John Boehner's credibility is going down fast but it appears he's not going down without a fight. Goodness, even William Kristol is more civil.
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner just can't seem to break through an impasse in their "fiscal cliff" talks, increasing pessimism about a deal by Christmas and now threatening to sidetrack billions in federal aid for victims of superstorm Sandy."It's still a work in progress," Obama told reporters today of the prospect of a deal.
After weeks of public posturing and private negotiations, both sides remain firmly dug in with their opposing positions on tax hikes and spending cuts for deficit reduction.
"The president wants to pretend spending isn't the problem," Boehner said at a morning press conference. "That's why we don't have an agreement."
House Republicans are demanding significant changes to entitlement programs to curb spending, which Democrats flatly oppose. The White House, invoking the president's re-election and public opinion polls on its side, still insists there will be no deal without a tax-rate increase on the top 2 percent of U.S. income-earners.