So the House Speaker John A. Boehner, wasted a bunch of time and political capital on a "Plan B." It was a desperate attempt to make an end run around the President. It is clear that this plan was dead on arrival, which makes its name too appropriate.
I think Boehner is trying to salvage a situation that places him and Congressional Republicans in a sticky situation. I still don't expect the President to budge on letting the Bush era tax cuts expire. Which leaves the Republicans a choice, cave in or go over the cliff. Or you could try and paint the President as the bad guy by trying to get a different plan through congress, and reacting when the plan is killed. Boehner could then try and reframe the debate saying that they had a good plan and that it was Obama's fault we went over the cliff. Oh wait, Plan B was stopped before it was even conceived!
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