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Politics : President Barack Obama
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To: Neil H who wrote (86171)12/1/2010 5:07:08 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
Is this what you meant by bi partisanship?

Kyl demands Bush tax cuts by Monday...or no START treaty

by Jed Lewison
Wed Dec 01, 2010 at 12:42:04 PM PST

Brian Beutler:

Kyl: Dems Cave By Monday Or No START Treaty

Republicans say no Senate business until tax cuts are extended and the government is funded -- presumably on terms favorable to the GOP. That apparently includes the START treaty. And now the man leading the resistance to ratifying the treaty during the lame duck says Dems have until Monday to come to terms with Republicans on those two issues.

"If the taxes all can't be resolved and voted on and completed and spending for the government for the next ten months completed by like next Monday, I don't know how there's enough time to complete START," Kyl told The Hill.

Though Kyl's demands may be outrageous, they aren't necessarily crazy. Unless President Obama and congressional Democrats stand up for themselves, there's no reason for Republicans to do anything but keep on taking hostage after hostage.

Sure, there's something unseemly about taking national security hostage. And sure, it's brass-knuckle politics to make a demand like this. But if the lesson that Republicans learn is that this is the kind of politics that works, they are going to keep on doing it, over and over again.

Remember, it's been just 24 hours since yesterday's "bipartisan" meeting and already Republicans are making a mockery of President Obama's show of good faith. Given how bad it already is, just imagine what it'll be like after the next meeting.
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