they scare me!"

Get your parachutes out. It looks like we're cliff diving.

[Zoeisright]

16. Like the cowardly little eunuch he is.

[lpbk2713]

19. They won't be happy until the entire country is completely in ruins.

Their damned obstructionism has brought us close enough to the brink as it is.
They would rather ruin the country than do anything that might be perceived as
going along with the Dems or more specifically Obama.

[DearAbby]

22. And Boehner picks PARTY over Country

really, was anyone surprised? The man has no cajones.