Boehner capitulated in the budget negotiations before the party rank and presidential candidates
The American president, Obama has appealed to Republicans to provide the budget negotiations in hand for a compromise. Previously, the Speaker of the House, Boehner, moved away from the project of a big "deal".
Peter Winkler, Washington
After another fruitless round of talks with leaders of the two Congress chambers on Sunday evening, President Obama on Monday at a press conference at the White House strongly urges the Republican to take a view on a proposed budget restructuring a compromise with the Democrats and thus avert a looming default on debt service . He announced to continue to work on the largest possible deficit reduction, as he had last week presented with a savings goal of $ 4 trillion over 10 years.
Meetings to agree
Obama also announced he would convene daily meetings with the tips of Congress, until an agreement had been reached. The president spoke out once again for his proposals, with the budget not only savings but also with additional revenues to rehabilitate. But that he had gone over the weekend against a wall of opposition in the Republican foot soldiers and presidential candidates. He also lost his strongest allies among Republicans for the big 4-billion savings target. Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, Obama said on Saturday night, namely, by telephone, he stood for the struggle for the 4-trillion package is no longer available.
Boehner was responding to a wave of outrage in the party base, which was amplified by three presidential candidates yet. The two former governors Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, as well as the deputy Michele Bachmann turned in separate campaign appearances not only categorically against any tax increases, but at extra revenue the state in general. The plan of the White House, to generate additional revenue without increasing taxes in the strict sense of the word was as good as dead. Obama had proposed to stuff with a reform of corporate taxation loopholes and abolish tax privileges for well-earning from the Bush era, but they maintain the same for the less well off.This would, according to unofficial data, more than 10 years, about one trillion dollars to the treasury can be forwarded.
Back to the Biden-round?
Boehner had been earlier in the number two Republican House of Representatives, the majority leader Eric Cantor has been left standing in the rain. Cantor had given before the weekend for the record, he may give a less ambitious savings goal of $ 2 trillion over 10 years, the better chances. Cantor, however, also seems to have succumbed to the misunderstanding, this savings target could be achieved without additional revenues.
Democrats and Republicans had worked in June, led by Vice President Biden on such a two-trillion package, but negotiations were broken off without success, because the Republicans had turned strictly into this game against More revenues. If now suddenly on Monday from the Republican side, "Biden package" as those blessed with the best prospects option was, at least that was amazing. The Democrats were quick to hold any event, no additional revenue will also be the goal of saving Biden Round 2 trillion clearly missed.
Points win for White House
Obama has lost his weekend Boehner allies in the struggle for the big throw, but may nevertheless be politically drive a points victory. Because his ambitious project was shot down by the Republicans already, he was spared the struggle for the well planned savings in social security against their own party base. While the President can now give the politician who tries to honestly and without taboos to a debt limit, the Republicans are increasingly in the role of the perpetual nay-sayers. Whether this interferes with the party base is not guaranteed.
