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GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell famously said a year ago that his main task in the 112th Congress was to make sure that President Obama would not be re-elected. Given how he and House Speaker John Boehner have handled the payroll tax debate, we wonder if they might end up re-electing the President before the 2012 campaign even begins in earnest.
The GOP's Payroll Tax Fiasco How did Republicans manage to lose the tax issue to Obama?
Seeded on Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:38 PM EST
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After a year of the tea party House, Mr. Obama and Senate Democrats have had to make no major policy concessions beyond extending the Bush tax rates for two years. Mr. Obama is in a stronger re-election position today than he was a year ago, and the chances of Mr. McConnell becoming Majority Leader in 2013 are declining.
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#1 - Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:39 PM ESTGood news to me, for sure!
Now, if we can just defeat McConnell in KY, we'll be doing some good for the whole country...
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