Lawmakers Reach Tentative Deal on Payroll Tax and Jobless Benefits.

[elleng]

Last edited Tue Feb 14, 2012, 09:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Edit: Here's the story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/14/breaking-tentative-deal-reached-on-payroll-tax-cut-extension/

(Breaking, NYT. No details yet.)

[Denver Donkeys]

1. Taking odds on what Republicans gave up

2-1 - nothing
3-1 - some pork cut
40-1 - Republicans caved! They gave us everything!

[Auntie Bush]

2. They caved!

At least I hope they did. I don't think we'd have a deal if they didn't.
That means they raised taxes! The barn door is open for more taxes since the pledge will be broken. What's Grover Norquist going to say?

[Zhade]

3. They plan to cut UI to 63 weeks in most states.

States with high unemployment, like CA, will be eligible for "additional weeks".

[rsmith6621]

5. Where Did You Get That Info At

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[Iliyah]

4. Well Norquist

has already said that the President of the United States of America means nothing and that Congress (both houses) are the true commander in chief and all they need is a puppet (like G.W. Bush) to sign laws into affect.

So there you have it. Take control of congress and the pres and total dictatorship well at least for the gop.

On the other hand, Dems tend to be more diverse, say what you want, at least they are not ruled by one queen bee.