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Mike Allen: Why We’re Stuck
Mike Allen is POLITICO’s Chief White House Correspondent and one of the most well sourced reporters in DC. His analysis below, from this morning’s Playbook, on why we are where we are (note this is all about politics & political positioning):
Why we’re stuck: President Obama and Speaker Boehner - one facing reelection, the other on the back nine of his legislative career — want to do a big deal, and would rightly get credit for a historic accomplishment. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (the #2 House GOP leader) and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (the #3) - on the front nine of their Capitol Hill careers — do not want a grand bargain, and are convinced their rank and file does not support even modest tax hikes.
(Source: politico.com)
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