re: #328 darthstar

Roll over…nobody’s asking them to roll over. They’re only being asked to be honest and approach the discussion in a mature matter. The Democrats have proved time and again that they’re willing to compromise. Until the GOP stops seeing “giving an inch” as “rolling over” they’ll never be a serious part of our government again.

I don’t see ‘giving an inch’ as ‘rolling over’ and I thought I’d have proved that by now. During the budget battle in March and April I repeatedly made clear that I thought a shutdown was a bad idea, and I very much wanted a compromise. But Obama wanted to divorce the spending debate from raising the debt ceiling and this vote was intended to make plain to him that he will not be able to do that. This vote is a prelude to talks, not a refusal to engage in them.