Report: Boehner moving to Plan B on fiscal cliff

“For weeks, Senate Republicans — and a growing number of you — have been pushing for us to pivot to a ‘Plan B,’” he will say. “I think there’s a better way. But the White House just can’t seem to bring itself to agree to a “balanced” approach, and time is running short. Taxes are going up on everyone on Jan. 1. They’re baked into current law. And we have to stop whatever tax rate increases we can. In the absence of an alternative, as of this morning, a ‘modified Plan B’ is the plan.”

Boehner isn’t pulling out of negotiations with the White House to strike a sweeping $2 trillion agreement, but leadership sources say they hope this move prods the administration to move toward them.

Interesting tactic. So the idea is to force Obama to accept budget cuts by showing Republicans are willing to pass their own bill and dare the Democrats to vote against it. Which would undercut Obama’s plan to go over the cliff, blame Republicans, and play the hero by passing his own “middle class” tax cut.

We’ll see what the bill looks like — then we’ll know whether the GOP is really serious about cutting spending, or if this is all for show by a bunch of RINOs.

Caiwyn on December 18, 2012 at 9:45 AM