Posted on 10/11/2013 8:54:21 AM PDT by Starman417
Time to primary every single one of these a**hats:
House Republicans told Obama at the White House that they could reopen the federal government by early next week if the president and Senate Democrats agree to their debt-ceiling proposal. After the debt ceiling is lifted, a House GOP aide said they would seek some additional concessions in a government funding bill.Obama repeatedly pressed House Republicans to open the government, asking them “what’s it going to take to” end the shutdown, those sources said. He questioned why the government should remain closed if both sides agreed to engage in good-faith negotiations on the budget, according to a Democratic source briefed on the meeting…
Obama agreed to review the House Republican proposal for reopening the government, but reiterated that he wouldn’t pay a ransom, the Democratic source said.
Obamacare?
The whole reason tea-party groups like Heritage Action were okay with a short-term debt-ceiling hike is because, in theory, it cleared the way to re-focus on stopping ObamaCare by digging in on the shutdown. Instead, evidently, Republicans are ready to end the shutdown for a month or more in order to initiate broader negotiations with the White House. Which means that, contra tea partiers’ wishes, discussions over the shutdown and the debt ceiling will end up being “merged” after all. Which in turn means defunding/delaying ObamaCare, if it’s not off the table already, is likely headed for the shelf as the parties focus on deficit reduction instead.
The RINO's have caved and now what do we get in return?
In exchange, they sought a commitment by the president to negotiate a deal for long-term deficit reduction and a tax overhaul.
A commitment to negotiate.
Just when you thought the RINO's couldn't get more spineless they surprise you.
And now we got Boehner to negotiate a budget deal once more. It worked out quite well a few years ago:
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
Wait a minute, I thought Obama shot down the 6-week increase? This can’t be another attempt at caving, can it?
He’s got the votes for this??
If it wasn’t so expected I would probably get banned for what I’d say.
If true, the final straw for the Republican Party. Stick a fork in it.
Has anyone told Cruz?
Yep.
The jokes write themselves.
Why do the idiots in control of the House think Obama will negotiate on ANYTHING after he gets what he wants??? No short OR long term memory for the Republican Party.........here comes the USSA!
I have no problem with this. Let Obamacare collapse under its own weight.
I’d love to be a fly on the wall for that next caucus briefing.
Said how many times...???
Agreements with Obama are worthless. He is not an honorable man.
Obamacare changed everything. This time is for real.
I have no problem with this. Let Obamacare collapse under its own weight.
LOL. Don’t hold your breath waiting on that. Obamacare will never collapse under its own weight. Never. The Dems won’t allow it. And unlike the GOP they are willing to use any means necessary to win.
That's the only silver lining I see here - if you can call the damage about to occur a silver lining. GOP had been now spend their time developing an Obamacare exit plan to pitch if they think this will serve to sweep them into control of house and senate next year.
Such a plan would necessarily have to include pre-existing coverages for those who are signing up now, but could - in theory - allow everyone to go back to the old rules...bah, it's a mess; we're screwed.
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