House GOP Bunch of Scrooges

To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen's Grammy-nominated song, the House Republicans continue to "take care of their own."

 So much for John Boehner and the House Republicans willingness to compromise with the President. If Boehner and his fat cat loyalists in the house truly gave a dam about the American middle class -- and small businesses -- they would have signed off on preserving tax cuts for the middle class by now.

 But nothing's changed. Boehner sounds like a broken record -- expressing his willingness compromise, but never backing up his words with action.This phony play that the wealthy House leaders are simply looking out for small business doesn't wash. Not when the overwhelming majority of small businesses would continue to get a tax break under President Obama's proposal.

 Clearly, the American public isn't buying this feigned concern for small struggling businesses. By refusing to budge on allowing the Bush era tax cuts for the rich to expire -- or agreeing to some form or fashion of an tax increase on millionaires and billionaires -- the House Republicans are
proving themselves to be true-to-life Scrooges and Mr. Potters.

 We need a Jimmy Stewart to emerge on Capital Hill.