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Originally Posted by icenine
The smartest thing no balls Boehner could do right now is have a clean CR vote.
They have lost the leverage on the debt ceiling by pulling this stunt. That is the only good thing......I do not believe they would be so stupid to pull this again in two weeks. But who knows.
this is what happens when low information voters and plutarchs join together
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I agree, the Pubbies should fold on this and accept the Donks demands for a CR.
They can claim they were Horatio at the bridge, gave it their best shot, and failed. They cannot, IMHO, win the government shutdown battle. The Donks know this, and the stupid party is playing into their hands.
Obama and the Donks are not going to compromise one inch. They LOVE the shutdown, because they figure they can shove it up the Pubbies asses sideways.
Furthermore, the Pubbies have taken the focus off of PPACA and placed it on the shutdown...for which they will be blamed.
The smart play would be to give the Donks all of the rope they want, and keep the focus on their agenda. That would be smart politics.
Chas