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Hard line on tax-cut bill backfires on House GOP
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/24/MNA71MGPMU.DTLHard line on tax-cut bill backfires on House GOP
David Espo, Associated Press
The Associated Press December 25, 2011 04:00 AM Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Washington --
With Tea Party-backed first-termers calling the shots, House Republicans snatched political defeat from the jaws of victory in a year-end showdown over Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits.
This time, they pushed the country to the brink - and wound up blinking.
"In the end House Republicans felt like they were re-enacting the Alamo, with no reinforcements and our friends shooting at us," said veteran Republican Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas.
Precisely.
