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Topic: Boehner to House GOP:
Don´t make Christmas plans |
Boehner to House GOP:
Don´t make Christmas plans
CBS News, by Lucy Madison
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Posted By:JoniTx, 12/12/2012 4:14:15 PM
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| Despite what looked like recent signs of progress on a deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," House Speaker John Boehner signaled today that Republicans and Democrats remain as far apart as ever in the negotiating process -- and is warning his fellow lawmakers that they might have to work through the Christmas holidays. In a meeting with the House Republican Conference this morning, Boehner told members not to make plans for Christmas, CBS News has learned, and members leaving the meeting said there were no indications from Boehner´s remarks that any real progress has been made
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
JimS, 12/12/2012 4:19:58 PM (No. 9062105)
Go home, Boehner.
I want this to sail off the cliff like Thelma and Louise
At least that way some of the freeloaders will have to pay some tax
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Coy860, 12/12/2012 4:25:01 PM (No. 9062116)
They´ll wait until Christmas eve to shove a crap sandwich down our throats, just like they did with Obamacare.
We no longer have a Representative Republic.
This is tyranny, people.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
gobushcheneygo, 12/12/2012 4:39:32 PM (No. 9062133)
Exactly, midnight on Christmas Eve I expect Boehner to give Obama everything he wants. Santa´s little helper. s/
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
gagolfer, 12/12/2012 4:41:55 PM (No. 9062138)
They never miss a vacation. Boehner and Obama are just playing to their bases until the last minute that they are fighting hard for a good agreement. One is probably already written and signed.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
RUReadyY3K, 12/12/2012 4:42:21 PM (No. 9062139)
I´m am of the same opinion as #1. However, I read somewhere that Geithner says they may not withhold the proper amount. This regime is so lawless that I say go over the cliff on principal.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
BaseballFan, 12/12/2012 4:45:36 PM (No. 9062141)
I wish Boehner would make retirement plans. Today.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Ida Lil, 12/12/2012 4:54:44 PM (No. 9062158)
Why ignore the fact that the Obamacare crap sandwich was handed us by a democrat Congress that the GOP refused to dignify by participating?
When will the war on your own side end?
Harry Reid is the dictator aided by his handmaiden nancy not the puppet in the WH.
Between them they set this nation on the cliff trail while their little pied piper took the credit as usual.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
cartcart, 12/12/2012 4:55:44 PM (No. 9062162)
Giving up holidays to give the illusion of working on the problem is an old political ploy. We all know what is going to happen. We will be screwed yet again by the gutless wonders.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Coy860, 12/12/2012 5:44:13 PM (No. 9062229)
#7. Right now, I don´t think either party is on MY side.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
hotrod, 12/12/2012 5:48:59 PM (No. 9062239)
Obama is very happy. Conservatives do not blame him. They blame Boehner and the rest of the Republicans. The msm approves of that! What a great way for Obama to start his Hawaii Christmas vacation!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 12/12/2012 5:49:36 PM (No. 9062240)
I`m tellin ya`, Boehner`s ineptitude almost makes me want to jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge....
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
sgtfox of the jarhead clan, 12/12/2012 5:57:50 PM (No. 9062255)
Lots of folks outside of Washington are not making much for Christmas plans.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Veritas2009, 12/12/2012 6:08:12 PM (No. 9062268)
This is easy, when Obama leaves town, so does the House.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
JediJerry, 12/12/2012 6:19:13 PM (No. 9062279)
I think that all House and Senate GOP members hould make their plans to spend Christmas and New Years in Hawaii just like Obama and his Wookie, playing golf, shopping and dining nightly on lobster, mahi mahi, and filet mignon and drinking $200 bottles of wine one after another.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
dr fate, 12/12/2012 7:00:55 PM (No. 9062320)
Laughable what these perfumed princes call "work". A hard day´s work would leave most of them in traction.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
John c, 12/12/2012 7:38:24 PM (No. 9062360)
I like Mark Levin´s idea of passing a tax cut bill, excepting the top two tiers. Then go home.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
mws50, 12/12/2012 8:04:09 PM (No. 9062393)
someone needs to slap Boehner upside his dumb head and kick him out of his position.
Pass a spending cut bill and go home.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
OhMy, 12/12/2012 9:06:42 PM (No. 9062462)
How about passing a bill with a heafty tax increase including a provision to revoke Obamacare - then leave town. Obama won´t touch it so he will take the blame for going over the cliff..
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
ROLFnader, 12/12/2012 9:38:49 PM (No. 9062501)
We can take comfort in the fact that he hasn´t gone quite far enough to the dark side that he still calls it ´Christmas´.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 12/12/2012 10:09:57 PM (No. 9062558)
We KNOW these big babies will do something so their Christmas holidays won´t get messed up. We can´t have that now, can we? Boehner´s "leaks" enough to make you sick. He must go. NOW.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 12/12/2012 10:23:13 PM (No. 9062579)
My wager is on Zippy doing something stupid on Christmas Day and then flying off into the sunset. Staffers are only taking off December 25th. What does that say ?
Past history rules.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 12/13/2012 4:02:54 AM (No. 9062786)
Demonrats who don´t believe in Christmas have to stay. Peelousy is already having a fit. Ironic, isn´t it?
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