In what became a massive bipartisan effort, the House of Representatives approved on a vote of 277-148, to extend the Bush tax cuts, and will be signed into law by President Obama.
Congressman Anthony Weiner, who vigorously opposed the compromise, said "Republicans are better poker players than Obama"
Finally getting the hint Congressman Weiner? Its all a poker game.
You recall that just about every single Democrat on Capitol Hill were whining, moaning and complaining that President Obama was a traitor to side with the Republicans compromise on extending the tax cuts for all families, renew unemployment benefits and another year cut to Social Security taxes. Like Congressman Weiner, just about every other Democrat from the Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to Barney Frank, wanted to see it fail, because they claimed it would only favor tax cuts to the most wealthy Americans.
But that wasn't the case, thankfully. The President and the majority of Congress saw that this would be the best interest in the American people.
Maybe the only smartest thing they've done all year.
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