Boehner: Time to Stop Playing ‘Political Games’ With the Tax Cut Bill
To hear House Speaker John Boehner tell it, as he does in this clip, the "political games" that were clearly happening in recent months over the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits bill that's now en route to passage were all coming from the Democratic side.To hear House Speaker John Boehner tell it, as he does in this clip, the “political games” that were clearly happening in recent months over the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits bill that’s now en route to passage were all coming from the Democratic side. Good thing those level-headed Republicans are there to straighten things out. Boehner let fly with this little rhetorical gem Wednesday, as congressional approval ratings plummeted to 10 percent. –KA
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