Now that Harry Reid has made it clear that the Senate will NOT take up the House’s Plan B bill if passed, and the President has also made it clear that HE will NOT sign a Plan B bill, there is no reason for the House Republicans to do anything but leave Washington.
Why would John Boehner force his Republican House colleagues, many of whom have solemnly pledged never to raise taxes, to approve a bill raising taxes when there is no chance whatsoever that the bill will become law?
The Republicans should get out of Washington NOW, as urgently as if the entire city were on fire. Any extra minute that the Republicans remain in town is an extra minute that John Boehner may well use to do something stupid in that will hurt the Republicans. Go. Now.
I will tell you why.
Because this bill is nothing more than a “test” vote for
Bonehead and Cantor. They want to know who votes for and against.
So when the Grandest of All Bargains is ready for a vote,
they would have had time to threaten or bribe the no votes
on this bill. And time to gather some RAT votes, as well
just like Bonehead did with the Debt Ceiling Grandest of all Bargains.