Senate GOP leader predicts a payroll tax deal GOP CAVING??)

CNN ^ | December 11,2011 | Tom Cohen

[Hojczyk]

Asked if Americans will wake up January 1 to a tax increase because Congress failed to act on the issue, McConnell responded: "That isn't going to happen, and obviously we'll reach an agreement." Later in the interview, McConnell declared that extending the payroll tax cut "has bipartisan support."

Another conservative Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, agreed that a compromise would emerge but said he doubted it would include the oil pipeline provision.

"At the end of the day the payroll tax will get extended as it is now," Graham said on NBC's "Meet the Press," adding: "The pipeline's probably not going to sell."

[Ann Archy]

Not caving....getting us the PIPELINE!!!!

[Ann Archy]

Lindsay doesn’t know what he’s talkinbng about. Let the Democrats VOTE THIS DOWN....I dare them!!

[SumProVita]

To Lindsey Graham: It’s worthless without the PIPELINE!

[who knows what evil?]

Americans WANT the pipeline, you fop...

[Hojczyk]

GOP will CAVE.....HARRY REID WILL NOT BRING IT UP FOR A VOTE....AND IF HE DOES YOU NEED SIXTY VOTES..YOU WILL SEE THE OIL GOING TO CHINA FIRST..

[Ann Archy]

If the Pipeline is attached to the Payroll Tax, Reid HAS to bring it up....he’ll get CRUCIFIED if he doesn’t.....and there will be 90 Yea votes.

[WellyP]

Exactly!

[shelterguy]

“””At the end of the day the payroll tax will get extended as it is now,” Graham said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” adding: “The pipeline’s probably not going to sell.”

Get rid of this ****y.

[G Larry]

Poor analysis....

Fighting extension the Payroll Tax Cut is NOT a battle we can win in the media or the public.

So, the best we can do is make sure we get something meaningful in exchange.

Let Omama and the Dem’s explain why they won’t approve the Keystone Pipeline NOW, in exchange for extending those cuts, one more year.

Yes, I understand the economics of the extension, but that explanation won’t sell on the street.

[bray]

God forbid we get serious about energy security.

Pray for America

[Ann Archy]

Gay Graham is an IDIOT or else John McCain told him to say this. Juan might not want the Pipeline.

Another thing.....this 20,000 Pipeline Jobs Bill costs the Taxpayers NOTHING....NOTHING!!!!!!! I don't understand why this should even have a VOTE on it...it's PRIVATE!

[Spartan79]

Get rid of this ****y.

RINOs like Brown are no doubt the best we can ever hope for in states like Massachusetts. But how in the h**l did someone like Graham ever get foisted on us by South Carolina?

[Mouton]

I think the plan should be to stop all NG shipments by pipeline into South Carolina and blame it on the queen.

[PALIN SMITH]

If this tax cut is so good, let's keep cutting.

We got Obama in a trap!

[Gritty]

I see the Gutless Old Party is busily at it again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!

[EGPWS]

I don't understand why this should even have a VOTE on it...it's PRIVATE!

Not only THAT but the oil will go to China if we don't build the pipeline.

[org.whodat]

The pipe line should not have been brought into this to start with, can the republican not do anything with out it smacking of cronyism.

[Mark]

CNN- great reporting: "Another conservative Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina"

OK,CNN!

[The Cajun]

Another conservative Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina

Well that statement was the end to any truth in the article.