Via the WaPo:
Senior Republicans conceded Wednesday that a deal is unlikely on a contentious plan to overhaul Medicare and offered to open budget talks with the White House by focusing on areas where both parties can agree, such as cutting farm subsidies.
On the eve of debt-reduction talks led by Vice President Biden, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) said Republicans remain convinced that reining in federal retirement programs is the key to stabilizing the nation’s finances over the long term. But he said Republicans recognize they may need to look elsewhere to achieve consensus after President Obama “excoriated us” for a proposal to privatize Medicare.
So, what is the GOP willing to work on if they aren’t going after any entitlements?
That search should start, Cantor said, with a GOP list of proposals that would save $715 billion over the next decade by ending payments to wealthy farmers, limiting lawsuits against doctors, and expanding government auctions of broadcast spectrum to telecommunications companies, among other items.
Wow. Way to stand on principles GOP….
Like Mike Church says, changing out the deck chairs on the Titanic isn’t going to stop it from sinking.
I think you are correct. This bunch are not interested in taking a principled stand.
Not only do we need to get the Democrarts out of office, we need to dump 90% of the Republicans as well. These people don’t give a damn about America. They only care about themselves. Our government is rotten to the core.
Well said. The GOP is not ‘inspiring confidence’ on any front.
Yeah, and looking around the blogosphere, conservative voters love former Fed Bank chairman, anti-audit the Fed, pro-TARP, pro-nationalizing the banks Herman Cain.
We’re doomed.
I’m getting worried as well.
Where are we going to find some candidates that won’t turn RINO upon entering the beltway?
I wish I knew. It really is depressing reading things like this.
They’re there and they’re available. You’ve just gotta be willing to step out of your box. The candidate I’m voting for, even if I have to write his name in, won’t ever turn RINO. And he’s got a long-track record to prove it. Electing this guy president would force a national conversation about the role of government that has been put off and swept under the rug for way too long.
If you want to have that conversation, electing him president is the only way to make that happen. If that conversation is too scary for you, vote for another “Republican Approved” schmuck. Our Founders put it all on the line. A vote and some support ain’t askin’ all that much.
You know, you’ve heard me say this many times before, but what makes you think they actually “turn”? Maybe they’re simply liars. Let’s face the music. When you see them as liars, their strange behavior and horrible legislation suddenly makes sense.