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December 1, 2012
GOP Furious That Obama Is Acting Like He Won The Election
By Sheila Samples
On Thursday, Republicans immediately rejected the president's opening offer to resolve the so-called "fiscal cliff" issue. Congressional Republicans dismissed the plan as "outlandish" and "unserious." Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly laughed aloud as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner read him the plan. Basically the president is asking for exactly what he campaigned on.
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On Thursday, Republicans immediately rejected the president's opening offer to resolve the so-called "fiscal cliff" issue. Congressional Republicans dismissed the plan as "outlandish" and "unserious." Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly laughed aloud as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner read him the plan. Basically the president is asking for exactly what he campaigned on.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.