[Longbow1969]

But the next extension- in two months- will have to be paid for by new taxes. And the Tea Prty will be put in the position of saying ‘no’ then. Which won’t hold.

I am only arguing the politics of the thing. On the merits, House Republicans are quite correct. The problem is, we needed to have a unified front and we don't. Senate Republicans voted for this thing and have either left town or want to. This leaves House Republicans against..well..pretty much everyone. They are going to end up having to cave because the politics of it are working too strongly against them.

[mrsmith]

“we needed to have a unified front and we don’t. Senate Republicans voted for this thing “

We can’t force the Senate to work with us, Boehner we can.

I think if the House fights for a 12 month extension instead of two they’ll win. The media will do it’s best to keep the issue from being framed that way. But whatever PR price we pay now will be less than we’d pay in two months IMO.

As long as we get the the 12 months.