Blubbering Boehner couldn’t even pass his own bill in the House that he controls. It seems there are some Republicans with a backbone and some courage to tell Boehner and Obama to go fuck themselves. If Boehner can’t get a tax increase on those making over $1 million through the House, then Obama’s $400,000 limit is DOA. Cliff here we come. The scumbags on Wall Street don’t like the news. Futures down over 200 points. You can bet Bennie and Timmy are calling Jamie and Lloyd to make sure they program the supercomputing high frequency computers to buy after the initial fall. Our owners must give the appearance of control.
Bring on the cliff baby. This Fourth Turning needs a little jolt to move it along.
Plan ‘C’ Anyone? Boehner Humiliated As “Plan B” Lacks Enough Votes To Pass
Submitted by Tyler Durdenon 12/20/2012 19:56 -0500
Update: wow:
- HOUSE SCRAPS PLAN TO VOTE ON BOEHNER’S TAX `PLAN B’ TONIGHT
- U.S. HOUSE PLANS NO VOTES UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS, BURTON SAYS
- BOEHNER SAYS `PLAN B’ TAX PLAN LACKED SUPPORT TO PASS
- BOEHNER SAYS UP TO OBAMA TO WORK WITH REID ON BUDGET PLAN
Absolute total chaos. ES at lows of the days right now. Luckily, at least the debt ceiling is a firm deadline… Sometime in late March. Oh, and goodbye Boehner?
IndenturedServant says:
Title: “Plan ‘C’ Anyone? Boehner Humiliated As “Plan B” Lacks Enough Votes To Pass”
Humiliated Congress Critter? That’s an oxymoron!
I_S
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20th December 2012 at 10:15 pm
Davos says:
Eventually, one day soon, between now and 2017, likely on the short side of that curve, every fucking country is going to have to get together and re-value the currency.
With leadership like that, I’m sure the just in time inventory supply chains will stay lubed with credit /*sarc*/
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20th December 2012 at 10:20 pm
big Tom says:
Bohner and the rest should find some balls, even if they have to borrow a pair
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20th December 2012 at 10:23 pm
Llpoh says:
I have packed my chute. Now where is the cliff?
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20th December 2012 at 10:51 pm
BUCKHED says:
Oh,Please,Please,Please..Pick me to push these bitches off of the cliff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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20th December 2012 at 11:23 pm
NickelthroweR says:
Greetings,
I think that we are going to see an incredible amount of gridlock until things become so bad that the president will just grant himself emergency powers to deal with the problems. And speaking of problems, it must be obvious to anyone with half a brain that Uncle Sam has promised far more goodies than he can ever hope to deliver. Far more. You can tax the productive class at a rate of 100% and it still wouldn’t be enough – not even close.
According to the CBO, Uncle Sam actually added 10 Trillion of debt to its balance sheet last year but because it doesn’t have to follow any kind of standard accounting practices, 8.5 Trillion of it doesn’t appear in the official debt figures but those obligations exist none the less. Future Social Security, Medicare, Veteran’s Benefits, etc, can not be swept under the rug forever.
I can’t predict what will finally push us over the edge – it could be something as beneign as interest rates increasing by 1% which would force Uncle Sam to cough up an extra 400 Billion a year. All this Fiscal Cliff Bullsh*t is about trying to save 100 Billion a year for the next 10 years. That may not seem like a lot of money but it is more than 5X what China spends annually on its military and I do not see anyone in any big hurry to go mess with China.
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20th December 2012 at 1:23 am
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20th December 2012 at 7:14 am
Hollow man says:
Perhaps we should have bought some extra food instead of Christmas presents? Lol nope, not yet.
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20th December 2012 at 8:13 am
sangell says:
We’ve laughed at Europe’s political leaders inability to deal with their situation. Yesterday we had an excellant presentation by Kyle Bass of how Japaneses political leaders are unable to deal with their situation and now we are witnessing Washington’s inability to confront reality.
Fortunately our political leaders put in place the Budget Control Act of 2011, now ridiculously known as the ‘fiscal cliff’. It was signed by B. Hussein Obama so all this talk by the Dems that the GOP will be held responsible if the Obama plan is implemented is BS. Half the people in the county don’t know who John Boehner is. The fiscal cliff may not be a good plan. It may even be a horrible plan but it is better than kicking the can again.
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20th December 2012 at 8:14 am
youcanthavemyglock says:
Job well done Boehner, after dicking around for 1 month you came up with a shit plan, got owned by your own party and now you’re off to Christmas break
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20th December 2012 at 8:22 am
youcanthavemyglock says:
From Washington Post:
‘Boehner can’t muster votes for his alternative, shutters House for holidays and tells Obama, Senate to find solution’
LOL
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20th December 2012 at 8:36 am
Mark says:
So, the middle class had their taxes go up because the Republicans wouldn’t except taxes increase on the rich. That’s the narritive the Democrat’s will use 2 years from now.
