Boehner's rejection of Senate deal is, itself, too Liberal

[cthulu2016]

As expected. The suicide caucus has "no deal" as their top demand so they cannot, almost by definition, be part of any deal. Hard to see how the Republicans can escape this thing without tearing their party in half. (Near as I can tell, Boehner expects Obama to step in to save the Republican party. We'll see.)

Chaos Ensues As Conservatives Tank House GOP's New Debt Plan

House Republican leaders scrambled Tuesday after conservatives criticized their new plan to avert default. Just two days away from the deadline, it quickly hit turbulence with lawmakers concerned about the lack of spending cuts and upfront debt reduction.

"There are sincere, deep thoughts of concern," said Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) as he exited a closed-door Republican conference meeting Tuesday, in which leaders pitched the proposal.

... Like the Senate plan, it reopens and funds the government through Jan. 15, lifts the debt ceiling through Feb. 7, establishes budget conference negotiations and requires that Obamacare exchange enrollees verify their income eligibility prior to receiving any subsidies. It adds a two-year delay of Obamacare's medical device tax and strips subsidies for members of Congress, the President and Vice President and top administration officials. It retains financial assistance for staff buying insurance on the marketplaces.

"Both plans are financially irresponsible," said Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL). "Both kick the can down the road. Both force America to deal with a debt crisis when we are weaker because we'll have incurred more debt."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/house-gop-s-new-debt-plan-hits-turbulence-as-default-looms

[Turbineguy]

1. It will be much easier to deal with the debt

when the interest rate is 4 times as high and the GDP is half.

Everybody knows that. OK, everybody with fewer than 3 functioning braincells knows that. Shooting these people in the head is guaranteed to miss vital organs.