As Senators keep moving toward the "Gang of 6" debacle and the House GOPers keep trying to figure out their position, the debt ceiling deadline looms. The message from the White House for weeks was "absolutely no short-term debt deal." But, now maybe:
With 12 days remaining, President Obama summoned congressional leaders of each party to the White House for separate meetings, and his chief spokesman said for the first time that Obama would sign a “very short-term” extension of the debt limit if Congress agreed to a long-term deficit-reduction deal. The president had previously said he would veto any stopgap measure.Uh huh. Cause that's how things work in Washington. And, as we've seen with the GOPers, give them an inch, the take 1,000 miles. They're hostage taker. Except this time, they're abetted by the Democratic gang members.
“The president does not support a short-term extension of the debt limit, period,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said. “The only exception to that is in the event that both sides reach a deal on a long-term extension of the debt limit plus significant deficit reduction, and we needed a very short-term extension, like a few days, to allow a bit of extra time for a bill to work its way through the legislative process.”
