Think Progress: House members decided to go on holiday break yesterday, leaving behind an impasse on the payroll tax holiday that is set to expire on Jan. 1. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called on President Obama to call back the Senate in order to negotiate, but refused to hold an up-or-down vote on the bipartisan Senate compromise because he lacked support from his own caucus for his favored outcome.
First the Republicans said they didn't want to extend this middle class tax cut. Then they said they would only back a temporary extension. Then they said they would only back a temporary extension if Dems dropped demands it was paid for by millionaires. Then they said they also needed quick decision from Obama on the oil pipeline. And now they're saying the the temporary extension they wanted before is no good and they want a year long extension. The takeaways from this are 1) they are against tax cuts unless they're for the mega-rich, 2) they're completely dishonest, and 3) when it comes down to it, they're against anything that's good for the country because it might help Obama get re-elected.
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