I can only guess that they are trying to get O to go along with future cuts in medicare because they believe a Republican POTUS could never do it,
And they don't like raising taxes and figure the worse the deficit gets the more appealing raising taxes will look.
So they let O spend now, they make a compromise deal on taxes to get cuts in our future entitlements. Is that the plan????
I see no reason to believe that Bohner will beat O with his strategy, whatever that is,
and I am not thrilled about me going on O care at 65 (if I want to retire then) in return for continuing spending now and a deal on taxes now, and Obama looking like a big bi-partision success with Bohners help.
Just to be painfully repetitive:
But what if Republicans send two bills to the Senate, one extending cuts <$250K (for everyone) and one >$250K ?
Then they are not :
1) Raising taxes, or
2) Holding the middle class hostage to the rich
Then its Dems that raised those taxes.
Or 3 bills, if they have time: 1) restoring all the GWB tax cuts, 2) tax cuts for everyone below (some number between 250K and $2M), and 3 (if necessary) Tax cuts for those <=250K and blame O. Bill #1 would be to make those pesky tea partiers happy, so maybe they Boner could get some votes for other bills.