White House meeting with congressional leaders postponed

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

A meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders planned for Monday afternoon has been postponed, the White House announced, saying the delay would allow Senate leaders time to continue negotiating a compromise to end the partial government shutdown and avoid a U.S. default as soon as Thursday.

Negotiations heated up Monday on a Senate compromise to end the partial government shutdown and avoid a possible U.S. default, with congressional leaders heading to the White House after talks cited as progress toward a deal.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/14/politics/shutdown-showdown/index.html

[Scuba]

1. Don't give up one fucking thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DJ13]

2. If Republicans keep coming back it can only mean

they keep getting offers from Democrats.

[melody]

3. Why?

The Democrats have the stronger hand. Maybe they're holding the line.

[melody]

7. According to Politicususa, they aren't

Proposed Senate Debt Ceiling Deal Is a Complete Crushing of the Republican Party

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/10/14/proposed-senate-debt-ceiling-deal-complete-crushing-republican-party.html

[KansDem]

4. Compromise? What's there to "compromise?"

How about you agree to lift the debt ceiling with no cuts and we'll agree not to have you all arrested and dropped down in GitMo to be waterboarded?

[tavernier]

5. ^^^ Hear Hear ^^^

[kestrel91316]

6. [phone] 000

My sentiments exactly.

[gordianot]

8. I nominate Ted and John to go first into this most excellent adventure.

[Brigid]

9. Works for me.

[Lefty Nast]

10. Why it was postponed

The real reason the meeting was postponed was that the president was to meet with Tea Party members and they were still searching for some of them who could read. "How can they look over our projected terms without being able to read them?" a White House worker stated on background.

[freshwest]

11. LOL