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This Not a Damn Game...

Indeed Mr. Speaker this is not, a game, as we head into a weekend of them, games, that is, including the games of the military academies, even if they are not considered essential to the running of government.

So, what is the score? And who is keeping it, the score that is?

It could be hoped that it is the American people that are keeping score, since this is ultimately the people's business. Of course, then again, the people could ask where are we in this game, the beginning, halftime or are we in the two minute offense. Sometimes just knowing the score is not enough, when the game is yet to be all played out.

So, let's get to the chalk talk.

Someone has to compromise, whether it is a blitz or a Hail Mary, something has to get done. The question is when and what will be the terms of what that compromise will be, and who gets the credit and blame, which is really where we are now. The compromise is hard to believe would be just a clean bill without something either attached or agreed to as policy which gives each a fig leaf to the caucuses, now that the members have gone to mattresses. The issue now is the leadership, both parties and the administration, have to decide how much risk they can tolerate to their positions, to cave without caving, to claim victory without victory, to score enough points to end the game, while yet moving the goal posts.

Obama says he will not negotiate, which means congress must. The point being that Obama's statute in the park, ObamaCare can not be touched even though it is being tarnished as we speak.

Reid and Pelosi can watch, with pleasure, as the Republican leadership in the Senate and House are being torn by the whims and ambitions of those that want to be thought of as the most pure of ideologues and do so for their own personal political reasons. For Boehner, it is his speakership that is at risk as are the jobs of the House Republican leadership including the majority leader and the whips.

And someone is going to have to pay the price for all of this, and that will be the American people and the rest of the world.

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by LoveLife&Laughter on October 5, 2013 at 12:06pm

All they do is play games. With our lives...

Permalink Reply by ProblemAgain on October 5, 2013 at 12:26pm

this is as much a staged photo-op as anything hollywood ever came up with...an hour before the shutdown they finally make their call for a committee to hammer out a budget after 7 months of refusing requests from the democrats....