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enhanced_deficit
10-09-2013, 03:55 PM
How much little steadfastness from Tea Party has already acomplished and blinkers has blinked again:

Democrats crack open in debt-limit fight

http://images.politico.com/global/news/110519_reid_durbin_schumer_murray_shinkle_328.jpg The stakes in the debt-ceiling fight couldn’t be higher. | John Shinkle/POLITICO


By MANU RAJU (http://www.politico.com/reporters/ManuRaju.html) and JOHN BRESNAHAN (http://www.politico.com/reporters/JohnBresnahan.html) | 10/7/13 7:07 PM EDT Updated: 10/9/13 4:45 PM EDT
For the past several weeks, Senate Democrats and the White House have shown a remarkable amount of unity in the controversial fight surrounding the debt ceiling.
Then came shutdown Day Seven.

Just as top Senate Democrats began to lay the groundwork to raise the U.S. government’s borrowing limit through 2014, senior White House officials refused to rule out a short-term increase. The divergent messages caused major heartburn for top Senate Democrats and gave Republicans fresh hope that they could defeat a yearlong debt ceiling hike and win concessions from President Barack Obama in this fall’s fiscal battles.

By late Monday afternoon, nervous Senate Democrats had reached out to the White House to ensure they were on the same page — and the concerns on Capitol Hill seemed to be alleviated after senior administration officials downplayed the idea of a short-term increase.

But the incident underscored the fear among the congressional Democratic leadership that President Barack Obama may eventually back away from the no-negotiation stance he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have voiced for weeks in order to avoid a first-ever default. And it raised questions about Senate Democrats’ next step in the debt ceiling debate if Republicans successfully filibuster a bill to increase the $16.7 trillion national debt ceiling.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/democrats-debt-limit-fight-97955.html (http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/democrats-debt-limit-fight-97955.html#ixzz2hGRJ471r)

69360
10-09-2013, 04:02 PM
I think the GOP can win this. They will take a bit hit in approval ratings and possibly in midterm elections. But they have the democrats by the balls right now.

enhanced_deficit
10-09-2013, 04:04 PM
Agreed. Neocons are on the run currently.

This was yesterday:

By late Monday afternoon, nervous Senate Democrats had reached out to the White House to ensure they were on the same page — and the concerns on Capitol Hill seemed to be alleviated after senior administration officials downplayed the idea of a short-term increase.

Today:

Obama Open to Talks, Short-Term Debt Deal (http://www.voanews.com/content/republicans-call-for-wide-open-us-budget-talks/1765346.html)
In-Depth-Voice of America-8 hours ago


This is yet another blink by SWC Obama. (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?429877-Speaker-Boehner-s-ultimatum-to-Obama-quot-There-will-be-negotiations-quot&)

President Obama keeps blinking under pressure (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-president-obama-keeps-blinking-under-pressure/2013/09/18/f606a27c-2061-11e3-94a2-6c66b668ea55_story.html)
Washington Post