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Dems Serve Up Ironic Tick Tock Of Events Leading To Payroll Tax Victory

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)

A senior Democratic aide offers this tongue in cheek tick tock on the House GOP’s payroll tax cut surrender.

· On Sunday, Senator Reid called on Speaker Boehner to pass the Senate’s bipartisan compromise.

· Senator Reid waited for Speaker Boehner to agree to pass the Senate’s bipartisan compromise.

· Today, Speaker Boehner’s staff contacted Senator Reid’s staff, and agreed to pass the Senate’s bipartisan compromise.

Funny. Also basically true. The tick tock on the other side of the Capitol was much more dramatic.

Harry Reid, John Boehner, Payroll Tax Cut
Brian Beutler

Brian Beutler is TPM's senior congressional reporter. Since 2009, he's led coverage of health care reform, Wall Street reform, taxes, the GOP budget, the government shutdown fight, and the debt limit fight. He can be reached at brian@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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