Yea….instead of actually running the process to actually end the government shutdown that’s currently in effect, the Democrats and Republicans, headed by their current leaders, should “keep talking”. From CNN, where you can read a lot more of nothing:
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner agreed in a phone call Friday that talks should continue on ending the partial government shutdown and avoiding a possible default, spokesmen for the two leaders said.
However, Obama “has some concerns” with the latest House GOP proposal considered an opening gambit in the budget brinksmanship, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.
A day of talks at the White House and in Congress produced various ideas for elements of an agreement, including changes to Obama’s signature health care reforms and a way to raise revenue to prevent forced cuts in government spending.
But there was little tangible progress toward an immediate breakthrough acceptable to the President, the GOP-led House and the Democratic-led Senate.
Carney and Boehner spokesman Michael Steel issued identical statements that the two leaders spoke by phone and called for talks to continue among all parties.
