Sure, the shutdown accomplished absolutely nothing, but think of all the terrible memories we made together.—
Ben Dimiero (@bendimiero) October 16, 2013
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Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC) pleads for mercy from the Democrats:
We won’t be the last political party to overplay our hand. It might happen one day on the Democratic side. And if it did, would Republicans, for the good of the country, kinda give a little? We really did go too far. We screwed up. But their response is making things worse, not better.
Seriously, Lindsey? Republicans--for the good of the country--would be kinder to Democrats if they screwed up this badly? You’re just lucky Republicans won’t have to face Republicans with this debacle.
Sen. JOHN McCAIN (R-AZ), remarking on House Republicans inability to get their shit together in advance of Thursday’s debt ceiling deadline.
“It’s very, very serious. Republicans have to understand we have lost this battle, as I predicted weeks ago, that we would not be able to win because we were demanding something that was not achievable.”
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) provides an assessment from the moderate members of the GOP, as the prominent conservative organizations Heritage Action, Red State and FreedomWorks all came out against a last-second GOP leadership plan to avert a crisis that Democrats had warned was too far to the right:
“This party is going nuts.”
Man of the mighty Tea-God, PAT BUCHANAN, still wants to burn it all down:
“Republicans should refuse to raise the white flag and insist on an honorable avenue of retreat. And if Harry Reid’s Senate demands the GOP end the sequester on federal spending, or be blamed for a debt default, the party should, Samson-like, bring down the roof of the temple on everybody’s head.”
Who will be Pat’s holy warrior?
A Senate Republican aide placed the blame on a particular senator from Texas. TED CRUZ (R-TX) reportedly met with a group of House conservatives at Tortilla Coast, a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C., to discuss strategy Monday night.
“Ted Cruz and his Tortilla Coast Republicans are leading us to a default.”
Sen. KELLY AYOTTE (R-NH) says Sen. TED CRUZ (R-TX), could try to gum up the bipartisan effort underway to reopen the government and lift the debt ceiling:
“It’s up to him. I would hope that he wouldn’t. I mean, in the Senate obviously in terms of certain time frames, senators can cause to you run out the clock. But what’s he trying to gain at this point?”
Currently being discussed:
Per Sen sources, Boehner has agreed to take up the Senate's plan and allow it to pass with Dem votes.—
Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 16, 2013
RT @sahilkapur Multiple Senate sources say Boehner has agreed to vote first on the Reid-McConnell deal. Game over.—
Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 16, 2013
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Ted Cruz ignores questions on whether he will delay the process but sense among his colleagues is he won't.—
Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) October 16, 2013
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Sorry, Pat.
