Don't worry. The Democrats still have time to figure out a way to much this up.

Dusk-You-n-Me: So instead of story being "Obama caves on Keystone" it'll be "GOP caves on middle class tax cut" Great work!- Philip Klein (@philipaklein) December 22, 2011

To the best of my knowledge, Obama has the option to thumbs down the Keystone project.

Does this include the unemployment extension?

They couldn't afford the risk of letting it happen in 2012 and giving Obama the "election-year tax cut."

The House made the move after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., agreed to appoint conferees to a committee to resolve differences between the Senate's two-month, 2 percentage point, payroll-tax cut and the House's one-year alternative.

Well that'll solve the problem for sure.

If Obama said he liked broccoli, the Republicans would rattle their sabers and try to outlaw broccoli.

I haven't seen this kind of behavior since I was in kindergarten.

make me some tea: Nadie_AZ: I feel stupid for having lived in this country while they got their collective stupid on these last 2 years.

Australia's looking nice this time of year.

But it's the country of "You can't have this".

Which is not to be confused with the UK, which is the country of "If you have this, we will fine you, then take it away from you. Then arrest you."

feffer: Does this include the unemployment extension?

Yep; payroll tax cut, Medicare doc fix, and unemployment for two months + the pipeline stuff.

I love the way they are slightly modifying it to make it sound like a win. "Well, uh, make sure it mentions how much of a strain it is to businesses to not change the payroll tax that was expected to be extended and then have to potentially change it in 2 months when it is also expected to be extended."

I would have paid the $40 a paycheck to see the rest of the public absolutely turn on the GOP.

Sweet Heysus they are embarrassing.

they caved on... cutting taxes...

youwintheprize.jpg

/Seriously.
//You're going to need it.

IgG4: Ha, what a bunch of pussies.

They should have waited another week, just to give more Democrats the vapors.

The Imperial Senate left town and does not want to come back. Period.

It's a terrible thing when Republicans are forced to do their job instead of dictating how everyone else should behave.

It's really not that shocking. Boehner had no where to go.

Now we get to do it all over again in two months. Good thing there's not more important stuff for our government to focus upon.

Let's just see what happens.

The Tea Farters could still really, really, really screw over Boner.

Shaggy_C: Good thing there's not more important stuff for our government to focus upon.

Making everyone aware that republicans want to destroy the middle class and are bad for America in general is the most important work our government could be doing right now.

Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-doo,
I've got a perfect puzzle for you.
Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-dee,
If you are wise you'll listen to me.

Obama must have bought those dog treats for the house GOP

/they his biatches

Headso: they caved on... cutting taxes...

youwintheprize.jpg

And that's it in a nutshell: the GOP caving on something that they used as a major leg in their 2010 campaign.

I wonder how Boehner is going to sell this to the Tea Party caucus.

Contents Under Pressure: If Obama said he liked broccoli, the Republicans would rattle their sabers and try to outlaw broccoli.

I haven't seen this kind of behavior since I was in kindergarten.

You went to kindergarten? farking elitist.

I'm torn. On the one side, I like the payroll-tax-funded safety net programs, and I like them so much that I like to pay for them. This cut makes it more politically tenable that those programs will be weakened in the future (though it doesn't hurt them directly at present).

On the other side, I love seeing the Teahadist wing shiat themselves.

Wat do?

Headso: Making everyone aware that republicans want to destroy the middle class and are bad for America in general is the most important work our government could be doing right now.

So you're saying the #1 priority of Democrats in congress is to make sure the Republicans don't have another term...Why does this sound so familiar?

DGS: If only they hadn't screwed around the first time, adding unrelated things like a damn pipeline decision and other drek, we could've had the 1 year all along. Ah well.

I guess the big question is whether that stuff will be included in the bill in two months or if they'll try to pass them as separate legislation? I'm sure they'll come up with some ridiculous bill that will pass but the tea party can vote against so everyone feels like the big winner.

Remember a year or so ago, when people thought that two years of Democratic rule was too slow to correct the destruction of the U.S. economy done over the 8 years by the Bush jr. gang? And they voted in a republican majority to congress?

/Idiots...............................
//And continue to enjoy Bush jr's Martial Law, which is dolled out by the police and airport security guards, instead of the military.
///Merry f*cking X-mas to all.
////Gotta go. Black van coming up the driveway, with the name on the side, 'flowers by Irene'.

JusticeandIndependence: Yay
Boo
Hiss
Clap
Angry
Sad
Happy
Joyus


Which one should I be?

D) All of the above?

The real question is what has been attached to the bill and buried at the bottom? Abortion bans? School prayer? Renaming 'March' to 'Reagan'?

Contents Under Pressure: If Obama said he liked broccoli, the Republicans would rattle their sabers and try to outlaw broccoli.

I haven't seen this kind of behavior since I was in kindergarten.

You dont know whats going on.

Rann Xerox: Headso: they caved on... cutting taxes...

youwintheprize.jpg

And that's it in a nutshell: the GOP caving on something that they used as a major leg in their 2010 campaign.

I wonder how Boehner is going to sell this to the Tea Party caucus.

The Tea Fartiers are likely experiencing some political pressure from Boner's people right now. They've been offered to be allowed to live in exchange for their votes. We'll see.

lol teh conservative butthurt in this thread! hahaha lol


(I noticed the left doesn't have as many tards, thought I'd try and fill in the gap.)