My God, you are an idiot.

[sgtclub]

Originally Posted by Adder

I'm not sure what you think that shows. Yes, Obama doesn't want to go through this bullshit dance again in a few months. To my recollection, no R did until last week, when they apparently started to believe that Obama wasn't going to cave any more than he already has. Or maybe when it sunk in that they were losing the PR game mightily.

Following Ty's links, here's Cantor on June 21: "“I don’t see how multiple votes on a debt ceiling increase can help get us to where we want to go," and "Putting off tough decisions is not what people want in this town" and "if we can’t make the tough decisions now, why … would [we] be making those tough decisions later."

June 21st was eons ago in this negotiation. At the time, they wanted a grand plan. There is now not sufficient time for that, so the 2-step process, which both parties seem to tacitly support, is the road to break the impasse. Please keep up.