Posted on 07/14/2011 10:00:34 AM PDT by Nachum
In the most dramatic example of someone give the teleprompter the finger on the debt target (f/k/a debt ceiling, in the pre Federal Reserve days), after earlier it was announced that Obama, so willing to continue the charade, was pushing for a Camp David meeting where the debt ceiling issue would be resolved, bunch-of-fat-old-men-locked-up-in-a-room-nobody-leaving-until-solution-is-reached style, Reuters reports that Boehner has politely refused this latest farcical denouement, and told the White House "that he sees no need to move the negotiations on debt and deficits to Camp David." In other news, it is now 7 days and counting until July 22.
From Reuters:
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, the top U.S. Republican, has told the White House that he sees no need to move the negotiations on debt and deficits to Camp David.
"The speaker has told the White House he sees no need to go to Camp David this weekend," Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said on Thursday.
The White House had been weighing the idea of Camp David talks but no decision had been made and White House aides said there were "currently no plans for that."
What special power does each branch of government hold?
I am grateful to see the Speaker has a spine and is maybe finally exercising the power of the legislature.
In a way it is quite the historical event happening here. The President is demanding tax language into the debt mess. The Speaker is refusing such language, but has stated or acknowledged the debt ceiling will need to be increased short term.
We don’t need thousands of pages of new taxes and I am amused to watch this unfold.
You’re right....these discussions should be public. This is elitism at its finest.
This is getting WAY too predictable.
From my parody post yesterday...
"Once the Congressional Budget Office has an opportunity to evaluate these minor adjustment in infrastructure and they are fully analyzed, only then will the real cuts will be decided upon. As the current President does not have the ability to grasp the concept of negotiations and prefers to repeat childish analogies there is no further need for discussions or meetings."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2747486/posts?page=12#12
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Likely a case of "Open mouth, insert foot spine."
Shocked me that Boehner had the cojones to do that! Maybe he’s growing a back bone ~ slowly and only maybe, but it’s a start.
BTW Potus where is YOUR plan?
Hah! It’s about time Boehner grew a pair!!
Regardless, so far Boehner has done just fine, but it’s the end game that’s important so we stall see.
Boehner to Obama: NUTS!
Now, that’s more like it.
Yes, a freshman congressman said yesterday...’we don’t even know what the leadership in the house are proposing...we haven’t been allowed to see it.’
Don’t you wish we Americans had the case 6?
You mean Obama not being able to walk out in a huff like a spoiled brat if he doesn't get his way? That situation may be too much for that boy to bear.
Bozo’s plan may include having all the homosexuals that populate the White Hut included in the camp-in. The perverts could pose for compromising pictures with the Republicrats-about-to-cave-in for blackmail purposes.
My only advice to staunch or waffling Republicans is to stay away from this evil poor excuse for a president!
There are so many sodomites in the WH retinue that it’s wise to stay completely away from that den of iniquity until after 2012.
I know, disturbing. I don't trust it.
It’s about frac’n time.
I hope some of you are beginning to see that Boehner is a strong person,not a liar, and will not back down from “no new taxes on anyone.” I would like to hear that all Freepers are praying for our Republicans who have to suffer through meetings with BO. What torture.
I hope Boehner holds the line, i pray that he does and that he is given the strength to do the right thing and save the republic from this neo-marxist, POS.
Michelle: “We goin’ to the Riviera this weekend! Where’s my Mumu?”
The Wookie must be on Zero’s butt to get outta Dodge!
Good for Boehner for learning the word no!
If you truly believe that that the stock market will not tank if we fail to reach an agreement on raising the debt ceiling, then I have a nice bridge down here in Atlanta going at an excellent price.
Have you seen the fear in the market over peripheral countries like Greece threatening to default? Imagine that X 10000
This issue is bigger that 0 and Boner. Everyones’ retirement will take a beating.
Quit politicizing the faith and credit of the United States of America FREEPERS!!!
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