Politico rounds up TEAM WIN THE MORNING(tm) to
bring us this microcosm of Fiscal Cliffmas:
House Speaker John Boehner couldn’t hold back when he spotted Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid in the White House lobby last Friday.
It was only a few days before the nation would go over the fiscal cliff,
no bipartisan agreement was in sight, and Reid had just publicly
accused Boehner of running a “dictatorship” in the House and caring more
about holding onto his gavel than striking a deal.
“Go f— yourself,” Boehner sniped as he pointed his finger at Reid, according to multiple sources present.
Reid, a bit startled, replied: “What are you talking about?”
Boehner repeated: “Go f— yourself."
The harsh exchange just a few steps from the Oval Office — which
Boehner later bragged about to fellow Republicans — was only one episode
in nearly two months of high-stakes negotiations laced with distrust,
miscommunication, false starts and yelling matches as Washington
struggled to ward off $500 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts.
So yeah, that happened just a few days ago. But both sides do it, right? Get to open up with Tools of 2013 tag right off the bat.
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