Boehner yanks his "plan B" on fiscal cliff... not enough GOP support

[Blue3]

So embarassing... why did he even schedule a vote, then? Epic failure

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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/house-republicans-pushing-doomed-fiscal-cliff-plan-b-004700686--politics.html


It's Obama's plan, or go over the cliff/curb/slope.

[Gass3268]

Worst...Speaker...Ever!

[Paul Kemp]

As much as I'm not a fan, I absolutely shudder in fear of a Speaker Cantor.

[Sbane]

Haha, I was right about the projecting. It's boehner who can't keep his party in line, not Obama.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

As much as I'm not a fan, I absolutely shudder in fear of a Speaker Cantor.

He makes Bachmann (thank God that thread was a prank) look pleasant as a potential Speaker.

[Paul Kemp]

As much as I'm not a fan, I absolutely shudder in fear of a Speaker Cantor.

He makes Bachmann (thank God that thread was a prank) look pleasant as a potential Speaker.

eehhhh I'm not so sure about that...

[Donerail]

Someone really shouldn't have yanked the people who wanted to balance the budget from the budget committee...

[memphis]

Wonder if he's crying right now.

[Link]

I don't understand.  Why would he make such a big deal about something neither Republicans nor Democrats want?  Don't they poll these things before announcing they are going to have a vote?  Please someone who knows more about these things explain to me what just happened.

[DINGO Joe]

Cue the Oompa-Loompas

[DINGO Joe]

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me

What do you get when a Speaker can't count?
A huge train wreck and loss of clout
All your enemies chortle with glee
While down goes the economy

I don't like the sound of it

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-da
If you were a leader, you could go far
You would live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

[they don't love you like i love you]

I think this epitomizes "epic fail" pretty well.

[DINGO Joe]

BTW--"Boehner yanks his 'plan B' " is one of the worst euphemisms of all time.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Wow, there's just so many different views in between the Republicans who rejected this bill and anything reasonable. Despite Obama's capitulations, there's a good chance we'll be going off the cliff.

[memphis]

Yeah, even more than for Boehner, this is a loss for the Republican brand. They can't agree to allow tax cuts to expire for marginal income over $1M, even after all deductions and such? With Grover Norquist's blessing. And they just voted to restore all sequestration cuts to the military. But they're oh so appalled by the deficit

[they don't love you like i love you]

[King]

Ladies and Gentlemen, a dying political party.

[NVGonzalez]

That smirk by Cantor after the meeting Boehner held actually got to me more than the failure of  the Plan B itself. I think we just witnessed Cantor stab Boehner in the back.

[memphis]

What's the procedure for electing a new speaker next month? Is it scorched earth time?

[fezzyfestoon]

I hope the Democrats do absolutely nothing about this issue and let Republicans dig their own grave. They're such an effing mess at this point that there's not much Democrats could do to bolster their own point of view beyond the clearly advantageous position they've already put themselves in.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

What's the procedure for electing a new speaker next month? Is it scorched earth time?

Normally if you don't know who the opposition leader is, that makes it harder to negotiate, but this is Obama we're talking about, so I'm sure he'll just negotiate with himself for a while.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I hope the Democrats do absolutely nothing about this issue and let Republicans dig their own grave. They're such an effing mess at this point that there's not much Democrats could do to bolster their own point of view beyond the clearly advantageous position they've already put themselves in.

The only way the Republicans dig their own grave here while the Democrats do nothing is by taking the rest of the country six feet under as well. You up for that?

[MaxQue]

To paraphrase the late Quebec politician Camil Samson, who died yesterday: "The other party brought us on the verge of the cliff, with us, you will make a step forward"

[Landslide Lyndon]

Let's hear again what a disaster Speaker Pelosi was.

[memphis]

I hope the Democrats do absolutely nothing about this issue and let Republicans dig their own grave. They're such an effing mess at this point that there's not much Democrats could do to bolster their own point of view beyond the clearly advantageous position they've already put themselves in.

The only way the Republicans dig their own grave here while the Democrats do nothing is by taking the rest of the country six feet under as well. You up for that?

Having tax rates rise a few percent is "taking the country six feet under?" Melodrama much?