John Boehner forced to pull "Plan B" vote due to lack of support from Teabaggers. Hah!

"Come on guys, you're making me look bad here."

Courtesy of First Read:

After a cancelled vote on a contingency bill and a dramatic defeat for Republican leadership, United States House members will head home for the Christmas holiday without legislative action to halt a mix of automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to take effect in just 11 days. 

Lacking enough support to pass a backup proposal to avert the "fiscal cliff," House Republican leaders on Thursday night were forced to pull from the floor a vote on 'Plan B' legislation that would have preserved Bush-era tax rates for all earners making less than $1 million but raised rates on the country's top earners. 

House Speaker John Boehner intended that the last-ditch tax effort, coupled with revised spending reductions, would give the GOP-dominated House continued leverage in its negotiations with the White House and the Senate, both controlled by Democrats. But it was ultimately brought down by conservative Republicans reluctant to raise tax rates on any Americans, even the nation's top earners. 

The House will now recess for the Christmas holiday, leaders said. Members have been advised that the House will return "when needed" before the end of the year. 

"The House did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in a statement. "Now it is up to the president to work with Senator Reid on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. The House has already passed legislation to stop all of the January 1 tax rate increases and replace the sequester with responsible spending cuts that will begin to address our nation's crippling debt. The Senate must now act."

Oh my God this is awesome!

Here's Boehner trying to strong arm the President by telling him he was going to walk away from the deal THEY were working on and pass his own damn bill, and he finds himself stood up by his own party.


Karma baby!