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cal04

(41,505 posts) Tue Jan 1, 2013, 05:49 PM Jan 2013

House will add "spending cuts they know Democrats can't live with

Mike Allen
Chief White House correspondent, POLITICO

GOP source, privy to leadership strategy: House will add "spending cuts they know Democrats can't live with...Our base is gonna be fired up"

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House will add "spending cuts they know Democrats can't live with (Original Post) cal04 Jan 2013 OP

Okay Aerows Jan 2013 #1

The Senate leadership says the Senate is done...they will not consider any amendments. Period. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #2

...thereby showing their collective ass for all to see. CakeGrrl Jan 2013 #3

Good. They're only hurting themselves. They'll end up with tax cuts for $250K and lower instead jenmito Jan 2013 #4

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

1. Okay

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 05:50 PM

Jan 2013

Jump the cliff.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)

2. The Senate leadership says the Senate is done...they will not consider any amendments. Period.

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 05:51 PM

Jan 2013

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)

3. ...thereby showing their collective ass for all to see.

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 05:52 PM

Jan 2013

including the voters who keep sending them to congress.

It will be pretty damn clear that they will do anything to avoid raising taxes on the rich and helping the middle class, as this is the essence of this scaled-back initial deal.

jenmito

(37,326 posts)

4. Good. They're only hurting themselves. They'll end up with tax cuts for $250K and lower instead

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 05:53 PM

Jan 2013

of the $450K offered now. They're incompetent.

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