tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8833296075756176793..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Catch of the DayJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-83331125862642166262011-12-22T21:06:20.491-06:002011-12-22T21:06:20.491-06:00Boehner: “Sen. Reid and I have reached an agreemen...<i>Boehner: “Sen. Reid and I have reached an agreement that will ensure taxes do not increase for working families on January 1 while ensuring that a complex new reporting burden is not unintentionally imposed on small business job creators,” Boehner said in a written statement. “Under the terms of our agreement, a new bill will be approved by the House that reflects the bipartisan agreement in the Senate along with new language that allows job creators to process and withhold payroll taxation under the same accounting structure that is currently in place."</i><br /><br />The House moved on to then pass a bill that sets the number of points awarded for a field goal in the upcoming Super Bowl to "three". Because House Republicans insist that the nation can't survive with the uncertainty of a possible four-point figgie affecting the Congressional square pool.<br /><br />"Accounting structure???" That's a pretty thin fig leaf you're hiding behind, Orange Man.JSnoreply@blogger.com