I swear if I were speaker I'd have said "You appear to prefer using this situation as an opportunity to demonize my side over getting a deal. So far you seem to think you have all the cards. Well here's one I have. If we go over the cliff then on Jan 1 we shut the government down except social security, law enforcement, and defense. And it doesn't come back until we have a balanced budget. And I do mean balanced. No more borrowing. There will be no more continuing resolutions, and baseline budgeting is dead. Demonize all you want, I'm done with your BS."
Back in 2009 and 2010 I was lone voice here warning to get rid of Boehner before he became Speaker,’
But NOW ~2013 no one in the R House, not even your favorite hero congressman, wants that job to be O’s bitch for two years then lose the House to Pelosi.
I know its great fun to play imagine,’
Get on the phone and call your favorite House member to run as Speaker and tell us what he said,