Excuse me, but how exactly did the GOP compromise?

[edhopper]

Where did they give in?
Because i don't see any ground given by them, only the Dems.

[Catherina]

1. Their compromise was to let the President make the announcement . n/t

[Supersedeas]

27. but they did get to smile and gloat about it in the halls of Congress shortly thereafter

[Catherina]

29. I'd be gloating too if I were in their shoes. Hell, open the champagne

they can celebrate now. They're passing things under Obama they couldn't get Bush to touch.

[Liberty Belle]

2. I guess they would see supporting unemployment benefits as a compromise

because they are so heartless.

[JackintheGreen]

3. They agreed to give those lazy outta work bastards

an extension? :shrug:

[Lorien]

20. 33 Billion in exchange for 700 Billion in their own pockets. DEAL!!

kind of like repaying the Government for their no interest bank loans with stock that's worth 0.60 on the dollar.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. I think the compromise was allegedly the unemployment insurance

extension -- but I think it's disgusting that the unemployed were used as hostages in this situation.

[dennis4868]

The republicans gave into...

unemployment insurance for another 13 months, extending the earned income tax credit to benefit families, college tax credits, and a pay-roll tax cut.

Actually Obama is getting more money for his programs out of this deal than the repubs are....

[Vincardog]

5. They allowed the Democrats to cut EVERYONES taxes not just the Rich folks. WTF is

going on when the Democratic MAJORITY has to beg to do the GOP's agenda?

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[SoCalDem]

7. They compromised by praising Obama for admitting that he was wrong for not reaching out to them

:rofl:

[SugarShack]

8. We're still in charge...all three branches. What dems are holding back??? We've been had!

[pnwmom]

10. Do you really not understand how the filibuster works?

And that the Senate rules can't be changed between terms?

[dionysus]

15. they really don't. or they just pretend it's like in the movies.

[edhopper]

32. Then let the tax cuts expire.

And blame the Republicans for not allow a vote on middleclass tax cuts.
It's not that hard!

[Tesha]

33. Strangely enough, when it was Republicans trying to break filibusters, ...

...they seemed to believe that the rules *COULD* be changed
in mid-stream. It's only the Democrats who *CAN'T DO ANYTHING*,
even with more alleged votes than the Republicans *EVER* had.

Tesha

[truebrit71]

9. They allowed the peasants to have their cake...(they extended UI)

..if they had their druthers they would have screwed ALL of the unemployed as well, not just the 99ers..

[xultar]

11. They let Obama announce it.

[Reacher]

17. Let him? Hell they probably wrote it and loaded it on the 'promter

for him.

[xultar]

25. I'm sorry Reacher but I'm gonna keep my eye on you.

[TexasObserver]

12. Reminds me of an old Dennis the Menace cartoon.

Dennis was slurping up ice cream from a cone, as a little boy standing beside him cried.

"Dennis! Share that ice cream with that little boy!" admonished his mother.

"I am sharing," Dennis replied. "It's HIS ice cream!!"

[gmoney]

19. wow, that's perfect...

I'd love to see that one...

[KeepItReal]

21. Nail hit on the head

kudos

[griffi94]

13. they compromised

obama wanted to cave and they let him.

[elias49]

14. Health care?

Just wondering...I haven't heard the strum und drang from the repukes on this topic recently.
Maybe they're going to back off that topic.
?

[gmoney]

16. Obama did not have to wear Lederhosen and cover himself in marmalade.

[KeepItReal]

18. Estate Tax got dropped from 55% to 35% with $5 million exemption

...oh wait...Obama gave that to the GOP out of the blue.

The previous exemption amount was $1 Million.

:banghead:

[Lorien]

22. Team Obama keeps avoiding any discussion of THAT one! nt

[ProfessionalLeftist]

23. They didn't.

They never do.

"Compromise" to them means bend over - and take it in the a$$.

[Bucky]

24. Not letting jobless people lose their homes just yet was their compromise.

[lunatica]

26. They're allowing those worthless unemployed, bum, parasites on society to get money

[librechik]

28. They haven't killed him yet.

That's a plus

[texshelters]

30. They decided to pass the unemployment extensions

and cut some payroll taxes for workers.

Yippee!

Peace,
Tex Shelters
http://texshelters.wordpress.com/

[ChairmanAgnostic]

31. They agree to two ply, not three ply toilet paper

to be used in the women's bathroom outside of congress.