Two years from now with the deficit still over a trillion and taxes having been raised the Democrats will prupose cutting taxes for those under 250,000 and the tax increase on the wealthy will fund a jobs program?
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20th December 2012 at 9:16 am
Bob says:
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, US DOJ just asked to set a cookie on my computer.
My badge of honor for visiting TBP.
It’s not like nobody knew they’re listening.
Ya think the “end of the world” might resemble more a slow leak than a big bang?
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20th December 2012 at 9:59 am
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20th December 2012 at 10:12 am
sangell says:
I think Boehner and Obama should have duel. They face each other at 100 feet with semi automatic handguns and keep firing till one goes down. Reloading allowed. The winner’s plan is adopted. If both are killed Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell take the field and duel.
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20th December 2012 at 10:30 am
AWD says:
Twas the night before Cliffmas, when all through the land
The Top-Two-Percenters were wringing their hands
Awaiting ObamaClaus taking their shares
For redistribution to equalize shares.
The Children of Julias lay snug in their beds
While hopes of ObamaStuff danced in their heads.
And Julias and Julians in quilts, warmly wrapped
Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap.
When somewhere nearby there arose such a clatter,
They sprang from their beds to see what was the matter,
and straight to their windows they eagerly dashed
in hopes ’twas ObamaClaus bringing his stash.
The moon on the breasts of the street-walking ho’s
Gave lust, which in minds of the Julians arose.
What else to their wandering eyes did appear?
A red-suited man in a Limo appeared.
Twas pulled by eight donkeys so stubborn and slow
they knew twas ObamaClaus promising dough.
‘cross Broad Street to Wall Street while baying they came,
spurred-on by Obama Claus calling their names:
“On, Reid, on, Pelosi, on Fannie and Fred,”
“On, Biden, on Holder, on Geitner,” he said.
“On, Barney, once more to the street known as Wall,
or join other asses I keep in the stall.”
As Globalized Warming makes hurricanes fly
Their carbonless fooprints they left in the sky
As bounding they did over Wall Street they flew
the Limo so full and Obama Claus too.
And then, in a twinkling, they saw and approved
the prancing and pawing once deemed so uncouth.
On stopping, Obama Claus then turned around
and out of the Limo he hopped with a bound.
Attired all in red from his head to his foot
with hammer and sickle he then undertook
to break into homes of the Two-Percent hacks
to then redistribute their stuff to his pack.
His eyes how they twinkled! His smile was so merry!
So cheeky his visage, so quickly he hurried.
His hair changed by stress from the buying of votes
from vibrantly dark to the whiteness of snow.
The butt of a smoke he held tight in his teeth
with smoke he’d exhaled ’round his head like a wreath.
A broad smile he showed, but the fire in his belly
and tones of his chuckles revealed what he relished.
Not chubby or plump and thus pleased with himself,
To work he proceeded with help from his elves.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Told Julias and Julians they’d nothing to dread.
He spoke the word “fair” in describing his work
as redistribution of Two-Percent’s worth.
Then giving a nod, to his Limo he strode
and showed Two-Percenters his mid-finger pose.
He rolled-down his window and uttered this riddle:
“Instead of you-name-it, I’ve sold you the sizzle.”
They heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight,
“My redistribution makes everything right.”
The Julias and Julians then fell back asleep
Content stuff from Two-Percent folks they would keep.
But soon after Cliffmas, while reading his script,
Obama Claus said, “We’ve gone over the cliff.”
He added, however, “The fault ain’t on me
but rather the blame goes on Bush 43
and top-two percenters afflicted with greed,”
And Julias and Julians did quickly agree.
But soon after that, they experienced chills
when they couldn’t pay electricity bills
at skyrocket prices Obama foretold
when EPA Rules ended power from coal.
They then asked Obama, “Just when, please advise,
will gov’ment relief from this coldness arrive?”
“From solar solutions,” Obama replied,
Wear blankets with hoodies ’til Summer arrives.”
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20th December 2012 at 1:27 pm
Another Bob says:
@ the Bob above -
I think you’re right about the speed of the descent. I used to think it would be some sort of acute event, but, given that I’ve been watching things since 2005 and it’s almost 2013, w/o any sort of armageddon type scenario, maybe it’s actually death by a thousand cuts. The lifeblood will just continue to ooze out and one day we’ll all wake up and wonder what the hell happened.
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20th December 2012 at 2:13 pm