Obama took himself hostage and the Republicans caved.
Posted on 01/02/2013 8:37:48 AM PST by tsowellfan
It doesn't work that way. The vote for Speaker is not a plurality vote. Boehner must get at least 218 votes to keep the Speakership. Democrats don't have that many votes.
All it will take is for 14 Republicans to vote "present" for Boehner to not reach 218.
If that happens, Boehner can strong-arm some more and take another vote, or he can step aside and let someone else come forward.
-PJ
Not yet. We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Using the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip, the Republicans need to get substantial spending cuts starting this year. Absent achieving substantial ACTUAL cuts, not just promises to make cuts in the future, then you are correct - it will cause the party to lose a huge chunk of its support.
There were some positives that came out of the Bill they negotiated. Permanent tax breaks for 99% of wage earners; reasonable capital gains tax rates - also made permanent; etc.
Yeah, it seems everyone is overlooking the ‘permanent’ part. I think that’s a pretty big deal.
He should have spent the time he wasted going after Palin on Obama, and he and the rest are eternally guilty of letting the “historical” (i.e. half black) thing distract them and failing to adequately inform the public of Obama’s inexperience and leftism. But he wasn’t a cheerleaders. And his being inside the beltway is all the more reason to listen to him on how far Pubs bent over.
Part of the pseudo-conservative candlight dinner love fest with Obama.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/obamas-dinner-with-conser_n_157701.html
Here’s his “Cool Barry” column. Get out the kneepads.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/02/AR2008100203043.html
Here’s another gem from 2010.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/255486/new-comeback-kid-charles-krauthammer#
Obama took himself hostage and the Republicans caved.
lol. True. Then went back to vacay in choomland...
The GOP:
Kool-Aid tastes just great
I wish I had some lovely
Kool-Aid; I can’t wait
See #140 here
The fact that he attended the famous dinner says nothing more than that he accepted an invitation. As a pundit, why shouldn't he accept?
From the second link:
It worked for two reasons: Democrats believe that nonsense, and he was new. But now he needs more than Democrats. And novelty fades.
The piece was a critique of McCain's campaign. He thought Obama's campaign was well-run and that Obama did what he needed to do. No admiration of his policies at all.
The last link is the same theme. He said that Obama had made himself relevant again and explained why.
Krauthammer's observations [time after time after time] -- i.e., Obama has good political skills, but bad policies -- aren't in the least bit controversial and do not describe a fan of Obama. Simply someone who is capable of recognizing Obama's strengths despite his dislike of his policies. Your criticism of Krauthammer is inaccurate.
Precisely. I think Obama is an under-educated, narcissistic, pseudo-Marxist. I suspect Krauthammer would largely agree. But he also just got the Republicans to raise taxes for the first time in two decades.
Grudging admiration for that fact does not make one a fan-boy.
You’re entitled to your opinion. In my view, there’s little distinguishing Peggy Noonan and Krauthammer. They both bought the “Barack the Magic Negro” hype in 2008 and have been trying to back peddle ever since without offending the Manhattan and Georgetown cocktail circuits.
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