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To: Longbow1969

How exactly do we get a win out of this situation?
The Senate agrees to a 12 month extension- we win.

It IS hurting the Republican party.
What’s hurting the Party is refusing to give the Tea Party anything.


20 posted on 12/20/2011 4:18:04 PM PST by mrsmith (Start electing a 'Tea Party' Majority Leader in 2012 now!)
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To: mrsmith
What’s hurting the Party is refusing to give the Tea Party anything.

Boehner apparently believed getting Keystone in the deal and making sure the payroll tax cuts weren't "paid for" by millionaire tax increases was delivering a victory to the Tea Party. He obviously took that deal to McConnell, got an agreement with Reid, and then discovered his sweeteners weren't enough for the Tea Party. The problem here seems to be that either Boehner is making deals he doesn't have the votes for, or the Tea Party caucus is telling Boehner to make deals and then getting pressured by their constituents and backing out of them. One of the two things is happening, probably some combination of the two.

31 posted on 12/20/2011 5:01:31 PM PST by Longbow1969
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