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The Power Of The Bully Pulpit: Boehner Caves On Tax Cuts For The Wealthy

By Big Tent Democrat

For 20 months now, Beltway Dems have derided the bully pulpit of the Presidency. Let this be Exhibit A:

House Minority Leader John Boehner says he would vote for President Obama's plan to extend tax cuts only for middle-class earners, not the wealthy, if that were the only option available to House Republicans.

Boehner, R-Ohio, said it is "bad policy" to exclude the highest-earning Americans from tax relief during the recession, and later Sunday he accused the White House of "class warfare." But he said he wouldn't block the breaks for middle-income individuals and families if Democrats won't support the full package.

(Emphasis supplied.) Lessons learned about political bargaining one hopes.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 12, 2010 (boomark / email).