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Stray Boehner Plan Thought

By W. James Antle, III on 7.28.11 @ 1:17PM

Whatever you think about the Boehner plan on the merits, it does have one political advantage: it puts the ball squarely in the Democrats' court, without the unconstitutional gymnastics of the McConnell plan. If the House passes it, the discussion turns from Tea Party intransgience to the Democratic Senate voting down or a Democratic president vetoing an increase in the debt limit by August 2.

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GG| 7.28.11 @ 1:38PM

Um, sure. I'm sure the Democrats have nothing up their sleeves on this point, either.

I'm not the only one who smells a super ginormous rat here.

Rotten| 7.28.11 @ 1:46PM

Limbaugh says that Harry Reid will pass the bizarro universe Boehner plan in response to the Boehner plan, kicking the can back to the Repubs for the conference, asking them to sell out even more.

The Boehner plan already puts stimulus spending into the federal baseline, it's purpose is to be a sucker bill baiting the Repubs into passing another stimulus.

And Obama thinks he can get even more than just this. He is probably right too.

Cro-Magnon| 7.28.11 @ 1:47PM

Please. Please Mr. Boehner, don't show me all your cards before I make my next play.

Andrew Keirns| 7.28.11 @ 1:49PM

So the Democrats pass the Boehner idea as is? Not likely. It gets changed; and then Boehner accepts the changes or looks like the guy who obstructed the whole thing. Not good.
Send the Dems in the Senate some immediate spending cuts and some tax decreases as part of a debt limit increase.
Reid will not vote for Boehner's plan as is.

All American American| 7.28.11 @ 3:06PM

Good LORD! Really? Harry Reid has nothing up his sleeve for when the Boehner Plan passes the House?

Are you THAT fricking naive???

No, Reid will tweak it with all sorts of Marxist goodies and kick it back to the Rs in the House. The MSM will run stories about how Reid courageously accepted the compromise Boehner Plan with minor changes and it SHOULD pass the House no problem, unless the evil Rs there back down on their promise to fix the "crisis."

Then Boehner pees himself.