Most in Washington are focused on bilateral negotiations between President Barack Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner to avert across the board tax hikes on Jan. 1. But rank-and-file Republicans, particularly in the House, have an eye on their constituents and 2014, aware that supporting unpopular legislation — even in the national interest — could haunt them for years, much as the 2008 passage of the Troubled Asset Relief Program still fuels conservative anger at the GOP.“It’s a long time until the next election, but if they take a bad vote, it will stay with them forever. See: TARP,” said a GOP strategist with relationships in the House.this never stopped the over the top legislation by the right before. all part of a disconnected plan 2 or 3 get out and say something obvious like this then 10 more are throwing gas on the fire at the other end like the recent gun atrocities being thrown out by those in the party still in the out do the others in ridiculous bat crap crazy mode.
it is a long time till next election and they have already proved they can't go to days before one of them fly's over the cockoo's nest.
This time around, a Democratic president is asking Republicans to support raising tax rates on the top 2 percent of income earners, with the implicit threat that if they don’t, the country will blame the GOP for an across-the-board tax increase that could plunge the country into another recession. Recent public opinion polls have suggested that at least a plurality of GOP voters support such tax hikes, while a majority of independents also approve.
But Republican members are disinclined to test their relationship with primary voters by underwriting a policy they oppose strongly on philosophical grounds. One knowledgeable GOP operative said House Republicans “fear the voter, the average primary voter,” and many members contend that their constituents have urged them to “go over the cliff” rather than support a bad deal.
ah i spotted one the majority wants it and they ignore because of primary voters, did they also forget 2012 the primary voters put a losing contingent in place that even though fit their criteria was just a lying constitution violating no plan secret candidates that are still lying 42 days later great plan, i encourage it.
you can always tell there is a screw up when it starts off "republicans....but"
