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Politico reports:
President Barack Obama and the two top House Republican leaders held an unannounced meeting at the White House Sunday, trying to get debt talks back on track with just two weeks left before the threat of default.
Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor were both part of the discussions which come even as the House GOP has scheduled floor votes Tuesday on a newly revised debt ceiling bill that is remarkable for its total absence of compromise at this late date and represents a real shift to the right.
Boehner’s office confirmed the meeting to POLITICO Monday but said that the goal was to keep lines of communication open, not to change the legislative plan for this week.
“As we said throughout the weekend, the lines of communications are being kept open,” said Kevin Smith. “But there is nothing to report in terms of an agreement or progress. We believe cut, cap and balance represents the best path forward, and we are looking forward to the House vote on it tomorrow.”
Are the Kochs, et al, insisting that Boehner (who I believe would be inclined to move to a compromise that’s overall a win for the GOP, but gives up a little in return) take Cantor along with him as a chaperone in any talks?
Good question, but maybe its the other way around, balcones. If Boehner leaves Cantor alone for too long, he’ll stab him repeatedly in the back instead of just prodding him with the knife.
Two weeks left until a default, and the GOP is forcing Congress to this entire week on a dumb bill that has no chance of passing the Senate. When will the idiotic political theater end!?!
For a party that has repeatedly said they want debt reduction, the GOP sure seems to constantly throw up higher and higher walls to actually getting debt reduction.