Is this borderline libel against Boehner by the Washington Post (Unnamed sources) or is the Speaker seriously folding? Let me guess, Super-Duper Subcommittee, FTW, lol. Will continue to wait, but its not looking good for the fiscally sane.
Based upon his past track record, I would say the chances of him folding are at 100%. We already did this 16 months ago. At that time, Boehner gave up $2.5 trillion in new debt over a 19 month period in exchange for a promise that $100 billion in spending would be cut over the next fiscal year.
Here we stand 16 months later. The $2.5 trillion will last only 17 months - two months short of the duration promised. The $100 billion in cuts never materialized. And the President stands at the door asking for a spending INCREASE. And not once have I heard Boehner utter a word of this reality.
The ONLY tool Boehner has at this point is to deny a debt ceiling increase. It is the same tool he freely gave away sixteen months ago, and it is the same tool he will give away now.
"Never assign to malice that which can be ascribed to stupidity"
to
"...and never ascribe to GOP stupidity that which can be assigned to libelous MSM reporting."
Too often the enemy press misquotes Republicans for fun and profit, and the folks here on FR and elsewhere believe the worst immediately.
Full Disclosure: Not that I trust Weepy Boner any further OR farther than I can throw him, anyway...
Cheers!