House Republicans' latest offer: Two-track negotiations, some concession by Democrats

[Eugene]

Source: Los Angeles Times

House Republicans' latest offer: Two-track negotiations, some concession by Democrats

By Lisa Mascaro and Michael A. Memoli
October 11, 2013, 11:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Negotiations ran late into the night at the White House, as House Republicans made their latest offer in their standoff with President Obama -- a proposal to reopen the government and raise the nation’s debt limit if the president agreed to further talks, officials said Friday.

In their offer, the House Republicans proposed launching a two-track negotiation over at least the next six weeks, the officials said.

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On the second track, House Republicans would reopen government if the White House agreed to talks on the more immediate budget spending levels for the 2014 fiscal year, which is already underway. Both parties would like to shift the next round of across-the-board cut, the so-called sequester, coming on Jan. 1.

Republicans are still insisting on some concession -- the substance of which is still under discussion but possibly slight changes to the new healthcare law, which Democrats have resisted -- as a condition to reopening government.

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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-republican-senators-shutdown-solutions-obama-20131011,0,7305655.story

[The Magistrate]

1. Absolutely Unacceptable, Sir

They have to drop the gun and kick it over to the officer; they cannot just tuck it back into the waist-band and drape a shirt-tail over it.

The debt ceiling must be raised by an amount sufficient to ensure it is the next Congress which must vote to raise it, and the continuing resolution must be for the full fiscal year --- neither can have any condition attached.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

2. Nuts.

[geek tragedy]

3. They are in no position to make demands. The President is being more than gracious

by not further exacerbating their public humiliation.

[AlinPA]

4. The republicans want the default. These bullshit demands are just using up time.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. We will negotiate if all republican congresmen auction their houses and give away all their money

between all the republicans we might have some money to bridge the gap?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. They don't seem to get it

Doing their jobs isn't a "concession" on their part- and should not be used to demand ANYTHING. *ugh* And what the hell kind of "changes" do they want to make to the health care law that are going to make it better? They don't want to make it better. They all still want to kill it. I think that they are figuring out that now maybe the best way to do it is death by a thousand cuts. And what's to stop them from causing more showdowns over the debt ceiling and government funding so they can now try whittling away at the law? NO DEAL!

[Warren DeMontague]

7. How about this: They raise the debt limit and produce a clean CR to fund the government

and in return Obama will give them each a coupon for 50 cents off a Pumpkin Spice Latte at any DC Starbucks.

[Paulie]

9. Bribery! Impeach!

The proper way is to have his SuperPAC buy the lattes.

[kairos12]

8. Hey Baggers, you get two things, Jack and Shit

[Chan790]

10. Counterproposal.

[Coyotl]

11. Beware the forces trying to break up the USA to steal the 50% public lands/mineral wealth.

They have a long term goal, kill the United States federal government and make off with the public wealth, the land and minerals that belong to We the People, half the country!

[bemildred]

12. No extortion. nt