[JSDude1]

Call Boehner and your Republican Rep. to let them know this is what you think they should do:

http://www.speaker.gov/contact

U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 (202) 224-3121 TTY: (202)-225-1904

[.45 Long Colt]

Prioritizing interest payments is essential. The scum running the country might default just to default.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”They do not want a stand alone fight on Obamacare. They want to conflate it with the debt ceiling so they can do a grand bargain and leave Obamacare alone.
Consider Rep. Paul Ryan’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. He wants a grand bargain and not once mentions Obamacare. Not once. “

Grand bargain??

Something irks me about the idea of giving all those federal workers on furlough more paid vacation during shutdown and then passing a big deal that cuts future medicare and social security, and Obama-care fully funded too.

In return for future cuts Ryan wants to offer Dems near turn spending increases over the house CR, typical.

Fortunately doesn't seem like Dems would go for this.

[nathanbedford]

I posted this three days ago:

In a way it is our very good fortune that Ted Cruz and Mike Lee precipitated this crisis over Obamacare rather than remaining passive on the promise of John Boehner and Mitch McConnell the fight over the issue of the debt ceiling. This not just because those promises by these two are illusory but because the Obamacare shutdown has smoked Obama out and provides cover to the Republicans to extend the debt while maintaining a shutdown in pursuit of Obamacare.

The problem is, as always, we cannot rely on our own troops to remain steadfast. But it seems that they of that we had better alert the country about Obama's unconstitutional intentions and we really should devise a strategy to deal with it. The most obvious strategy is, as I have described, to continue steadfast over Obamacare but extend the debt ceiling for a very limited time. Please note that Obama is insisting on a 13 month extension of the debt ceiling and will not otherwise negotiate. This is further evidence of his desire to force an emergency. At least the Republicans should keep the issue alive with a very short extension of the debt ceiling while depriving him of the justification for stealing the power of the purse from Congress.

I expect to receive some criticism for even consenting to extension of the debt ceiling but I await a better strategy to emerge.

[VerySadAmerican]

The majority of the republicans want government perks the rest of their lives just like the democrats do. obamacare is just a new perk they’ve figured out a way to give themselves.

[EternalVigilance]

Memo to GOP: If Obama Won’t Compromise, Don’t Raise the Debt Ceiling

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/10/memo-to-gop-if-obama-wont-compromise-dont-raise-the-debt-ceiling.php

[Yosemitest]

Call you Representative and tell them to vote BoneHead out of Speakership,
and refuse to donate any money until BoneHead is removed!