2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHouse GOP opposition to fiscal cliff bill grows
Will the GOP say and vote Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!?
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/senate-clears-fiscal-cliff-deal-89-8-85640.html#ixzz2GkxrIfBg
musiclawyer
(2,335 posts)Not !
I think POTUS knew this was likely
chillfactor
(7,575 posts)that is why I did not get excited over the bill the Senate passed.....the republicans always ready to blow the country into hell..
Flashmann
(2,140 posts)So do I......I hope he walks back some of his compromise concessions......Go back to the 250K threshold,for a start.....
This fiasco of a clusterfuck,needs to remain in the foreground of the National conscious,regardless of end results,right up to election day '14......
If the teabag shitsticks insist on driving stakes through their own hearts,we should absolutely help them.....
chillfactor
(7,575 posts)the word "yes" not in their vocabulary
jenmito
(37,326 posts)whatever happens, including a new bill MORE favorable to the Ds!
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Boehner doesn't want to bring a deal to the floor that a majority of his caucus don't support. Maybe he'll wait till after the vote for Speaker in a few days and then do so.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)We're over the cliff right now.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Can be fixed retroactively. The tax hikes in particular. The biggest immediate concern IMO is UI extension. But cynically I don't know that Boehner would mind making the unemployed suffer if it helped him keep his speakership. Horrible to say, but I fear it's true.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Last edited Tue Jan 1, 2013, 07:42 PM - Edit history (1)
but their level of dysfunction is still pretty shocking. This whole thing is giving me tummy rumblings.
LiberalFighter
(50,912 posts)Jennicut
(25,415 posts)Repubs in the House were dared to kill a bill for middle class tax cuts. Cantor and Boehner look craven and weak tonight, respectively. Repubs are going to be even more unpopular in the next few days.
Cha
(297,196 posts)Greg Sargent
@ThePlumLineGS If House Rs killing WH-McConnell deal isn't enough to persuade media figures to drop false equivalence BS, nothing will
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Jennicut
(25,415 posts)How stupid Cantor and the tea partiers are. It is almost like they don't want to ever win the Presidency again.
And what do they expect once we go over the cliff?
To get a better deal?
Ha.
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)when you can predict when congress will do exactly the wrong thing.
SouthernDonkey
(256 posts)I hope the GOP hold it up. I'm about sick of the President caving! Somebody needed to hold it up.
What worries me is they've already figured out that he'll just cave in to meet their demands if they dig in their heels now.
This is the first negative thing I've had to say about President Obama in 5 years! But I'm quite tired of him giving in to Republican pressure, and reneging on his campaign promise. ENOUGH ALREADY!
Cha
(297,196 posts)Nancy Pelosi
✔@NancyPelosi Strong majority of House Ds support bipartisan Senate bill that passed 89-8. Confident it will pass if @SpeakerBoehner allows up/down vote.
on the obama diary