Friday, November 23, 2012

White House: Nice try, Boehner


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/23/1163870/-White-House-Nice-try-Boehner
House Speaker John Boehner says he wants to put Obamacare on the chopping block in fiscal curb negotiations. The White House and Senate leadership are not amused.
A White House official told TPM on Wednesday afternoon that Obamacare will be off the table as leaders of the two parties negotiate a deal to avoid steep tax hikes and automatic spending cuts set to take effect in January. [...]
In an email to TPM, a Senate Democratic leadership aide called the idea “a total nonstarter. Boehner’s office knows that, so even bringing it up is counterproductive.”
Of course Boehner's proposal was bull@!$%#, which he had to know would be greeted with precisely this from the White House and Senate. But Boehner needs to keep his crazy caucus happy if he wants to keep his leadership position, so his message was entirely for them. And like everything else out of this Republican House, just so much hot air.
hope you aren't one of those who has to say "they were lying they are not changing anything"
ask yourself why would elected officials try so hard to deprive you of everything except tax loopholes and reductions and deregulation. it would probably be that they don't care about yu whatever percent you think you are in except that 1%.