The Republicans should have crafted a bill with exactly what Obama ran on. Bring it to the floor, all the Repubs vote present, let it pass on Democrat votes,send it to the Seante and go home. When the economy tanks further they have no part of it, the Dems own it. It would give us a shot at the Senate in 2014. Instead they get cornered. The Dems play chess while the Repubs play checkers
The Dems play chess while the Repubs play checkers
Thats what is going on here. Boehner gets crafty and tries to corner the kenyan as a proven liar by passing the Pelosi Plan but conservatives decide in the middle to keep on playing checkers.
The GOP has a terrible brand problem. The dims have successfully labeled the GOP as the party of the rich. Now the kenyan will use that to get everything he wants.
Permanent defense cuts, increased spending, massive tax increases and an “Obama tax cut”. The dims will run out the clock to 2014 and regain the House if this is their opposition. Then comes a VAT, EU style open borders, etc.
But at least we will still have our principles!