Better a deal on this than on immigration.
I do believe congress is a bit more conservative. The tea partiers we elected in 2010 are out of the “freshman” category and no longer firmly under the boot of leadership.
GOOD! The GOP should do nothing. Tell the Rats that the GOP will not assist in the crash of this nation.
Give America a crash course in economics. Pass it all. The minions will be rioting in the street when the Marxist rats can’t deliver.
“closing loopholes” means ditching mortgage and other largely middle class deductions
that is a tax hike
it will be devastating and will be blamed on the GOP in time to lose the House in 2014
what a deal
To Obama and Boehner that means raising taxes on everyone with a job.
The first deal that needs to be reached is to replace Captain Caveman as Speaker.
[House GOP “more conservative” than last session?]
PLEASE! Don’t use the word “conservative” and GOP in the same sentence. There is no relation to each other.
....by closing tax loopholes instead....
How the hell do you think our politicians got rich in office?
Answer: They made themselves “tax loopholes” and then used them for themselves while the average working slob was unable to get these “freebies” due to the fact that all of their income was spent on things like food, lodging and transportation.......not special investments designed by the Congress to enrich themselves.
It’s comparable to asking Obama parasites to give back their “Obama phones.”
It’s not going to happen..........ever!
For real conservatism we need Allen West in there! What the hell is going on in St. Lucie Florida with all this alleged fraud and corruption? http://www.teapartytribune.com/2012/11/11/what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-st-lucie-florida-with-all-this-alleged-fraud-and-corruption/
Boehner will cave in 5-4-3-2-
He'll manage it without even getting credit from the MSM for giving Zero everything that he wants, so when we plunge into the abyss after avoiding the relatively small fiscal cliff, the Republicans will take the blame.
If I were Boehner, I would be playing the “Compromiser” role with the Democrats. Gingrich was heavily demonized for fighting the Democrats. The Dems and their minions want a boogeyman with a face.
Boehner can talk compromise all he wants but if the Repubs don’t go along with it, it is meaningless.
If the Markers don’t make, the Takers can’t take....at least, not for long. As Margaret Thatcher aptly stated, “ Socialist governments do traditionally make a mess. They do finally run out of other people’s money.” Wise words, indeed. Too bad the USA didn’t heed them.
If Congress doesn’t co-operate he will do it by decree.
I hope Boehner will continue to talk softly on “compromise” but will hold a hard line on no new taxes. The federal government is already raising more than 30% more money than they should need. The answer is to cut spending dramatically, and going over the “fiscal cliff” would be far less harmful than continuing our massively wasteful (and often harmful) federal spending. We need to continue the tax cuts for all Americans, including the wealthy, and we need to cut all new spending that has been added in the past 20 years.
Surprise, surprise.
Romney would actually cut loopholes on people making UNDER $250,000. He was going for stricter tax reform than Obama.
But Romney would also have cut tax rates on EVERYONE.
Romney's plan was excellent.