Boehner: 'Too many people' in the room (Then leave and take all the GOP with you)

Politico ^ | 7/15/2011 | Jennifer Epstein

[tobyhill]

There are “too many people” in the room to work out a deal to raise the debt ceiling, House Speaker John Boehner complained on Thursday night as negotiations between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans stay stuck in a stalemate.

“Whatever gets suggested, it gets debated to no end,” the Ohio Republican said on Fox News’s “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.”

“The room’s too big. You know, too many people are in there trying to negotiate what is a very difficult — could be and will be a very difficult agreement. And there’s just too many people in there pouring cold water on virtually every idea that gets thrown on the table.”

The negotiations, Boehner said, have left the president “frustrated” and “the rest of us are frustrated, too.”

“I’ve been pushing the president all year to address this in a big way,” he said. “I don’t want to do some half-hearted thing. I don’t want to do some half-baked gimmick. We’ve got a problem. The American people sent us here to solve the problem. So why don’t we do what we’re supposed to do, solve the problem?”

[AFret.]

There are some people who have said from the beginning that this is all theater. A made up play to manipulate the markets and crush the dollar. I am beginning to believe they are correct. Why the House just doesn't pass a budget and move the fight to the Senate and on to 0 is beyond me. A straight forward passed budget from the Reps three months ago would of put this in a whole other light. Something is very wrong.
——————————————————————————————There is NO budget for the House to vote on. Only THE PRESIDENT CAN PROPOSE A BUDGET, which has not been done for two years. This country's obligations have been paid through a series of “continuing resolutions”, NOT A BUDGET. I Agree, why negotiate at all?

There will be no default as long as we “make the minimum” payment on our credit card....

[BlatherNaut]

“Speaking of ogres”

An apt description, LOL!

[9YearLurker]

Brilliant messaging, Mr. Speaker.

The GOP wants less sunshine and more smoke-filled, closed dooriness to its management of the country’s business!

[mad_as_he$$]

Actually the Constitution says spending bills originate in the House. They just gave in to 0’s threat to veto.

[Rad_J]

This whole thing is like offering a junkie some more crack if he would just stop smoking crack.