Boehner working on another secret compromise with Obama?

It sure sounds like it from Politico:

The shape of this potential compromise meshes major elements of the proposals offered in recent weeks by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), according to Democratic officials familiar with the negotiations.

Under the possible compromise, Congress could still get a second crack at voting on the debt limit within months. But rather than linking the vote to Congress approving the recommendations of a new 12-member committee — as it would be in Boehner’s bill — Democrats prefer McConnell’s proposal that allows President Barack Obama to lift the debt ceiling unless two-thirds of both chambers override his veto of a disapproval resolution, the officials said.

To force action on a deficit reduction package, the White House would agree to strengthen the mechanism that compels Congress to pass the special committee’s recommendations, the officials said. The officials would not detail proposals for a so-called trigger that acts as an incentive for both parties to bargain in good faith and reach agreement. …

The president has not spoken to the speaker in a few days, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said in an interview Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”

After the votes Thursday night, “I think there will be a whole new stage of the Senate and House having to come together to avoid August 2nd as being a day that has never happened in the U.S., and that is a day where we wouldn’t back up the full faith and credit of the United States,” Daley said.

Levin wants to know why Boehner is making Republicans walk the plank on the Boehner bill if he’s already working on another compromise:

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Also this post is a great read from Ace of Spades on why we should dump the Boehner plan.

(h/t:Jaynie59)


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