[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Even Mike Pence knows that, which is why Pence modified the House bill.

Word in Washington is that the Senate won't even consider Pence's bill.

Do you believe that the House should completely compromise and pass the Senate's poison pill now? Screw it, they should just put the thing out of its misery. If the status quo continues, blame the Senate/Bush administration.

[Texasforever]

Word in Washington is that the Senate won't even consider Pence's bill.

"Word in Washington" seems kind of vague. Where can I go to get the "word"?

[sinkspur]

Do you believe that the House should completely compromise and pass the Senate's poison pill now?

No. There should be honest negotiations between the House and the Senate. Bullying won't work.

Screw it, they should just put the thing out of its misery. If the status quo continues, blame the Senate/Bush administration.

If the status quo continues, the House will be just as much to blame. In addition, every House member is running, so they're much more exposed than the Senate is.

For all the bluster, Hastert and Boehner have not joined the "all or nothing" crowd. Watch what they say over the next couple of weeks.