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Who is surprised? Show of hands?
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Well, after President Gumby folded and agreed to raise taxes only on those making more than $400,000 instead of $250,000 (which he campaigned on for the second straight election); John Boehner went back to the House of Representatives and immediately proposed something completely unrelated to the negotiations going on. He and Eric Cantor have come up with a (drum roll please) a cunning plan.
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They call it "Plan B". And it is to do nothing except extend the Bush Tax Cuts for everyone and everything EXCEPT people who make over $1,000,000 per year. Then they will dare the President to veto it. Dare Him! I say.
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Of course it's not clear they can get it past the House of Representatives AND the Senate has already passed a law extending the tax cuts for the first $250,000 of everyone's income. But that isn't good enough for Boehner - plus now he can do his evil "Plan B" laugh. Ha ha ha.
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| The Wall Street Journal notes that it isn't all going according to "cunning plan" |
One thing puzzles me. That name... Where have I heard that name before.
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| Now reads "It helps prevent compromise before it even happens." |