With no idea if this is true, but I am a bit surprised to see Panetta connected with this.
If Panetta is connected I am not surprised. I remember when he and George Mitchell lied to Bush 1 years ago and conned him into raising taxes after the ‘no new taxes’ pledge.
As soon as I saw Panetta name I figured the story was bogus. Panetta is way to smart to attend such a meeting.