House Republicans Wait at a Table for Dems to Negotiate Budget

[tofuandbeer]

Source: ABC News

Eight House Republicans were appointed to negotiate a budget deal with Senate Democrats today and actually sat at a table to await some senators.

When no one showed up, the Republicans said it was an example of the Senate Dems’ refusal to negotiate to reach a deal.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, joining seven other conferees appointed earlier this morning by House Speaker John Boehner, said “there is a way” for Republicans and Democrats “to work through our differences” but complained that Democrats have refused to negotiate.

“As you can see, there’s no one here on the other side of the table,” Cantor, R-Va., said. “It’s fair to say none of us want to be in a shutdown, and we’re here to say to the Senate Democrats, come and talk to us. This is how we resolve our differences and can work our way out of this kind of situation.”

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/10/house-republicans-wait-at-a-table-for-dems-to-negotiate-budget/

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This is humorous.
It shows just how clueless and desperate they are.
Hey callous bastards! No one believes your crap anymore!!!

[Iliyah]

1. In the meantime they, Cantor and jerkoffs refuse to do their jobs

in protecting the well being of Americans.

[chessmister]

2. Didn't work so well for Clint Eastwood either

You would think that they would learn.

[patricia92243]

3. Photo op - nothing more than that. n/t

[Fridays Child]

6. We could call it a sleazy, Republican photo op...

...but that would be redundant.

[No Vested Interest]

4. Headline Should Read: Eight White Male Republicans Wait....... nt

[inch4progress]

11. Why?

[No Vested Interest]

31. As Nancy Pelosi tweeted to Eric Cantor, in response to his tweet of that photo:

"By the way, where are the women?"

[inch4progress]

35. Well I agree sexual representation in politicas isn't reflective of the larger population. At all.

But isolating certain groups, and implying guilt, is rather divisive.
Those two issues deserve serious discussion, delivered in such a way that no groups will feel uncomfortable participating.
This is really about politicians saying "LOOKIE WHAT IM DOIN" "WHATS MY RATING?" in order to distract the public from the fact that they are completely opposed to, and acting contradictorily to the interests of the American electorate.

[joshcryer]

5. The GOP leaders have become a caricature of dictators and pathetic developing world leaders.

It is actually, I swear, the lowest a US political party can become.

The photo op with the WWII veterans, the "funding resolution" intended to keep shit going, the blackmailing the US budget, and now this, sitting at a table for a conference that wasn't passed.

[QuestForSense]

7. Murray: Republicans Refused To Go To Conference 18 Times

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) called a last-minute Republican plan to conference on a short-term resolution to fund the government ironic given the GOP's steadfast refusal to return "regular order" as requested by Democrats over a dozen times since April.

"We asked to go to conference on the budget 18 times, and Republicans said no," the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said Monday night, minutes before a government shutdown.

http://freedemocracy.blogspot.com/2013/09/murray-republicans-refused-to-go-to.html

[C_U_L8R]

8. The party of bullshit

Disingenuous creeps.
Cut the crap and Send a clean CR!

[Cha]

9. Pics with more info..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023763415

[Old and In the Way]

26. Another Caption: Republicans attend Budget Conference 6 months late... think photo-op will help.

[Cha]

29. Excellent Descriptive Caption!

[tofuandbeer]

28. Holy Cripes! Are those real #'s???

[Cha]

30. I have no reason to doubt the veracity, tofu

[tofuandbeer]

32. Wow. That's crazy! I seriously had no idea these guys had that kind of $$. nt

[bearssoapbox]

10. Two of the richest were also at this meeting.

.

[liberal N proud]

12. If that wasn't a political stunt?

And the American people saw right thought it.

[Turbineguy]

13. The GOP exsists to fuck as many people over as possible.

Therefore it's the Democrats' fault that about 4 million people are being fucked over instead of the more desirable 40 million.

[oldandhappy]

14. This was all over the news last night.

Perfect photo of t-pubs -- male and white and isolated.
And funny if not so pathetic and destructive.

[BadgerKid]

15. Reminiscent to me of how children smart off to adults.

Classy move there!

[ehrnst]

16. Republicans once again debate empty chairs; once again lose. (nt)

[daybranch]

17. wrong people

Before House Repubs talk to Senate Dems, they will first talk to Senate repubs. The House repubs do not want to listen but after much pouting and sobering discussion with Senare repubs, they will remove the Obama Care funding. Their ploy now is to find some face saving by eliminating some unpopular part of the social safety need or at least weakening something by cutting funding. I suggest their most viable target is some part of DOD. Probably some oversight function that contractors hate and is duplicative. But repubs wil not threaten the money stream to the large donor base from the military industrial complex

[Historic NY]

18. Even the news is seeing through the GOP bullshit fog....

"House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, joining seven other conferees appointed earlier this morning by House Speaker John Boehner, said “there is a way” for Republicans and Democrats “to work through our differences” but complained that Democrats have refused to negotiate.

It took them that long to pick 7 monons.

[Thor_MN]

19. Eric, you dumbass, the reservation was for six month ago and you forgot to show up....

The GOP refused to conference six months ago when the differences should have been resolved.

[Coyotl]

20. ^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^ +1000000000000000

Precisely! Conferencing is how it is done and this time the Rs didn't show up at all.

This is a propaganda tewchnique to instill an image in their base to contravene truth with the exact opposite.

[lonestarnot]

22. Bwa ha ha ha ha ha. The tea party flunkies can't even calendar meetings correctly.

Why do they pretend to be representatives? Fucking government killers do not belong in government!

[frogmarch]

21. Too bad they

didn't hold their breaths as part of their collective tantrum.

They make me sick.

[tavernier]

23. I don't know why no one showed up...

They were all whistling and snapping their fingers; it always gets them a waitress, especially when thy add, "Do you know who I am?"

[Downtown Hound]

24. That's because there isn't going to be any negotiation assholes

You either back off or this continues indefinitely, but there will never be any negotiation with terrorists like you.

End of story.

[Marrah_G]

25. LOL- they don't get it. The ACA WAS their negotiated deal

[riqster]

27. Reading too much Allen Drury nt

[Evasporque]

33. Dems wait on floor waiting for Republicans to send bill for vote with no bullshit in it....nt

[yellowcanine]

34. Did they negotiate with the table and was Clint Eastwood there?