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Boehner: GOP House majority means there’s no mandate for tax hikes
“The American people want solutions — and tonight, they’ve responded by renewing our House Republican majority,” Boehner said. “With this vote, the American people have also made clear that there is no mandate for raising tax rates.”
The Speaker made no mention of Obama in his remarks, which lasted just about three minutes.
“What Americans want are solutions that will ease the burden on small businesses, bring jobs home and let our economy grow,” he said. “We stand ready to work with any willing partner — Republican, Democrat or otherwise — who shares a commitment to getting these things done.”
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Whatever, loser.
txmomof6 on November 7, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Good luck with that. Doesn’t he know that now taxes can be labelled “penalties” and imposed by unelected agencies?
RedRedRice on November 7, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Big talk, now back it up when Coward Boy does an end-around on your feckless azs.
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 2:17 PM
How long will it be before he caves on taxes and appears before a microphone in tears telling us how the House is only 1/3 of the government and that his hands are tied.
KickandSwimMom on November 7, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Let the sequester happen, let all of the Bush tax cuts expire. ALL of them. As Mencken said: Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
SAZMD on November 7, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Does Boner have the balls? I doubt it.
Norwegian on November 7, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Yeah, I’m sure that will convince the Marxist SOB
clippermiami on November 7, 2012 at 2:22 PM
I WILL believe this when it happens? But, I will not hold my breath with this bunch! It would be nice for a change to stand with those who sent you there boehner!
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letget on November 7, 2012 at 2:23 PM
I say let the dems raise them. Just vote present.
mrscullen on November 7, 2012 at 2:23 PM
I’m all for that.
bannor on November 7, 2012 at 2:24 PM
This is stupid. Real stupid.
Give Obama all the tax rate hikes that he wants. In the name of bipartisanship.
faraway on November 7, 2012 at 2:24 PM
Translation, Boehner and the GOP will cave. And in this and everything else I hope they do. The sooner to financial collapse the better. Get it over with already.
bgibbs1000 on November 7, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Taxes are going up.
FOR EVERYONR !!!
Jabberwock on November 7, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Screw the Rich… The facts are a majority voted for Obama. Raise all of their taxes. I don’t care if it crashes the economy anymore. Raise them to 70% like the Carter years. Another thing… Screw Israel. I’m sick of Republicans sticking up for Israel only to have a majority of Jews vote Democrat every year. (I feel better now)
brewcrew67 on November 7, 2012 at 2:26 PM
Squish alert
cmsinaz on November 7, 2012 at 2:26 PM
At this point, I almost wish there was some way we could let the Democrats pass their complete agenda without having to be complicit in their decision. The only problem is that a key part of the Democrat agenda is to permanently cement their majority so that we can’t undo it once voters get the full picture of what they’ve wrought.
The Count on November 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM
I actually giggled like a girl at this, definitely perked up an otherwise dreary day.
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM
What’s the mandate on crying like a schoolgirl when President Mulligan and his minions look at you crosseyed?
CurtZHP on November 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM
There is a clear mandate for cooperation. Increase taxes and reduce long-term spending. Just cooperate.
Alpha_Male on November 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM
House members on both sides of the aisle just saw that you can win elections by promising tax hikes on rich people to be redistributed to others. So while Boehner was saying this very thing, Republicans in Congress were already discussing what they would get in return for being open to putting tax hikes on the table.
Galt. It’s the only answer now.
beatcanvas on November 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM
Bad call.
Stop Obama on things that can’t be changed back, like Card Check, Cap and Trade, and yes, Amnesty.
But give him his taxes. We can’t keep having Democrats say they have a mandate for spending, Republicans say they have a mandate for tax cuts, and putting the resulting (??) on Junior’s credit card.
He won. Get 30 RINOs and team players together in the House and give him his tax hikes.
What’s that? Tax hikes don’t increase revenue? Good, the public can learn that the hard way too.
HitNRun on November 7, 2012 at 2:29 PM
FYI – sissies are not alpha males. And you’re no alpha male. Please show me the time in history that raising taxes benefited the economy and created more jobs.
beatcanvas on November 7, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Eff it. I may as well move to CA and enjoy my last days on the beach.
Hey, wait. That’s an idea! If enough of us moved to CA, we could turn the blue areas red. We pick up gobs of electoral votes, and piss a bunch of dems off. It may take a few elections, but we could do to them what they did to NV. This is a great plan! Nay, a vision.
