re: #179 Killgore Trout

This also means that there’s no budget deal. Obama’s going to make the rounds for PR purposes. No deal, and there’s no chance of one on the horizon.

Obama’s tired of negotiating with himself, which is what this situation has dissolved into. Even if Boehner were willing to risk his speakership to negotiate a deal, he can not make any guarantee that he’d be able to produce the votes. And McConnell is not making any bold moves either because he’s up for reelection in ‘14 and doesn’t want to be seen as supporting Boehner in this endeavor.