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Wow. I guess I shouldn't have worried that Boehner might be more competent than he appeared. Given that the Republicans…
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It seems as though Boehner is setting teabag Republicans up for betrayal. First he gets them to abandon their pledges…
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Democrats obviously hate Boehner's plan, which gives conservative Republicans a reason to like it. Perhaps its true that a lot…
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Boehner's consistent position has been he doesn't want introduce a bill that passes with the support of the majority of…
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My mistake. I read Chait's article that I thought said Boehner's bill had been passed, but that doesn't seem to…
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But I'm not convinced Boehner is as incompetent as you've been painting. He's just gotten the House Republicans to pass…
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I had the same thought myself. Republicans have been very effective in the minority. All they have to do is…
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I'm beginning to think maybe Boehner knows what he's doing after all. If he can convince House Republicans to pass…
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I shouldn't be at all surprised, this makes perfect sense. Cantor's previous role of being the one willing to walk…
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Of course they're going to claim it's all the Democrats fault. The question is, beyond the most committed, who's going…
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If the House doesn't pass a bill to raise the debt debt ceiling (one that doesn't require a constitutional amendment),…
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Just to add, in case it wasn't clear, the reason Boehner's speech was so partisan is he was directing it…
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I feel sick to my stomach. I feel the way I felt in the lead up to the Iraq war,…
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It's certainly the case that Republicans would raise the debt ceiling without a whimper if a Republican were President. I…
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At this point I suspect the Democrats are going to accept his original demand, offer over two trillion dollars in…
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I get the impression he's trying to pull the House Republicans to make a deal, and he has no idea…
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These are pretty much the conclusions I've come to.
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I really wish the President would add that if the House wishes, they can pass a clean raise of the…
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I do get the point. I'd just disagree that the dissension among the Republicans was worth opening negotiations with them…
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Thank you. In that case, if Boehner really is a patriot, it's past time for him to commit political suicide…
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