Kinda backed their selves into a corner. I would say
Capitol Stand-off: Republicans Caving? - ABC News.
Republicans are now searching for a face-saving way to give up. The most likely scenario would be for Democrats to agree to negotiations on a full-year extension to begin as soon as next week – but only after the House passes the two-month extension.
House Republicans find themselves in a political disastrous position. They are almost entirely alone in this stand-off. Not only did the Senate pass the two-month extension with overwhelming Republican support (only seven Senate Republicans voted no), but several prominent Republicans, including Scott Brown and John McCain, have called on the House to pass the bill.
And the GOP-friendly Wall Street Journal editorial page today denounced House Republicans, saying they had “achieved the small miracle of letting Mr. Obama position himself as an election-year tax cutter.”
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