WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate-approved compromise to avert the ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House Republican and other GOP lawmakers Tuesday, raising questions about how — and in what form — Congress might be able to give final approval to the measure.
‘‘I do not support the bill,’’ House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., told reporters after Republicans held a lengthy closed-door meeting to gauge support for the compromise. Participants in the extraordinary New Year’s Day meeting said there was widespread criticism that the bill did not contain enough spending cuts.
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It's pathetic that Congress needs a gun to their heads to get anything done. If they can't work to solve the problems that exist, step aside and let somebody else do it. Neither party is going to "win" and the solutions are going to cause pain for the American public. That's what happens when you have problems like we currently have. The cowards in Congress don't want to tell their constituents the truth because they're too afraid they won't get re-elected. That's not how leaders behave. Shame on the American public if we continue to re-elect these same donothings.
The Cowards are not in Congress. They are in the voting public, the "constituents". That public that can bring themselves only to vote Initial next to Party instead of candidate - Party not withstanding. Congress won't tell the truth? Too many of you Can't handle the Truth.
Coward has a specific meaning, but both of you throw it around like it's a general insult. Both of you are using the word in a way not even slightly related to what it means.
"coward: one who shows ignoble fear: a basely timid, easily frightened and easily daunted person."
-- Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 3rd Edition
The hastily considered Senate deal is a BAD DEAL for America. The House should just tell the Senate to vote on its's already passed bill. No tax increases for anybody. No AMT. No ESTATE TAX, which is causing havoc among Midwestern farmers. There would then be only ONE PERSON who would be opposed: The same person who INVENTED the "Fiscal Cliff". That would be Barack Obama. Henceforth this should be called the "Obama Cliff" Then the 2 bodies can get together in a less hasty way to determine appropriate spending cuts. ..Obama MOCKED House Republicans at his campaign rally (that's what it really was) at the White House. If House Republicans had any thought of compromising with the President, they won't now. Obama QUEERED any relationship between himself and the GOP on Monday.
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Boehner is Cantors servant. All hail Cantor as HE decides we go over cliff. Keep in mind you self serving republicans that TAXES already have gone up and this vote by the house IS to actually lower taxes. But that is way too much for there self serving idiots to understand.
It is hard to believe that the House Republican's can leave themselves so wide open to ridicule and blow back from the public. But apparently a lot of these guys figure they can't lose an election in the gerrymandered districts.
"Obama cliff"? "Miker6" don't you get embarrassed getting the purely political points wrong. You know like who voted for the legislation, who submitted the legislation, from whence monetary legislation originates. There is plent of blame to go around but to purely spin it as if it was Obama's idea, that is partisanship beyond intelligence. Sad to be so locked into one political philosophy or to hate one man so much that you can't deal with reality. But as I have said before. I worked for many years in politics. You might have the skills to be a spin doctor as they have no integrity with the facts either.
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Surprise! Raise taxes, raise spending, kick any cuts down the road. Continue to spend borrow 50 cents on the dollar that we spend.
Eriv Cantor is Bernie Madoff tonite. He will personally be responsible Americns losing millions of dollars tommorow in the stock market. This includes those of you who are republicans.
It's true. The Tea Party is so set on making sure that the President fails that they are willing to bankrupt us all now, not at some point in the future, right now. They will ruin all of us in their obsessive drive to make sure that Obama fails. We need to remember who they all are, because when I check my savings tomorrow, I surely want to know exactly who to blame.