Friday, July 22, 2011

Boehner unwilling to commit to surrendering,House Balks,Dems Divided #tcot #tlot #teaparty

RRD:Of course the "Dems Divided" could be a Mutt & Jeff routine(i.e. Good Cop/Bad Cop),so as to show how "moderate" Obama is etc..
That said,the only thing preventing the total surrender of the TIT s (Tories in Training) in the Republican losership is the Tea Party.The scum need to wiped away with Ajax(or Comet or your preferred bathroom cleanser,I choose Ajax because of The Iliad).


The photo of Boehner making flesh Ayn Rand's quip about "loose lips & unseeing eyes"

Plus two prophetic illustrations of our government courtesy of Bosch & Durer.(The Ship of Fools)


...."Boehner told reporters, "Frankly, I think it would be irresponsible on behalf of the Congress and the president not to be looking at back-up strategies for how to solve this problem." "At the end of the day, we have a responsibility to act," the Ohio Republican said. Asked whether GOP lawmakers supporting the House's "cut, cap and balance" debt limit measure would be unwilling to ultimately compromise, Boehner said, "I'm sure we've got some members who believe that, but I do not believe that would be anywhere close to the majority."....

Boehner: House will compromise on debt limit - BusinessWeek


http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9OK77382.htm


..."But he also made clear that he was not inclined to take any steps that could be considered a tax increase. "I've never voted to raise taxes," he said, "and I don't intend to." .....


Boehner and Obama Nearing Deal on Cuts and Taxes


http://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/us/politics/22fiscal.xml

RRD:In short Boehner is too wishy-washy to even commit to surrendering.

..."Many conservative Republicans are in an uproar over the McConnell plan, and more than 70 House members signed a letter circulated by members of the conservative Republican Study Committee calling on Boehner to come out in public opposition to the McConnell-Reid plan."...

....."The hope appears to be that such an option will look a lot better to the House in a week or so, given the lack of other ideas. The Gang of Six plan has come under assault from critics like House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who say the plan would increase taxes by $2 trillion over the next 10 years instead of the $1 trillion -plus claimed by proponents like Conrad "....


...."Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., who is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, blasted the plan in a missive to his panel members, saying it would cut the Pentagon much too deeply and would unfairly curb military health and retirement benefits. "....


Boehner: House will compromise on debt limit - BusinessWeek


http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9OK77382.htm

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