https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/21/how-boehner-could-cut-a-deal-and-still-keep-his-speakership/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 08:52:44 -0400<![CDATA[Past behavior is often a reliable predictor of future behavior. In the past, whenever there’s been a showdown with Republicans, Obama has chosen to cut a deal. Also, just as businesses often agree to settle lawsuits to avoid long-drawn out legal fights (even if they think they would win them), Obama may just want to get this over with. He may want to remove uncertainty — economic uncertainty, the uncertainty as to whether a long protracted fight does begin to reflect poorly on his leadership, and so on. He may not want the distraction as he starts his second term. And perhaps he’d be especially inclined to cut a deal if he could win an extension in the debt ceiling, delaying another showdown.]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:00:19 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/21/how-boehner-could-cut-a-deal-and-still-keep-his-speakership-n280637