“Boner only has 150 GOP votes for the 6 week increase”
Source? That would surprise me obviously.
Published whip count is 150. That’s why Boehner didn’t just pass the bill like he has for the others. That’s why he, Cantor and Ryan made the pilgrimage to Obama. And that’s why Obama rejected the deal. Boehner can’t pass the extension without RAT votes so he must give up more concessions. If Boehner had the GOP votes, he would have passed the bill last night. This was an end-around by Boner/Cantor/Ryan and it failed.