Conference? Fuck you, Mr. Tears

[ProSense]

Boehner's Latest Gambit

In a last minute pivot, Speaker Boehner is now seeking a conference committee to resolve the differences between the House and Senate -- rather than sending a clean CR, or any other CR -- to the Senate. This means a government shutdown will probably begin at midnight ET anyway.

For those who have been following the budget process in Congress closely, there's a lot of chutzpah in this move, since Republicans have for months been resisting a conference committee to resolve the budget impasse. Conservatives in particular have fiercely opposed a conference committee resolution to these matters because they see it as guaranteed to lead to a compromise. Anathema.

Still not clear how this latest move will play out. Awaiting reaction from Senate Democrats, who will undoubtedly find no good faith at all in this last-minute gambit.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/boehner-s-latest-gambit

Pass a clean spending bill, you clown.

Hoyer Dares Boehner To Put Clean Spending Bill On House Floor
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hoyer-dares-boehner-to-put-clean-spending-bill-on-house-floor

John Boehner: Worst. Speaker. Ever.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023755078

[Dawson Leery]

1. Drinking again?

[MH1]

2. Especially in light of ....

It's worth taking a moment to remember that this crisis isn't an accident -- congressional Republicans created it on purpose several months ago.

In the early spring, both the House and Senate approved competing budget resolutions, and under the American system of government, both sides were supposed to go to a conference committee to hash out the differences. This year, Republicans refused.

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/09/30/20756914-how-congress-reached-this-point?lite