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5. The House passed spending cuts undoing most of "the cliff"...

Reply to Turborama (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:58 PM

Dec 2012

... and then Boehner couldn't get enough Republicans to pass even the extremely right-tilted tax and entitlements deal that the White House had been talking about, and Boehner had to withdraw his own bill.

So, basically, the spending cuts are at least mostly gone (this still has to go through the Senate) and as of now all the Bush tax cuts expire after next week.

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Oh, God. I just watched Boehner drive his speakership into a ditch. On TV. [View all] Recursion Dec 2012 OP

Any chances of Republicans quitting en-masse so Democrats can take back the House? Panasonic Dec 2012 #1

Driving Under the Influence of stupidity rustydog Dec 2012 #2

"Smoke 'em if you got 'em." thucythucy Dec 2012 #3

I don't have a TV anymore and my internet connection is crap Turborama Dec 2012 #4

The House passed spending cuts undoing most of "the cliff"... Recursion Dec 2012 #5

Heh! Scurrilous Dec 2012 #6