Hoyer’s Right
Steven L. Taylor
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Monday, September 27, 2010
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Via The Upshot: Hoyer calls Colbert testimony ‘inappropriate’
And, Boehner makes a point:
"They’ve got time to bring a comedian to Washington, D.C. but they don’t have time to eliminate uncertainty by extending tax cuts," House Republican Leader John Boehner said on Fox News prior to Hoyer’s segment.
If anything, the political optics are problematic, even if the bottom line is that Colbert’s appearance had nothing to do with whether or not the House was going to take up the tax issue.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Who cares what the bottom line is in “your” opinion” is…the Dems did not take up the tax issue or pass a budget but had time for a comedian mock them instead…is that leadership or do you just want to nit-pick on so-called intentions??