tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4872984057050138004..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Budget Odds and Ends 2 (FY 2011)Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-67626108039054189332011-04-06T08:59:03.308-05:002011-04-06T08:59:03.308-05:00While Speaker Boehner is cagey, and even prudent, ...While Speaker Boehner is cagey, and even prudent, he's never struck me as being especially bright. (Exceptional brightness in legislators, I'm afraid, is too often seen as a liability on the GOP side, as it generally interferes with following orders.) Be that as it may, I'm not confident the Republican leaders (besides the Speaker--Cantor, Ryan, Pence?) have gamed-out the true consequences of a shutdown on the nation or their party, and instead think they hold a winning hand.Will Dividehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877416158115540051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-41964089292373495532011-04-05T21:23:22.806-05:002011-04-05T21:23:22.806-05:00Both sides probably want a BRIEF shutdown. Boehmer...Both sides probably want a BRIEF shutdown. Boehmer to look tough for the Tea Party, Obama to raise the specter of an irresponsible GOP.PJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211916145405700892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-21105597525324528852011-04-05T16:26:56.184-05:002011-04-05T16:26:56.184-05:00I may soon be proven catastrophically wrong here, ...I may soon be proven catastrophically wrong here, but it’s always seemed to me that the Republicans and tea partiers are playing good cop-bad cop with the Democrats. And the Dems have been happy to play right along, constantly emphasizing just how big and mean (and even mentally unstable) the bad cop is. And the outcome has been good for the Republicans -- the Dems seem prepared to accept cuts that are roughly on par with what the GOP leadership had originally asked for.Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-48623253696136039802011-04-05T15:15:16.924-05:002011-04-05T15:15:16.924-05:00I've love to see Obama actually shut down the ...I've love to see Obama actually shut down the government. No FAA. No TSA. No afghan or Libya operation. No VA hospitals.charlienoreply@blogger.com