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House Conservatives: Blame for Fiscal Cliff ‘Rests Squarely on Boehner’s Shoulders’
Cybercast News Service ^ | December 12, 2012 | Patrick Burke

Posted on 12/12/2012 11:54:45 PM PST by Olog-hai

House conservatives believe there is no good proposal put forth by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) or President Obama to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” and blame for the current Republican position “rests squarely” on Boehner’s shoulders.

“Let’s do something that’s real unusual in this town. Let’s talk about accountability. I don’t care whoever you are. The position the speaker’s in right now—if there’s any blame to be placed, it’s squarely on his shoulders,” said Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.). …

“There’s no deal on the table from either side that is a good deal for the American people. Not one deal,” said Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said Wednesday at a press conference with several House conservatives. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: boehner; boner; fiscalabyss; fiscalcliff
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To: Daveinyork

I was never fooled.

I’ve screaming about this for more than a decade.


21 posted on 12/13/2012 11:29:38 AM PST by Tzimisce (What do you do when every every branch of the government is corrupt and aligned against you?)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Boehner could have easily outflanked obama by agreeing to “tax the rich”. There simply are not enough of them. Barry needs the middle class tax increases to pay for kenyancare and obama phones. Why the GOP isn’t shouting that into every microphone I have no idea.

This is a real war on the middle class. The GOP needs to join the dims in gutter and fight back with the facts.


22 posted on 12/13/2012 5:12:22 PM PST by lodi90
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