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Boehner to Obama: We'd be willing to support a fully Republican bill.
Boehner discovers fiscal responsibility
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... do so in the next two years. Update (AP): Here’s video of the House leadership taking a pass on the crap sandwich. I agree that they’re right on policy but disagree about the politics of it. Like I said a few days ago, if the economy’s recovering by the time of the midterms — for whatever reason— the Democrats and the media will claim we owe it all to the stimulus. A party-line no vote is a bet that things will still be getting worse, not better, by November 2010. I wonder: Is it a bluff ? Embedded video from ...
Dems Letting GOP Chase After Shiny 'Bipartisanship' Ball
TPM Election Central —
We've been watching Republican leaders play a little game today with the economic recovery plan that's headed for its first vote in the House tomorrow. The object of said game: making the stimulus bill "bipartisan" enough to win Republican votes.
First President Obama made a concession; the GOP turned up its nose. Then Republicans had a neck-snapping change of heart.
But what do Democrats make of this silliness? You remember them -- the party that actually controls the government and wrote the stimulus bill. It turns out that ...
The Inevitable Conflict Between Sound Policy and Washington "Bipartisanship"
Open Left - Front Page —
... FACT: Despite John Boehner's stunning lack of any political power or relevance, both the media and top Democrats continue to act as if he has near-veto power over the economic recovery package. The Huffington Post notes that the Beltway media is breathlessly reporting on Boehner's every declaration, and - for some odd reason - ...
Stimulus in flux
Daily Kos —
... Hill this afternoon, House GOP leaders "told their rank-and-file members Tuesday morning during a closed-door meeting to oppose the bill when it comes to the floor Wednesday," Politico reports. It's becoming clear that Obama may need a dual strategy in dealing with Congress: Use bipartisanship for public relations purposes and to get additional votes in the Senate while pushing legislation through the House on party line votes. But, wait! Not So Fast: GOP Might Back Stimulus Bill With Changes Republicans are ...
