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(45,790 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2013, 09:02 AM Oct 2013

BREAKING: AP sources: Boehner to ask House GOP for short-term debt ceiling increase [View all]

Source: Associated Press

@AP: BREAKING: AP sources: Boehner to ask House GOP for short-term debt ceiling increases

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE9990JH20131010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are still weighing a short-term debt-limit increase, possibly for six weeks, with no decisions going into a closed-door party meeting on Thursday, according to a senior Republican aide.

"It's one of the options being considered," the aide said, without outlining the other options. The aide also did not say whether any temporary increase in U.S. borrowing authority would contain policy changes, such as spending cuts or changes to President Barack Obama's 2010 health care reform law.

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BREAKING: AP sources: Boehner to ask House GOP for short-term debt ceiling increase [View all] Hissyspit Oct 2013 OP

Who blinked first boner? Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #1

Start the countdown to Spkr Boner's reneging on his agreement to do even this..... TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #2

And if the idiots refuse, what will he do? Mass Oct 2013 #3

Cry. Drink. Cry. Drink. Cry. Drink. Cry. Drink....... CanonRay Oct 2013 #4

and smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette - he cannot think straight with all the drugs in his system wordpix Oct 2013 #18

They will lift it for a few months and demand Obama give away more mucifer Oct 2013 #5

They will look pretty foolish if they try a do over. watoos Oct 2013 #8

I hope you are right but they are nuts. mucifer Oct 2013 #11

Bad idea to take this "deal". This just Raven Oct 2013 #6

I agree Renew Deal Oct 2013 #10

This. No debt ceiling increase without ending shutdown too Liberalynn Oct 2013 #12

I totally agree CanonRay Oct 2013 #35

Except time is not on the Republicans' side. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #48

A six week delay would put it in the Christmas shopping season Zorro Oct 2013 #55

" deal " kardonb Oct 2013 #50

Is he bawling? lonestarnot Oct 2013 #7

When is he not? awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #14

The Dems, Obama, and the Senate should say no increase without reopening the gov't and a long term Renew Deal Oct 2013 #9

THIS Liberalynn Oct 2013 #13

That won't work because the Senate already authorized a short-term CR berni_mccoy Oct 2013 #16

Yes. Give it time to sink in, let them dangle there for a bit, don't take the first nibble. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #42

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!! GOP HAS PLAYED THERE LAST CARD AND LOST.NOW ITS OUR TURN TO GO HUGE ON DEMANDS SIMONSAYS11 Oct 2013 #44

Welcome to DU... cyberswede Oct 2013 #52

Hello ~SIMONSAYS11. Welcome to DU. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #59

DITTO to all who call for raised debt ceiling AND re-open the government BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #15

They are plotting another huge drop in GOP favorability in six weeks? Brilliant! Coyotl Oct 2013 #17

+1 chill_wind Oct 2013 #38

Oh Cripes, so they can come up with something ELSE to blackmail the country with? Myrina Oct 2013 #19

Winning BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #20

Wonder if GOP will use this as an opportunity to remove JCMach1 Oct 2013 #21

Guys and Gals, this is a cave-in unless shutdown is lifted kansasobama Oct 2013 #22

No deal. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #23

Sadly we can't call them Liberalynn Oct 2013 #26

Short term? OK. The next attempt will be a long term deal making sure Republicans are dead Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #24

Just another gun pointed to our heads in 6 weeks. AAO Oct 2013 #25

"Fox News' Ed Henry reports a version of Boehner's offer that does not sound like the "clean" debt pampango Oct 2013 #27

Nonsense ramapo Oct 2013 #28

Mr. President, Don't. Take. This. Deal. nt Javaman Oct 2013 #29

Take your policy changes and,,,,,,,,,, benld74 Oct 2013 #30

Short term? Obama needs to reject that Warpy Oct 2013 #31

"Costa says "Tea Party" types in the Republican caucus meeting oppose the Boehner 6-week plan, pampango Oct 2013 #32

Costa's tweets (he seems to be the reporter the Repubs will talk to) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #34

Boehner is a weakling alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #36

Adding six weeks with no strings attached before the world economic collapse is a reasonable deal. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #33

In 6 weeks time, it will be the holiday season... Javaman Oct 2013 #37

I am of this mind Liberalynn Oct 2013 #39

Where did you get that "no strings attached" scenario? displacedtexan Oct 2013 #41

If there are strings, then that isn't acceptable. n/t Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #46

Raising the debt limit without funding abelenkpe Oct 2013 #40

This Liberalynn Oct 2013 #43

That's how the GOP takes something ugly and makes it uglier. tofuandbeer Oct 2013 #45

And the game begins again with another hostage later sakabatou Oct 2013 #47

Like a good obedient puppet jsr Oct 2013 #49

Who the hell's in charge? Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2013 #51

It didn't take long after the Koch brothers issued their statement ... DuckBurp Oct 2013 #53

HEED THE WORDS OF THE KOCH-FUNDED TASKMASTER grasswire Oct 2013 #54

Boehner...All the Spine of a worm. jessie04 Oct 2013 #56

THIS JUST IN BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #57

Reject it and stay the course Mr. President. They are caving. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #58