Comments on: Politics: Black and white labels in a shades of gray reality http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/46676 The oldest political news site on the Internet because nobody's life, liberty or property is safe while Congress is in session. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jon http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/46676/comment-page-1#comment-235977 Jon Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:07:16 +0000 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=46676#comment-235977 “President Barack Obama’s argument …: “There are too many Republicans in Congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. And that’s what’s holding things up right now.” And House Speaker John Boehner counters like this: “The administration is trying to play games with the American people, scare the American people. This is not leadership.””

Unfortunately for our commentator, those two remarks are not remotely equivalent. The President’s argument places the blame directly upon Congress, and Representative Boehner’s argument starts off with a wild accusation about intent to deceive the people. Those two are not the same…

It’s possible that through the vagaries of selective quotation that this is not representative of the Representative’s arguments, or those of the President, but even if that is true, it was an unfortunate choice. If those are typical remarks, it shows up even further differences between the parties and their platforms.

J.

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