TAKING HIM DOWN WITH THEM:

Dems show signs of abandoning Obama elsewhere after frustration with tax deal (Susan Crabtree - 12/09/10, The Hill)

In a striking move, the Appropriations Committee late Wednesday attached a provision to a $1.1 trillion resolution to keep the government funded next year that would prevent Obama from spending any funds to try terrorism suspects in civilian court instead of military commissions.

The language would essentially prevent the closing of the detainee prison at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.

Some House Democrats viewed the move as an act of defiance and a direct demonstration of just how furious the caucus is with Obama’s decision to work with Republicans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts.

When the American people determine that your party is extreme, act more extreme?

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 13, 2010 5:38 AM