https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/21/boehners-power-outage-is-dimming-obamas-option-as-well/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:22:50 -0400<![CDATA[Boehner&#8217;s inability to get his own Republican conference to line up behind him not only increases doubts about him remaining speaker in the new Congress; it also raises a more immediate question for President Obama: Who in the House can he negotiate with in the effort to avoid the large automatic tax increases and spending cuts that will occur in less than two weeks without an agreement? &#8230;]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:59:52 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/21/boehners-power-outage-is-dimming-obamas-option-as-well-n98508