Boehner "was laughed at " after raising grand bargain with Obama

[geek tragedy]

Boehner raised the prospect of a grand bargain-type deal at the White House meeting and was laughed at because everyone feels like they’ve heard this song and dance before. The general feeling is, if he’s really ready to make some tough choices – read, revenue – then great. But the history of this from where we sit is Boehner talking a big game, then bailing as soon as he runs into the inevitable resistance from a certain faction in his caucus. So we will believe it when we see it, but are proceeding under the assumption that this is just more of the same big talk, no walk.

http://m.nationalreview.com/corner/360254/re-grand-bargain-robert-costa

[mwrguy]

1. They laughed at his boehner

just like in the gym shower .

[1000words]

2. A great gift has been given to the Party

Boehner is done.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Their idea of a compromise is to give them everything

and get nothing in return.

They'll never accept additional revenue.

This whole grand bargain proposal is a joke and it deserves nothing but scorn and ridicule.

[Plucketeer]

23. Oh come now!

The Dems could demand - and get - all the Jelly Belly jelly beans they wanted.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Boehner and the GOP gave earned our ridicule

They are jokers for sure. Mean spirited. Small minded and not too smart.

[pinboy3niner]

5. Laughed at? I fucking guffawed when I heard that!

[Volaris]

6. Laughing themselves right into their own political graves.

[hrmjustin]

7. I think hhe regrets becoming speaker.

[grasswire]

8. he could quit

Just sayin'.

The reality that he is second in line to succeed the presidency keeps me awake at night.

[hrmjustin]

9. I hope he does quit.

[Cha]

10. K&R

[Skittles]

11. he is pathetic

and now even non-thinking folk can see that

[Motown_Johnny]

12. The last time he cut a deal he couldn't get the votes to pass it.

No credibility now, none whatsoever.

[Snake Plissken]

13. The one thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is

Boehner is a joke

[MADem]

14. I gotta bargain for him. Get the CR to the President's desk for signature, and we'll stop laughing

at him. How's that for a good deal?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. 50% tax rate on income over $10,000,000.

[thefool_wa]

17. How about 75%

Anyone who can't live on 2.5mil per year needs to reassess their priorities and their "needs".

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. That's not the way it works. They get their $10,000,000 but anything OVER that is taxed higher....

Ike wanted a 100% tax over a certain level and compromised to 97%.

[thefool_wa]

19. Still say it should be 75%, not 50%.

I am the kind that likes to tax the living fuck out of greed.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. I agree. That's about what it was under Carter before Reagan's failed "trickle down".

[santamargarita]

16. This crying drunk is a joke and should get help

for his alcohol abuse.

[William769]

20. Kick & recommended.

[awoke_in_2003]

22. you failed to get the votes 42 times...

to repeal it. Go drown your sorrows in gin.

[adieu]

25. Wrong example

He did get the votes to pass the House's repeal. What he didn't have was any support in the senate to pass that in the senate. He knew that going in. And he knew that if somehow managed to pass the senate, BHO would just veto it. He also knew he didn't have enough to override a veto.

So the whole repeal action was just show.

[Dustlawyer]

24. Ya'll have more faith than I do. I fear Wall Street will tell Obama he has to put "Chained CPI"

and possibly a few other things on the table. We have been sold out so many times before I worry it could still happen. I hope Obama keeps up the heat like he did today and stands firm until the Republicans literally melt like Frosty the Snowman. If they do, somebody better hide the magic hat!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

26. Don't believe anything Boehner says.

He is a drunk, and I do not believe anything an alcoholic says.
They are grandiose and talk about what they are going to do. And then they don't do it.