Just like exactly a year ago on FICA tax cuts/
Bohner knew that he lost this fight on election day. This is HIS standard act to make believe he is taking a hard principled stand until enough of his House members BEG him to unconditionally surrender to O, which he knows is coming.
This is a disastrous strategy for his party and great for Obama BUT it keeps him (Bohner) safe from inter-party Speaker challenges, which is why he keeps doing it.
The script : “We will not budge an inch on our positions” until he is surrounded, out of ammunition and the house he is in is burning down, then it is unconditional surrender time.
And this is the only act he knows and so he keeps repeating it.
Here I summarized some key things that led to this disaster:
'SOL lists some past signs that this day was coming' see #54
Look, this is like saying Justin Bieber didn’t take your advice when he went up against George Foreman, so he lost.
Boehner doesn’t have it in him. He needs to be replaced.
There’s nothing wrong with explaining how wealthy people’s money contributes to the overall economy. There’s nothing wrong with explaining why small businesses are injured and shed jobs when taxes are raised on anyone making over $250k per year.
There are many valid points to be made that refute the idea that ‘the rich’ deserve to pay more. And by forgoing telling the public about them, we allow the Left to continue to demagogue the Rich ad nausium.
We have got to start defending our positions, because one by one they are being picked off. And once they’ve taken out the people they want, they’ll come for you and me.
I’ll defend the rich till my dying breath. I hope to be one of them one day. Most people can identify with that.
We have a timid milk-toast at the helm. Who knew an Ashley Wilks figure wasn’t what we needed right now?
** “Bohner knew that he lost this fight on election day. This is HIS standard act ... “ **
Good description. But you forgot the part where the tears roll down his cheeks onto his suit lapel, then he snots all over his handkerchief while everyone else in the room does an eyeroll.