Republicans signal moves on debt limit hike

To: NormsRevenge

I caution my fellow Freepers to withhold judgment until it is clear what Boehner and Cantor have said and why. It is quite possible that Boehner has said that a all-encompassing agreement is possible, providing their are real and enforceable cuts and spending. We must consider that the source is Reuters appearing on Yahoo.

It is also possible that Boehner is in fact going wobbly at the knees in which case he will cause a rupture in the Republican Party. This may be what this article is trying to achieve.

However, the omens are not good and the indications certainly are that the Republicans do not have their act together, they are not speaking with a coherent voice, they are not preparing the ground for this showdown, they, in effect, will end up in the same position they were at the time of the budget showdown in which they had not adequately made their case.

Time is running out even though Gaithner has extended the deadline August 2 because of increased tax revenues. I think Republicans should, as my namesake would say, "put the scare on" the old folks about the destruction of their Medicare and Social Security systems as and when the system implodes because no one will buy our bonds. Put Obama on the defensive instead of the other way around and make him the destroyer of the social net.

21 posted on 05/03/2011 11:23:26 PM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)

To: NormsRevenge

Another story about the useless girly-men running the GOP in the House. Some things just don’t change.

The C’s of GOP “leadership”:
Cringe
Cower
Collaborate
Cooperate
Capitulate
Cave

22 posted on 05/04/2011 2:46:06 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Conservatives are the battered wives of American politics.)

To: nathanbedford

I whatever benefit of the doubt they may have earned, they have squandered with their vote for the continuing resolution and budget cuts of $358million.

23 posted on 05/04/2011 5:05:22 AM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi (Moutaineers are Always Free)

To: MontaniSemperLiberi

Let me try this again,

Whatever benefit of the doubt they may have earned, they have squandered with their vote for the continuing resolution with $358million of budget cuts.

24 posted on 05/04/2011 5:07:02 AM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi (Moutaineers are Always Free)

To: NormsRevenge

We need more Teapublicans!

25 posted on 05/04/2011 5:08:40 AM PDT by central_va

To: Enough is ENOUGH

26 posted on 05/04/2011 5:26:28 AM PDT by onona (Fullly aware that I may be totally)

To: NormsRevenge

Geitner must have been scared because NOW the debt limit will not hit until AUGUST!

seems democrats did not have the votes.

27 posted on 05/04/2011 9:27:43 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)

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