BREAKING NEWS

[Heather MC]

The WH just reported they have had a conference call with 150 business leaders
It's on and popping now!!!

ETA:

The republicans are admitting they have lost
I believe now with the pressure of the Business Community this Shutdown will end this weekend

[mucifer]

1. I'm not sure what you mean.

[Heather MC]

4. The wheels are falling off the Republican Bus

I think this stupid Shutdown will end this weekend

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. They've been riding on the floor pan since O won the presidency.

[Heather MC]

11. True but they didn't know that

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. They've thrown so many of their own under it

it's like riding on ball bearings.

[Heather MC]

21. The wheels on the bus fall on the ground, on the ground, on the ground

[Iliyah]

35. The barren metal part of where the tires are suppose to be

are still grinding the pavement and the GOPers are still inside hoping and praying to their GAWD for a miracle but ain't nothing happening so therefore they must go down in a blaze of glory all the while bringing down their fellow country.

Selfish much? I call it derange syndrome and a lack of reality. Recently read that even the GOPers are refusing to believe the current polls showing them in deep doo doo and they are saying - nope these polls are false. How in the hell can you deal with such contempt of any reality.

[MoonRiver]

38. The wheels of the bus go round and round,

until they don't.

[djean111]

2. Telling them it is inevitable? Considering raising it himself?

Minting that trillion dollar coin?
If he caves and gives the spending cuts the GOP want, after talking to business, that will not bode well for anyone.

[Heather MC]

6. Obama can't Cave it would set a horrible Precedent for Future Presidents

The Republican's are admitting that Resistance is Futile

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Maybe we'll get the Boehner cave

[Heather MC]

16. TWINS!!!!!!!!

[Hekate]

24. Obama won't cave

[Lex]

3. And?

[Cha]

5. Mahalo Heather!

[mucifer]

7. Not sure this is great news till after everything is open and the President doesn't bargain

away the important stuff. For me, it's wait and see. I would feel better if the dems were counter proposing progressive ideas. Why don't they answer the repubs who want to end Obamacare with the idea of filling in the gaps to make it work better for more people? Why don't they counter the repubs who want to shut down the EPA with the idea of more money to the EPA. Why do they always get to move the goalposts and not us?

[Heather MC]

12. It was also Reported on Politics Nations

that he Government may be reopened this weekend or Monday
and the Republicans appear to be offering a 1 year raise on the debt ceiling

[Hekate]

25. Obama is not moving any goalposts. He's not caving, either.

[Cosmocat]

29. YEP

that is my take, too!

All we are hearing is people breathlessly promoting the chances of a deal based on incredibly one sided proposals from the republicans.

Gee, the republicans are offering a 6 week period before they shut down the government again and blow up the debt ceiling,, but only if the president agrees to eliminate key tax funding for the ACA, agrees cuts to medicare and medicade and to sign away his only outs to pay the bills when the republican's blow up the debt ceiling.

I like Barrack Obama a good bit, but everytime we see these situations the only "proposals" are far right wet dreams and the resulting "deal" ends up being a good bit right of center.

Whisky
Tango
Foxtrot

[Uncle Joe]

8. Kicked and recommended for hitting them on all fronts.

Thanks for the thread, Heather MC.

[Heather MC]

15. Thanks Uncle Joe!

Hopefully what is being reported on Politics nations is true and the Government will be Reopened by Monday and the Repugs are putting in a 1 year debt ceiling increase

but it's not over until it's done deal of course but everyday the conversation sounds better than the last

[Pretzel_Warrior]

9. K&R

[lpbk2713]

14. Good move O

He did an end run around the obstructionists and left them standing in the dust.

Something he should have done a long time ago. Now they look like even bigger
inept jerks if that is possible.

[Heather MC]

18. I would never want to play him in a game of Chess

But I like watching him move

[cui bono]

19. Why not? He didn't checkmate anyone.

What we ended up with is less spending than the Ryan budget. What we got is what the Republicans originally wanted.

I am very thankful he held out and played this part of it as he did, but we didn't exactly win anything, he just didn't let them blackmail us.

[ms liberty]

20. And next year at this time we can use this episode...

It will be in the news and right in the middle of the election cycle.

[yuiyoshida]

22. iiyo! sugoiii ne!

This is great news... hopefully!

[SHRED]

23. wait and see mode for me

Still smarting from the other "deals" O has made.

[Heather MC]

26. Same here, but I am still holding out hope

[SHRED]

33. me too

[Tarheel_Dem]

27. K&R

[tweeternik]

28. Hope the optimism here is warranted .....

Obama won't cave this time. They'll get a clean CR and an increase on the ceiling soon (more then six weeks!). But "negotiations" will eventually begin on a budget deal. What do "we" give up then?

[Cosmocat]

31. I will be SUPER happy if this is what happens

but from what has been released from the "negotiations" it would appear that what is agreed up will look MUCH worse.

[tweeternik]

34. Yeah, that's the concern. n/t

[arcane1]

30. I'm not sure I'm following this.

What pressure is the business community providing? What businesses? Will they want something in return?

I want to jump for joy but first I need to know what they discussed, and what happens next

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. heh heh...repukes' traditional supporters

Looks like they're displeased.....

[meti57b]

36. May it be so!!!

[blkmusclmachine]

37. If there is a Solution to avoid Default, it will be a 100% CONSERVATIVE one.

So don't expect any DEM anything in it. Because bipartisanship.

[enki23]

39. I don't follow... but more importantly, "business leaders" is hardly a monolithic group.

They don't actually agree with each other about everything. The tea party "grass roots" aren't really financed by a coalition of all the "business leaders". They're mostly financed by a few really rich ones who happen to not give any fucks.