Senate GOP aide: "If the House can't get its act together, we're going to get NOTHING"

[kpete]

Boehner Searches for Votes
("Boehner Searching for the Terms of Surrender" is more like it.)

Robert Costa: "House insiders say Boehner's fear is that conservative activists and powerful conservative groups start to align against the bill and rattle its fragile coalition. If that happens, and the bill's support falls apart, a simple, six-week debt-ceiling extension is still in the leadership's back pocket, but there's no plan to bring that up anytime soon. More likely, should things fizzle on the whip front, is that another conference meeting is called and the House GOP 'gets real,' as one Boehner ally puts it, about 'what's possible within divided government, and whether Republicans are willing to back anything at all.'"

"Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have slowed down their talks with Democrats as they wait to see if Boehner can pass his plan. Privately, they're worried that if Boehner struggles to find support for his amped-up version of the emerging Senate deal, it'll give even more leverage to Senate majority leader Harry Reid."

Said one Senate GOP aide: "If the House can't get its act together, we're going to get nothing, other than preserving sequestration. They're playing games, and we're over here, just trying to survive."


http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/10/15/boehner_searches_for_votes.html
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/361299/boehner-searches-votes-robert-costa

[Kber]

1. Yeah - feel real bad for you, buddy.

Well, no I don't.

[kpete]

5. good day sir

peace to you Kber,
kp

[Laelth]

2. "Boehner Searching for the Terms of Surrender" is more like it.

That's the truth, and I hope we get a great bargain out of this. The R's overplayed their hand.

-Laelth

[Bandit]

7. We get absolutely nothing other than Government reopened and not default on our debts.

In fact we have already agreed to a CR that is lower than the Paul Ryan first Budget proposal we were so adamant against.. Democrats got screwed and Republicans are the ones complaining.. Go figure.

[Laelth]

8. Hmm ...

I think the final deal, if it happens, will be a lot better than that.

-Laelth

[Siwsan]

3. The thing that pisses me off is their "what's in it for ME" attitude - it's not about THEM......

It's about all of us, as a nation!!! They need to take their FREAKING ego's out of the equation or resign and go create a little universe for themselves. I'm sure there's an isolated island, somewhere, that they could set up as a nation. Maybe do a remake of 'Lord of the Flies.'

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Problem is, if the house could get its act together, we wouldn't be here at all.

I hope they suddenly get reasonable, but that's a slim reed to hang onto.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

6. Mcconnell's attempting a rearguard action,

but the problem is he's not sure if the main body of the army he's protecting has got its guns turned at his men or the Democrats who are allegedly their common enemy.
The Republicans never figured out they had a bunch of radicals in their midst with no interest in preserving the Grand Ole Party. Or the US. They want their way, period.