Why the Tax Compromise Won't Work

From Sea to Shining Sea ^ | 12/19/10 | Purple Mountains

[PurpleMountains]

The deal Rep. Boehner and Sen. McConnell negotiated with President Obama reminds one of the deal that Stalin negotiated with Hitler at the start of World War II. They were snookered. There was no way that Obama could be re-elected in 2012 if he let the Bush tax cuts expire. Boehner and McConnell gave away a huge expansion of unemployment payments and pork that will be financed with more billions of borrowed money - in return for giving Obama something he wanted anyway! And, as the following article points out, they placed labels on this tax-cut extension that will return to bite Republicans regardless. With friends like this, who needs enemies?

[Mouton]

Charles Krautheimer has been saying the exact points raised in the article since day one. I think he is right, our side was snookered, again. One begins to wonder whether they are simply this dumb or they just wish to get along.

[Arlis]

While the Dems are hardball pros, the Repubs only know the game of softball.

Unless this changes, our hope is small........

[hosepipe]

We need a new speaker of the house, one wrapped a bit tighter..
Cause Boehner has his proverbial Turban on way too LOOSE...
His head is screwed on cross threaded.. makes his eyes water..