Tom DeLay the Elocutionist

House Republican leaders unhappy with the Senate's endorsement of a bigger child tax credit for low-income families now find themselves under White House pressure to pass the bill quickly.

"Ain't going to happen," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said Tuesday.

DeLay said the House will not pass the Senate's bill. Instead, it will use the child tax credit as a bargaining chip to encourage the Senate to pass bigger tax cuts favored in the House. "What we are interested in is real solid tax relief for those who are paying taxes," he said.

MaxSpeak has some thoughts on the hostage crisis here and here.