Obama summons Boehner for budget talks

[IDemo]

Source: CBS News

(CBS/AP)

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has summoned the top Republican in Congress to the White House on Tuesday for talks aimed at averting a government shutdown this weekend as talks on a bill that would both fund federal agencies through the end of September and impose immediate spending cuts have stalled.

Boehner will meet with Mr. Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

President Obama has warned that without a deal the ensuing government shutdown would "jeopardize our economic recovery" just as jobs are finally being created.

With budget talks deadlocked, Boehner readied a week-long bill to cut spending immediately by as much as $12 billion while averting a government shutdown threatened for Friday, officials disclosed Monday night. The stop-gap measure would also provide enough money to operate the Pentagon through the end of September.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/05/earlyshow/main20050754.shtml

[Frisbee]

1. Funny how the Pentagon never has to worry about funding. n/t

[Angry Dragon]

2. Feed Me!! ........... Feed Me!!

[Historic NY]

3. That ought to go over like a fart in church.....summons!!!!

[Doctor_J]

4. I wish I could believe that something good will come of this

unfortunately the president has proven himself to be a poor negotiator, unable to get ANY concessions from Boner, even with a congressional majority. I predict he will give the Repukes everything they want, and claim a bipartisan success. I hope to hell I'm wrong, and that he'll stand up to them the way Clinton did in 1995

[msongs]

5. it's not whether dems will cave, the only unknown is by how much nt

[No Elephants]

6. Kabuki

[Myrina]

7. Let the GOP shut 'er down. Then go on tv and remind everyone who did it.

Period. Call their fucking bluff FOR ONCE, POTUS.