to Obama and tell him to have fun trying to play grownup, then recess the House.
Time to go over the “cliff”. The democrats will not approve anything unless it’s even worse that the mandated cuts. We should take what we can get and walk away from the table.
Is anyone surprised? Bueller?
Big surprise.
Boehner the fool is trying to show how stubborn Obama is being with his multiple offers.
He should just do his job take care of his own house. He is not responsible for what others do but he thinks he is.
Again, the fool.
Even when Boehner surrenders and waives the white flag, Obama does not accept. What does Obama want? Boehner to genuflect, kiss the ring, and prostate himself? This whole exercise is so degrading.
It’s either the arrogant pos occpant’s of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave way, or the highway. He will push the tax increases down our throat, just like he did the health care bill
This isn’t about the fiscal cliff, it is about ending the GOP.
The media will blame the GOP, and Bush, for anything going forward. Obambi knows this, and WANTS to move to the next step.
He is playing the long game, and Boehner is being played.
Guess what. It doesn’t matter if the White House rejects Boehner’s back up plan. If the House passes, the Senate will come under pressure to act on it absent any agreement between the House and the President.
If the Senate fails to act, the Democrats are to blame. If the Senate approves Plan B and the President vetoeso it, the President sends the economy over the fiscal cliff.
This is a negotiating tactic. We’ll see how well it works.
Boehner just got had by Obama. GOP needs to dump Bner now
The Republicans need to go onto as many as the cable news networks, Sunday talks shows, nightly news programs, etc., and saturate the airwaves with the following message: “We made proposal “A” to Obama and he rejected it.” “We made proposal “B” to Obama, and he rejected it.” We made proposal “C”, etc. etc. “It’s clear that it is Barack Obama who has no intention of finding a solution to this problem, and WANTS the country to go over the Fiscal Cliff.” They need to get this message out to as many Americans as they can, as often as they can.
Boehner & the Republicans should come back with a specific Department to cut - like Education. There is no doubt that it has been an abject failure to improve anything, anywhere in the country. Stand up & say, “We will accept higher taxes only when there are dramatic & specific cuts in spending - starting HERE!”
Boehner could give obama EVERYTHING he wanted, no strings attached, and obama would reject it. Why? Because obama WANTS TO GO OVER THE CLIFF. He knows Pravda USA would still blame the GOP for it.
It looks to me like it is time for the House GOP to stop negotiating against itself.
IMHO, the GOP could win this PR battle if it:
(1) Passed a bill that reduces our fiscal deficit by:
(a) Taxing “carried-interest” gains of hedge-funders at ordinary income rates.
(b) Making interest over $50,000 on tax-exempt bonds taxable at ordinary income rates.
(c) Capping total itemized deductions from personal taxable income at, say, $50,000.
(d) Putting a “too-big-to-fail” tax on the dozen or so banks and investment banks that are STILL too big.
(e) Treating “state tax credits” for producing movies as current period taxable income.
(f) Radically reducing tax subsidies to all entertainment businesses.
(g) Placing a hiring freeze on the Federal Government — which includes all its sub-units except Defense.
(h) Treating inheritances as ordinary taxable income to the heirs.
(i) Permitting gifts to charities to be deductible for tax purposes ONLY if contributed as cash. Non-cash gifts like “art”, junk autos, and valuable “personal papers” would be non-tax-deductible, regardless of their so-called “appraised” values.
(h) ETC.
(2) Sent that bill to the Senate.
(3) Sent every Representative home until the Senate passes the same bill — or passes a modified bill with differences to be be worked out in a conference, i.e.: the “normal way”.
IMHO, the “Chicago Way” — where the House of Representatives is left to beg for a serious response from Harry Reed and the White House — is a fool’s game.
IMHO, it’s time to stop playing that game.
Give it up Boehner!! Stand UP like A MAN. If the few remaining REAL Conservative House Members don’t vote to take the gavel out of Boehner’s weaping hands then the GOP is dead to me.
I’ve already budgeted the 800 or so a month I will lose by going over the cliff. I guarentee you it will happen. Obama WANTS it to happen. He will not agree to anything except something that damages America more than the cliff.
The greatest mistake was to enter into negotiations with Obama....should have just passed the Ryan plan again in the House and send it over to the Senate.
It does not matter what Boner proposes, it will be rejected out of hand. Obozo wants to blame Repubbies for all the fiscal cliff problems that arise. He wants a scapegoat, and will blame them for being partisan. He will not accept anything from the other side. He will accuse them of not being serious and the MSM will back him up. Notice that he has proposed nothing.......
Did he cry when he heard the news?
What a loooooser.
Shouldn't Boehner let Reid be the judge of these things? How can McConnell get the chance to surrender too, if Boehner doesn't let the Senate play its role in the process?
Stop letting Obama speak for the Senate.
-PJ