[Cicero]

Looks like the professional Republican gurus are on board with the professional Republican RINOs.

After all, they all went to the country’s top universities together, didn’t they?

National Review at this point is virtually worthless.

[Gipper08]

Yeah,a trillion added to the debt for the rest of this short year, another trillion plus next year, and then end this congress with another trillion to the debt...thanks boehner...

[vbmoneyspender]

That's $6.5 billion more than Boehner asked for to begin with

That tells me that Boehner needs to put somebody else in charge of negotiating. When you underestimate the strength of your own hand, you should get somebody else involved who knows how to play the game better.

[Red6]

The GOP did fine, but the media is relentless in their spin.

[Diogenesis]

SSDD

[Qbert]

“What could be better than isolating Obama and Obamacare from the will of the people...?”

Um... defunding it before it does even more damage to our country?

[Zakeet]

The GOP did just fine ... by rolling over to this idiot's brilliant leadership

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

How quickly we forget about THIS...

Video: Boehner says GOP will keep its $100 billion pledge

Boehner's a liar.

[screaminsunshine]

Kills Programs??? What programs?

[RnMomof7]

House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio), on the other hand, initially proposed $32 billion in spending cuts. House Republicans, led by an undaunted freshman class, bumped that number up to $61 billion ($100 billion off the president's budget), before settling on $38.5 billion.

A promise he NEVER intended to keep ..he got the scratch (as opposed to a cut) he wanted and by the end of the year those freshman will learn their place and vote for re election

[Caipirabob]

These creeps are simply getting used to living on their knees.

[brushcop]

There, there, just drink this and everything will be fine...

[AmusedBystander]

Boehner could have learned from another Republican...

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Abraham Lincoln

[Gator113]

This is just another bomb from D.C. that we can’t see the details of, until after it’s passed and signed by Obama.

I want to know more than the figure allegedly cut. I want to know exactly what programs were cut.

You see, I don’t for a second believe that the dems are out any money except for some of the funds they had already padded. In other words... more smoke and mirrors.

The games haven’t ended, they’ve just begun.

[jazusamo]

Hopefully Lifson is right on this but the Senate vote according to a CNSNews article doesn't stand a chance.

excerpt:

"A congressional source tells CNSNews.com that under the deal struck last night, the normal Senate filibuster rule will still apply to the Planned Parenthood defunding bill. Unless 60 senators support a procedural measure to close debate on the bill and bring it up for a final vote on whether to actually pass it or not, it will be defeated—even if it could win 51 votes on final passage."

Boehner-Obama Deal

[xzins]

ping to article

[Windflier]

I freely admit to jumping the gun in my comments about this yesterday. It now appears to me that we have indeed gained a tactical victory here.

Putting my pitchfork away for now...

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Just a few weeks before the 2008 election, various bubbles burst, and the economy circled the drain.

That won't happen in 2012.

First, the election will take place. Then, within a few weeks, {the wall will be hit; bubbles will burst; cards will come tumbling down ... chose your metaphor}.

That way, if Obama is reelected, the Dems have a couple of years to try to get things fixed. If a Republican is elected — then it becomes her (or his) fault.

[mulligan]

ANOTHER STUPID AND IGNORANT COMMENT.

[GailA]

This is doing well? BTW it is FR posted.

US to fund $20m remake of Sesame Street for Pakistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13015768

Just another $20 Mil down the toilet, to pay interest to the Chinese on.