Boehner on averting fiscal cliff: 'God only knows' - 13 WTHR
Indianapolis  Boehner on averting fiscal cliff: 'God only knows'
Posted: Updated: House Speaker John Boehner House Speaker John
Boehner     Boehner expressed no concern about his standing as
speaker.  Now Congress is heading home for Christmas without a
deal.  "Disappointed? It's unbelievable, this is horrible. I'm
angry, I'm sad for my friend the Speaker, and I'm sorry for the
country. We deserve better," said Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH).
Boehner was trying to push his "Plan B" solution after direct
talks with President Obama failed. Republicans made the
concession to allow taxes to go up for the wealthiest, but only
for those earning $1 million or more a year. Democrats wanted a
lower threshold and Senate leaders refused to consider Plan B.
That meant Republicans were being asked to take a politically
painful vote for higher taxes with no Democrats going along, and
no evidence that Democrats would agree to deeper spending cuts
that Republicans