Cailfornia, here I come! (I know I can’t buy guns there, but I already have a lot. hee-hee)
SailorMark on November 7, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Give Obama everything he wants, then when he crashes the economy (which he will), he can’t blame it on “obstructionist Republicans”.
Ward Cleaver on November 7, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Do it! Give him his tax increases. I’m seeing things more clearly today. I’m actually kinda glad a good man like Romney lost. The fiscal meltdown is inevitable and Obama should be at the helm when it happens. Bring it!
JAM on November 7, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Agreed, in fact raise all income taxes to 90% and the minimum wage to $30/hr.
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Galt to California! They’ll never expect it! Woo!
SailorMark on November 7, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Why doesn’t your Democrat caucus put in writing the top marginal tax rate they would ever accept? This way we’ll have some idea of how much you want to spend in the long term.
The Count on November 7, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Obama isn’t interested in cooperation or reducing long-term spending.
Enjoy your tax hikes.
HumpBot Salvation on November 7, 2012 at 2:36 PM
Sounds like a plan. Go for it!! All should feel the pain. Oops I mean its patriotic to pay more in taxes, so that’s a good thing, right?
txmomof6 on November 7, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Let all the EVIL Bush Tax Cuts expire.
El_Terrible on November 7, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Sequester.. that’s our only tool left to bludgeon this behemoth deficit.. Do it. Let the Bush tax cuts expire and add all those folks back to the taxpaying status. OWN IT OBAMA. YOU WON !!!!!!!!111!!11
gatorboy on November 7, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Wrong answer. Let the sequestration happen. Let all the Bush tax rates expire. The people have spoken, now let them own it. Eff ‘em, let it burn.
Smoochy32 on November 7, 2012 at 2:38 PM
GOP should go with tax hikes so there’s something bipartisan about the next 4 years… Gridlock on everything else.
El_Terrible on November 7, 2012 at 2:39 PM
You so funny. Ever hear Bill Clements and his famous rape remark? If its gonna happen, might as well lay back and enjoy it. You guys must be brothers from another mother.
txmomof6 on November 7, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Go west, young man. California or bust!
SailorMark on November 7, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Haha.. I see I’m not alone in wanting tax cuts to expire
El_Terrible on November 7, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Way to go Boehner. Open strong.
alwaysfiredup on November 7, 2012 at 2:40 PM
If the Bush tax cuts expire the percent of people not paying taxes fill drop.
agmartin on November 7, 2012 at 2:41 PM
“We thought you meant the other people, we didn’t know you meant us too!”
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Absolutely it works both ways. The Dems need to cooperate, too. To the extent either party wants to learn from this election, that’s the lesson.
Alpha_Male on November 7, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Further west. I’m thinking Tarawa; relatively isolated, great beaches, coconut trees, old Japanese bunkers for home defense.
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 2:43 PM
That’s good, too. Or Fanning Island.
SailorMark on November 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM
When the revolution comes, it’s the useful idiots that are first against the wall.
CurtZHP on November 7, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Yep, voted for Hope and Change, but not to pay for it.
michaelo on November 7, 2012 at 2:54 PM
The GOP should definitely give Obama his long sought after tax hikes on “the rich”, but it may be worth letting the Bush tax rates expire for everyone. It would certainly put the Dems in a bind and it would be a huge wakeup call for the nation which I guaran-damn-tee a majority of whom have no clue about Taxmageddon.
Doughboy on November 7, 2012 at 3:01 PM
Give them everything they want…and add to it. Write up the bill and when people squeal, remind them that it is what they voted for.
Mimzey on November 7, 2012 at 3:12 PM
I think Obama really wants the tax rates to expire for everybody. He demagogued the issue that by claiming he only wanted to hike taxes on the evil rich. But the truth is, the REAL money is made by hiking taxes on the middle class. I think he felt he could get re-elected without making another deal to extend the rates. Then he could blame the GOP House and say their intransigence is what caused everybody’s taxes to go up.
Bitter Clinger on November 7, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Just hand them an open check.
May the full destruction ensue.
Schadenfreude on November 7, 2012 at 3:22 PM
One other thing. Let the defense cuts go through. It’ll hammer Virginia and make them reevaluate the votes they just cast for President and Senator.
Doughboy on November 7, 2012 at 3:24 PM
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