re: #163 Targetpractice

Not much chance of McConnell taking THAT kind of deal:

Top Republicans: Get ready to make deals

“There will be no government shutdown, and there will be no national default,” said McConnell, speaking here at a news conference at the University of Louisville.

Asked whether he would insist on spending cuts as part of a debt ceiling increase, something House and Senate conservatives have demanded in past years, McConnell signaled he would pursue other avenues instead.

“I think we have other mechanisms that were unavailable to us with the previous configuration of the government,” McConnell said.

The hammering sound you heard while reading that first sentence was the sound of Mitch McConnell nailing his colors to the mainmast.