WH Praises Spending Deal With GOP Congress: 'We Succeeded'

Cybercast News Service ^ | December 17, 2015 | 6:44 AM EST | Susan Jones

[Olog-hai]

The White House objects to a few Republican provisions in the omnibus $1.1-trillion spending bill, but overall, "We succeeded," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Wednesday.

"So we walked into these negotiations focused on making sure that Republicans would not succeed in advancing their ideological agenda through the budgetary process, and I think, based on all of the solid reporting work that you have done over the last several weeks, there were a variety of attempts that Republicans undertook to try to do exactly that, and we did succeed in fighting off those efforts." ...

[firebrand]

And he loves throwing it in our faces best of all. Sometimes I think that’s his chief motivation.

[Pietro]

"So we walked into these negotiations focused on making sure that Republicans would not succeed in advancing their ideological agenda"

Thanks Mr Ryan, you too succeeded.

[Ouderkirk]

I understand the idea that it’s better to just wait him out and not have a confrontation leading into an election year where your party (but most likely not your candidate) is expected to win. But this is simply disgusting.

[Old Sarge]

Until they decide to take it from you anyway...