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11. Actually, Boner should be "negotiating" with a house committee.... to respond to the inevitable

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 08:02 PM

Dec 2012

sunsetting of a 10-yr law that was extended once, and which the president has vowed to allow to finally sunset..

I wish that once the announcement to sunset it (finally)..there would have been NO further intervention until the new congress was seated.

The president's leverage is being dribbled away

It reminds me of a kid who is required to read a book and do a report.. They know they have to read the book, but they do not even pick it up until the day before the report is due, and then they waste all their time "negotiating" with Mom & Dad over the length of the report they will write, or whether they can get Mom & Dad to ask for extra time from the teacher, or maybe a chance to skip school on the day it's due..

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Why Is The White House/Obama Negotiating W/Boehner? Isn't That Pelosi's Job? [View all] KittyWampus Dec 2012 OP

Obama is the leader of the Democratic party. pnwmom Dec 2012 #1

But I thought the ways laws/bills were supposed to work is the House comes up with something KittyWampus Dec 2012 #3

But if one of the Houses of Government is the same party as the President pnwmom Dec 2012 #14

Boehner controls the House. Pelosi really does not have much say in the House, unless Boner madinmaryland Dec 2012 #2

What Pelosi should be doing, at this point, is finding at least 18 dissatisfied Rethugs who's ready Panasonic Dec 2012 #7

No way that will happen. They are to wing-nuttish to even want to join with Nancy Pelosi. madinmaryland Dec 2012 #10

Personally, I think Pelosi disqualified herself when she lead that not so little drama in the House patrice Dec 2012 #4

Disaster management politics. aandegoons Dec 2012 #5

But they ARE doing an end run around the system, aren't they? KittyWampus Dec 2012 #6

Yes they are. aandegoons Dec 2012 #8

the Obama/Boehner deal would not be official Enrique Dec 2012 #9

Actually, Boner should be "negotiating" with a house committee.... to respond to the inevitable SoCalDem Dec 2012 #11

Pelosi is minority leader, speaks only for Dem caucus, and Obama has the power. bemildred Dec 2012 #12

Seems like Harry Reid should be in the discussion somewhere MiniMe Dec 2012 #13