This new Boner compromise bill is little more than pissing into the wind. It accomplishes nothing.

[Stinky The Clown]

It will go no further than the House. It was a complete waste of time.

[Tennessee Gal]

1. Details for those at work? nt

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Cap and Balance and whatever they call it.

He did the teabagger bill.

[Akoto]

5. Basically, it demands a Balanced Budget Amendment before the ceiling is raised ...

... and it still does not raise the ceiling enough to get us through 2012.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Of course. It was never intended to go further than the House.

It's all Kabuki theatre, just an exercise to placate the teabagger contingent. Boner knew damn well that the original version wouldn't go anywhere and this won't either. Right now he's just trying to save his Speakership.

[Atman]

3. Details? BWHAHAHAHA!

That's the point...there are no "details." It's a bullshit smoke and mirrors game with only one purpose -- to make sure this issue is back in Obama's face just prior to the 2012 election.

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[Big Blue Marble]

6. It has an important purpose.

It is to protect a job, Boehner's.

[librechik]

7. just get it the hell out of the House so Reid can move forward.

Time's a wastin

[hedgehog]

8. i don't think Boehner has the slightest clue how to proceed -

he's doing a deer in the headlights routine right now.