Boehner checks in with the boss...

[brooklynite]

Rush Limbaugh said Speaker of the House John Boehner phoned him this morning around 10:30 to brief him on the latest news about his negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to raise the nation's debt ceiling.

Limbaugh told about the conversation on his nationally syndicated radio program. Boehner said there is a two-tier plan in the works. Step one would cut $1.1 trillion in spending with a $1 trillion increase in the debt that would get the government to April 2012 with no tax increases.

The next tier would be recommended cuts by a joint House-Senate committee made by twelve members, six from each chamber with three each appointed by each leader, Boehner, Reid, McConnell and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Limbaugh said that McConnell is now on the same page as Boehner.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2753614/posts

Interesting the McConnell would give up on the "Sane Republican" approach, and equally interesting that Rush is willing to risk his own investments as the Ship of State approaches the reef.

[jtown1123]

1. You can be sure the people on this committee will be gung ho about cutting entitlements

and loathe to add an revenue, ever.

[Historic NY]

2. And he is only an entertainer..........bullshit come in piles too.

[Snotcicles]

3. They better select people best equipped to fight for the working class.

Not the next person in line for a committee. We should have a say in who speaks for us.

[liberal N proud]

4. Limbaugh is the pipeline to the speaker

[DocMac]

5. recc'd for comedic value

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Kneepads in place, assume the position, ........

you know the rest.