Republican Speaker Boehner says Obama refused to negotiate in White House meeting

[grantcart]

Source: ReutersS

(Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner emerged from White House talks on Wednesday to say that President Barack Obama again refused to negotiate with them to end a government shutdown.

After more than an hour of talks between Obama and congressional leaders, the top Republican in Washington told reporters it was a polite conversation, but essentially made no progress


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/02/us-usa-fiscal-obama-boehner-idUSBRE9911CL20131002?

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Strike 34

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023756697

[frazzled]

1. Reopen the government, Boehner, and he'll talk

Until that time, you own this shutdown. Truly, madly, deeply.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. "Defund Obama care..."

"No."

"Defund Obamacare."

"No."

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[emsimon33]

13. Yep! You must have been a fly on the wall.

[Cha]

17. Or in non Obamacare terms..

h/t mahina http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3771867

[daleo]

19. Nice.

[walkerbait41]

21. Thank you

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

25. Corporate-run media: "Both parties are responsible!!"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Boner doesn't get it. There's nothing to negotiate.

He's in a box canyon and he can't fly out.

[TomCADem]

4. Boehner is worthless. You need Ted Cruz to speak for the House

Boehner has repeatedly shown that he cannot deliver the votes of his caucus for any agreement he dreams up. It is a waste of time to talk to Boehner because has no juice.

[grantcart]

5. You mean Senator Rafael Edward Cruz?

[Paulie]

23. The Cuban Canadian yes.

[savalez]

41. Yup

http://speakercruz.com/

[kestrel91316]

6. Good. He said he won't negotiate with hostage takers and he meant it.

[TomCADem]

8. Even If Obama Wanted To Negotiate, He Now Knows Its A Waste of Time...

...I think the real price that House Republicans paid in repeatedly undercutting Boehner in the past is that irrespective of the substantive positions discussed by Boehner, Democrats now know it is a waste of time to speak with him. He has repeatedly shown that he has no authority. If Republicans had backed Boehner in the past, he might have some credibility, but now all he does deliver talking points from Cruz and his Freedom Works backers.

[Half-Century Man]

7. Speaker Boehner, when you left the meeting, were you bleeding?

Then he was negotiating with you.

[Iliyah]

9. Boner you have the ability to bring the "Clean CR" for a vote

and you refuse to do it. Because of this, the GOPers are hurting America. I know you and your fellow party members don't care, but we do. See you in 2014.

Flip the House and keep the Senate and then we, the people of the USA will finally have representatives who will work for the America people not screw them.

[Beartracks]

10. Where are the White House haedlines saying, "'Bohner still making demands"?

Instead of, "Obama refuses to negotiate"?



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[blkmusclmachine]

11. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[emsimon33]

12. Obama caved before so this new stance is difficult for the Republicans to handle

The Republicans may take the country down but at least we will finally hit bottom and can then start clawing our way back up. This crisis every few months and all the hostage taking by the Republicans is just getting too old now!

[Triana]

14. Obama shouldn't have to negotiate and...

...there's nothing to negotiate!

[MurrayDelph]

15. Once again, Republicans think compromise means

we do it their way, and they let us take the blame when it fails.

[C_U_L8R]

16. We are not obligated to negotiate with you Boehner

You have nothing to offer. No go back and do your job.
Send a clean CR. Raise the debt ceiling and while you're at it,
Get rid of the damn sequester. We can play this game all day
And it only gets worse for you and the GOP.

[BillyRibs]

18. Waaaa! Waaaa! Waaaa!

My pussy hurts too Boner Head!

[yuiyoshida]

20. I am quite sure there are many at DU who would also

Slam the door in Boehner's face. Can I be first?? pretty please?

[Thav]

22. I think it'd be fun...

To call a meeting and just STARE at them for an hour. Just to watch them squirm.

[sendero]

24. There is nothing to negotiate..

... send a clean bill and the senate will pass it. Fucking idiot.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

26. Another thing that burns me up about the corporate media: The CR itself reflects 80% of Republican

ideas even though government is controlled by 70% of Democrats! UGH!!!

[Heather MC]

29. That Really tees me off The Dems are trying to pass the Ryan Budget

DIDN'T HE LOSE?????????????????? HE even lost his own STATE!!!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

30. I know. I don't understand it. At all. They are indeed getting most of what they want. Not only that

...Democrats won MORE votes in the House than Republicans did. Why are Democrats giving away the store? I don't get it.

[Heather MC]

31. I think the Dems were

Caught off Guard by the Tea Turds
When I listen to them on the news they speak from a Rational place of how Government use to work

You give a little here, you take a little there
you have a disagreement but the goal is to find a common ground.

Imagine going into work after 200 hundred years of it working that way, and finding 80 new people who don't care how the system works, I doubt they even know how it's suppose to work. And they just rewrite all the rules.
I would think any reasonable person would be in a great state of shock. But still trying to play the game by the only rules they know the old ones.

And also remember the Tea Party Playbook, is only read by them no body knows what game they are playing

So let's say the old game is chess.
but tea party is taking the chess pieces and playing Dungeon's and Dragons
CLusterfuk

In way I understand what the Dems are attempting to do. Even if it does piss me off

[Peacetrain]

27. Negotiate on what.. there is no bill to negotiate on

They just shut down the goverment out of spite. there is no there to negotiate on ..

[DCBob]

28. I think Obama probably said.. "John, we will not negotiate until you stop holding your breath."

[Zorro]

32. Republicans have clearly demonstrated they are unfit to govern

The only thing a bully understands is a punch in the nose.

As a cost-saving move Obama should announce the furlough all TSA personnel and thus shut down commercial air traffic in the US.

That will get the attention of the American people and their Republican representatives pretty quickly.

[Arkana]

33. We don't negotiate with terrorists, Boner.

He's not giving you squat. The votes are there. Pass the clean CR.

[Marrah_G]

34. Omama needs to very loudly remind the public that the negotiations were done BEFORE it became law

The negotiations are done.

He needs to be very clear about what the GOP doing and why.

Right now the American public would find some honesty refreshing.

[grantcart]

38. he just did and McConnell just confirmed it by accident talking to

Paul on a hot mic

[Marrah_G]

40. Great!

Now every Democrat and every moderate Republican needs to Start speaking up loudly and honestly and forget about political niceties. These people don't play by those rules.

[AAO]

35. Wahh, Obama didn't sell his country down the river for us. Wahhhhhhh!

[The Stranger]

36. That is their talking point. They're going with it. NOW RESPOND.

Unfortunately, we trotted out Pelosi and Reid -- who failed to have any talking points and, as usual, stuttered, got lost, stumbled, reiterated the OTHER SIDE'S talking points and looked completely ineffective.

[6000eliot]

37. Stay strong, Mr. President!

Don't let their lies sway you.

[Sunlei]

39. the man/child who cried wolf.. & cries, & cries, & cries. bring a damn CLEAN vote Boehner.

[mysuzuki2]

42. It's too bad the President can't dissolve Congress and rule by decree.

Have the republicans in Congress imprisoned in the tower and their estates confiscated. Oh for the good old days!