[ConservativeDude]

This piece has some persuasive points...it’s difficult to know what the optimal conservative plan really is at this time, when we have limited input.

To that end, I posted this on another thread:

How about this for a deal:

The Tea Party caucus says that it will support the Boehner bill (which, does not raises taxes and promises future cuts...the shortcomings obviously being in the empty promise), IF Boehner will step aside as Speaker and agree to let Michelle Bachmann become Speaker.

In other words, he will let us know that his promises mean something....and we will know that he is putting his country ahead of his career.

(And Michelle B gets a great job...because she isn’t going to be President....).

How do y’all like that for a plan???

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Here is my response:

Where is the middle ground on insolvency?

[econjack]

Why can't someone in the GOP get the idea across...even to someone who is as dense as Harry Reid...that raising taxes is exactly the wrong thing to do when you want to encourage hiring. If you lower taxes, people have more income to spend, demand for good and services rises, and the inputs to produce those goods and services (i.e., labor) increases. By putting people back to work, tax receipts increase and, if those clowns in DC have any stones and don't spend it, the deficit falls. All of this is virtually the opposite of was Obozo and his cronies want to do. The $700+ billion "stimulus" was supposed to create millions of jobs. What did we get? Bupkus. Give me MY money back...I know how to spend it better than you do.

[Jonty30]

Why not insist he commit suicide too?

Boehner knows, probably more than just about anybody, just how much can be accomplished with the current situation and he probably got the best deal possible.

If you want a better deal, give the Republicans more seats, and in both houses.

Then you’ll get a better deal.