[americanophile]

Calm down folks. We haven't the numbers to force the issue. If we don't compromise, and the result is either a partial government shutdown or negative economic repercussions, I assure you that Republicans will receive the blame. Save your powder for 2012 when we have a real chance to unseat Obama and pick up sufficient seats in the Senate to enact meaningful change.

[don'tbedenied]

“Calm down folks. We haven’t the numbers to force the issue. If we don’t compromise, and the result is either a partial government shutdown or negative economic repercussions, I assure you that Republicans will receive the blame. Save your powder for 2012 when we have a real chance to unseat Obama and pick up sufficient seats in the Senate to enact meaningful change.”

Bingo.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Calm down folks. We haven't the numbers to force the issue. If we don't compromise, and the result is either a partial government shutdown or negative economic repercussions, I assure you that Republicans will receive the blame. Save your powder for 2012 when we have a real chance to unseat Obama and pick up sufficient seats in the Senate to enact meaningful change.”

That to me seems reasonable. If we control the WH and both the Senate and House; maybe we could actually get something done.
Or maybe it is truly too late to save things.

[wmfights]

Calm down folks. We haven't the numbers to force the issue. If we don't compromise, and the result is either a partial government shutdown or negative economic repercussions, I assure you that Republicans will receive the blame. Save your powder for 2012 when we have a real chance to unseat Obama and pick up sufficient seats in the Senate to enact meaningful change.

GREAT ADVISE!

[keat]

Calm down folks. We haven't the numbers to force the issue. If we don't compromise, and the result is either a partial government shutdown or negative economic repercussions, I assure you that Republicans will receive the blame. Save your powder for 2012 when we have a real chance to unseat Obama and pick up sufficient seats in the Senate to enact meaningful change.

Well said. And let me add that we should enjoy the victory that was achieved here and, make no mistake, the left wing got their asses handed to them.

Obama is ad odds with the left wing fringe because he didn't tank the "Bush Tax Cuts for the Rich" as he promised he would. They see him as weak.

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

Under Boehner’s plan the Debt to GDP ratio will go from 67% to 87%. Historically economies start to crash when that number goes over 90%. The interest payments start to compete for private dollars or runaway inflation kicks in.

Figure 10, This Time it’s Different: http://www.nber.org/~wbuiter/cr1.pdf (Warming! It’s a 124 page pdf.)