Don’t be so hateful that it makes you blind to reality.
Boehner has to appear like he’s willing to working with Democrats or they will portray him to the voters as obstructionist and the cause of us “falling off the fiscal cliff” as Van Hollen was already attempting to do yesterday.
1. They will do that regardless of what Boner does
2. Their side will be hurt more by the fall off the cliff than our side.
The best thing for him to do is shut up and wait for the phone to ring. D-senators will be begging for a compromise. If they don't offer enough, then sit back and wait for the cliff.
Bonehead could drop his pants and let Berry have his way with him.
They would still say he’s refusing to work with them.
It does not matter what he does. They will paint him as an obstructionist.
Since that is what they are gone to do. You might as well be one.
You are correct. The democrats misread this election as a mandate to drive us of the cliff. It was more akin to picking the winner of American Idol. The ignorants voted Obama because he’s black and they want to stick it to ‘the Man’. He’s cool! The bulk of the Obama voters are totally clueless about the severity of our fiscal situation and have no idea how inept a leader Obama is.
Boehner needs pressure from us, but he also needs support. Reid has no rock star appeal, he is widely despised. Boehner is smart to give Obama, Reid and Van Hollen enough rope to hang themselves. They will, as long as they force higher taxes and business-killing regulations. For all that this election was a disaster for the presidency and senate, it was a good result for the House, and we need to give Boehner some backbone to avoid another debacle like the 2010 Lame Duck session. If he holds, good. If he folds, then it’s time for Speaker Ryan.