https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/26/boehner-shouldnt-have-let-obama-get-away-with-raising-his-tax-demands/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 01:50:59 -0400<![CDATA[In reality, post-election, Boehner should have started off at $0 and Obama should have been at around $800 billion. But now, Boehner has already gone as high as $1 trillion in tax hikes and Obama says that’s insufficient. At the same time, Obama says that his willingness to accept $1.2 trillion in tax hikes — 50% more than he campaigned on — represents a compromise on his part. Allowing him to get away with this was an inexplicable tactical error by Boehner.]]>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:00:13 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/26/boehner-shouldnt-have-let-obama-get-away-with-raising-his-tax-demands-n280668