Republicans are getting desperate

[ProSense]

Via Greg Sargent:

* CNN’s Dana Bash reports:

A Senior House GOP source concedes to CNN that to get the White House on board with a debt ceiling deal, House Republicans would likely have to agree to a clean short term debt ceiling increase. In exchange, Republicans would need to get clear and specific parameters from the White House for discussions and negotiations on ways to reduce the debt and deficit.

The source tells Bash Republicans recognize this would have to pass with a lot of Dems. The question would be what the “parameters” of those talks would look like or whether Republicans would try to set them up to ensure that the next debt limit deadline could be used to extort concessions later. A Senate Dem aide tells me: “Democrats won’t accept any kind of structure that forces negotiations to be tied to the debt ceiling. No matter how short a clean debt limit increase is, it doesn’t change the fact that Democrats aren’t going to negotiate on the next debt limit.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/10/09/happy-hour-roundup-207/

Bwahahahaha!
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[C_U_L8R]

1. Have they come up with an offer yet...

And by offer I mean something for they give us not something they hope to take away.
If not then they're not desperate enough.

[ProSense]

2. No,

"And by offer I mean something for they give us not something they hope to take away.
If not then they're not desperate enough. "

...desperate is being delusional enough to believe that in the position you described, Democrats are going to help you get what you want.

Title of CNN article:

"Senior House GOP source: Debt deal may require Democratic help"

[kentuck]

3. Yep...

They must be surprised that they have not been able to change the narrative by now. They usually are very good at changing and controlling the message. This time, it isn't working. They are desperate.

[Thinkingabout]

4. I think there has been a willingness for Democrats to agree to a clean CR

which will require bi-partisan vote in order to get it to the Senate. It just may send a signal to the TP radicals they are weak and unable to force their will upon the rest of Congress. Their power will be overthrown. Cruz is attempting to be the dictator of Congress, it is time to remove his power, if he is for something, then it is time to be against his desires.

[TeamPooka]

5. FYI GOP the deficit is already dropping