https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/21/an-inaugural-gift-to-obama-from-the-gop/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 11:28:35 -0400<![CDATA[Republicans claim this is no retreat, but they are not fooling anyone. White House press secretary Jay Carney celebrated the GOP capitulation, declaring the president was “encouraged” that the GOP was finally ready to “back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage to extract drastic cuts in Medicare, education, and programs middle class families depend on.” A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared the GOP move “reassuring.” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called it a “major victory” for president. And The Post editorial page welcomed the GOP’s “apparent abandonment” of their “economically nonsensical” insistence that any increase in borrowing authority be matched with equal or greater spending cuts.]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:40:16 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/21/an-inaugural-gift-to-obama-from-the-gop-n99432