[princeofdarkness]

If I was a professional star athlete and had John Boehner as my agent to negotiate for me, I'd be in big trouble. He would probably take the first low ball offer from the owner and say “it's the best deal we could get”.

[ScaniaBoy]

However, Republicans did win the inclusion of a policy rider that forbids public money from going toward abortion procedures in the District of Columbia, a restriction that had previously been enacted when Republicans held power in federal Washington. The deal also adds money for one of Boehner’s favored projects, a program that provides low-income District students with money to attend private schools.

Baah, fighting instincts like sheep.