WH: From Obama On Down, We'll Be Hitting Boehner On Tax Cuts

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WH: From Obama On Down, We'll Be Hitting Boehner On Tax Cuts

Christina Bellantoni

Look for President Obama to poke House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) over his evolving tax cuts position this afternoon at his economic event in Virginia, and this week, and next week. You get the idea.

White House officials tell TPM that they think Boehner's comments about supporting an extension of the tax cuts for the middle class on Sunday give them the perfect window to hammer the man who wants to be the next Speaker of the House, just in time for the midterm elections.

"Every time Boehner opens his mouth, we're going to mention it," a White House official told TPM, requesting anonymity to be able to discuss political strategy.

"You can expect people from the president on down to look for opportunities to highlight this key choice before voters in November," the official said.

A case in point: A White House aide tells us that Obama will talk about Boehner and tax cuts -- again -- during his kitchen table event in Fairfax later today. And Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner gave a speech today saying he welcomes support from Republicans for extending the middle-class tax cuts.

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[jenmito]

1. K&R, but we need to get ALL of the DEMS. on our side or it ain't gonna work as well as it should. nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. Exactly! It frustrates me to no end why we lay all the work at Obama's feet!

Where the fuck are the Democrats and why aren't they *HELPING* Obama with the message. Notice that the Republicans are everywhere. Not just their "leaders," but the rank-in-file, Faux News and its surrogates...hell, the mainstream media in general, and hate talk radio. We can't expect Obama to do the heavy lifting by himself.

Better yet, where are we? What are we doing to sell this message? When a wingnut or an uninformed person makes fallacious claims about tax cuts, are we setting the record straight?

Are we doing our part?

[Jester Messiah]

7. Somehow people got the impression that the presidency is like being a waiter.

You just order all the stuff you want and he brings it to you on a silver platter. It's just that easy... right?

[Jensen]

2. This is something the Dem's ALL OF THEM should get behind and nail it home!!!

[Spazito]

3. Excellent!

Recommended.

[Blue Owl]

4. I'm hankerin' for an Orange Crush

n/t

[Arkana]

6. This is excellent, but they have to make sure it's a full-court press. Nothing else will do.

And get some of those chickenshit Congressmen and Senators who don't want to rock the boat out there on the morning shows.