Republicans? Why is John Boehner so great at Making Deals?

[Ray Knight]

Every time I pick up a newspaper it says the same thing " Boehner Caves" or something like " Boehner under Pressure"... Why can't Boehner make a deal? I mean this guy has no clue how to cut deals.. Every-time he's on TV he's sweating really bad at the podium, the guy looks nervous and acts like he has no confidence... What happened to this guy Republicans seriously?
Here is a copy and paste from USATODAY, a non partisan News website / paper. .

Boehner spent about 45 minutes at the White Houseon Monday after reportedly losing big, making big concessions in an offer to Obama over the weekend, including a willingness to raise tax rates on Americans earning more than $1 million a year.

[Van]

I'm sorry, but you didn't write "hail Obama" in this question.

That automatically makes you a racist redneck hick.

[AverageJoe]

Baraq had his way with Boehner -- and now Baraq is going to renege on his side of the bargain.

[YB Logical]

The Republicans and Boehner can show courage by giving Obama exactly what he publicly claims he wants and privately prays will not happen....a deal to prevent going over the Cliff.
Fiscal Cliff or not, a 2013 recession is unavoidable.
The economy is already in a fragile state.

And the coming of 7 new Obama care taxes in 2013, in addition to the 9 already in effect, and the immediate need to, again, raise the debt ceiling are sufficient to cause it. (No one is talking about it yet, but the debt ceiling will need to be raised by mid January at the very latest.)
The tax hikes that Democrats are asking for are not enough to prevent a recession and actually make it more likely.

Obama knows this.
He knows that his policies of the past four years have failed.
That is why he could not run on his record.

His stimulus failed to revive the economy like we were told.
QE 1, 2, and 3 have failed to revive the economy like we were told.
The millions of "green jobs" have not been created like we were told.
The "Summer of Recovery" proved to be a flop.
There are more unemployed than ever before.
There are more people on Food Stamps than ever before.
Most every economic indicator points to recession.

This is why Republicans need to agree to whatever Obama and the Democrats claim they want and reach some agreement.
Obama needs the Country to go over the Cliff and is doing everything possible in hopes that Republicans will not prevent it. This is why Democrats refuse to make spending cuts demanded by Republicans as part of the deal.

Then, with the help of the media, Obama could blame Republicans and not have to take any responsibility for the cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and other Social Programs which would also occur with going over the Cliff.....cuts which Democrats know are necessary.
He can blame Republicans for his failures during the past four years AND the coming recession.
Republicans need to be aware of this trap and make a deal....any deal to prevent going over the supposed Cliff.
Then Obama will sh!t all over himself.
And liberals will be forced to admit that Obama's policies do not, have not, and will not work.

[Neville Nesbitt]

He got everyone to agree to pronounce his name "Bay-ner" and not "Bow-ner" didn't he?

[Jack]

He has been lead by obama for four years so he had a good teacher in cowardness!