GOP: No government shutdown if you give us what we want

[sasha031]

On Monday, Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, said some mean things about President Obama's budget: "Failing to heed the warnings of economists and the demands of the American people, the President's budget accelerates our country down the path to bankruptcy."
And so on. But on Tuesday, with the topic shifted to the looming showdown over a potential government shutdown, Ryan sounded like the soul of reason. Yes, the termination of the current "continuing resolution" that allows the government to keep operating is set to expire on March 4, but, to hear Ryan tell it, reports The Hill, there's no need to fear any kind of apocalyptic scenario.

"If we don't get agreement in the meantime, yes, we do think there's going to be some sort of situation where there's a short-term ," Ryan said on "Good Morning America."

"I think we're going to have to negotiate exactly how those short-term CRs occur," he added.

http://www.salon.com/technology/how_the_world_works/2011/02/15/no_government_shutdown_if_you_give_us_what_we_want

[gratuitous]

1. We used to call that negotiating with terrorists

But now it's the sensible thing to do! Taste the creamy bipartisan goodness.

[asjr]

2. That is one ugly man!

[sasha031]

6. someone here once compared his looks to Eddie Munster

Eddie was kind of cute...

[Bandit]

3. Republicans don't need to worry, Obama will give them all they want and then some..

He wants to be their friend you know...

[sakabatou]

4. Since when does the law negotiate with terrorists?

[walldude]

5. Funny, I thought BLACKMAIL was a crime.

Now it's a political strategy.