in fact, today s developments were less calming and more chaotic. today, the top republican in the house, speaker john boehner, engaged in a pitch battle with his own caucus to get them on board with his debt ceiling plan. mr. boehnor was forced to delay a vote on that plan that was supposed to be held today, not only so he could rework it, also it was not clear he had enough votes on his own side to pass it. the speaker reportedly told members of the caucus today get your blank in line. i can t do this job unless you re behind me. at this stage in the game, that s the plan the republicans are going with? fall in line behind john boehner s plan to raise the debt ceiling for all of six months and then we can all have this fight all over again? now, the house is planning to vote on that bill tomorrow, but even if they pass it, it s not really expected to go anywhere.
it, we go through another crises. also a vote on the budget amendment. i think you could get something more rationalal to incentivize another plan down the road and have something with enough pressure coming from the markets, both parties could vote for. you make it sound like if reasonable people had a conversation about this there might actually be a solution, so thanks for being on and talking with us today. glad to be here. that was ezra klein, columnist for the washington post and bloomberg and also an msnbc policy analyst. thanks so much. thank you. now, ask yourself, would you no, not you, nancy. would you want john boehner s job right now, trying to placate a gaggle of angry tea partiers and stave off an economic calamity at the same time? i suspect there are moments even he doesn t want this job, but it. ( rooster crows )
plan. that was republican congressman jim jordan yesterday, but today, late in the day, starting to seem like speaker boehnor s fortunes were changing. his debt ceiling proposal was reevaluated by the congressional budget office and he pitched that plan to republicans in the house with some very persuasive language, as he explained on right wing radio this morning. is it true that you told some of the republican members this morning that you need to get your a-word in line behind this debt ceiling bill? i sure çdid. listen, this is time to do what is doable. joining us now from washington, for the very latest is john stanton, reporter for roll call newspaper, nice to have you, john. good to be here. so, i find myself in the strange position of actually sort of rooting for john boehner here, for him to do well, for him to have a better day today than he had yesterday. do you think it s fair to say
plan. that was republican congressman jim jordan yesterday, but today, late in the day, starting to seem like speaker boehnor s fortunes were changing. his debt ceiling proposal was reevaluated by the congressional budget office and he pitched that plan to republicans in the house with some very persuasive language, as he explained on right wing radio this morning. is it true that you told some of the republican members this morning that you need to get your a-word in line behind this debt ceiling bill? i sure çdid. listen, this is time to do what is doable. joining us now from washington, for the very latest is john stanton, reporter for roll call newspaper, nice to have you, john. good to be here. so, i find myself in the strange position of actually sort of rooting for john boehner here, for him to do well, for him to have a better day today than he had yesterday. do you think it s fair to say
it, we go through another crises. also a vote on the budget amendment. i think you could get something more rationalal to incentivize another plan down the road and have something with enough pressure coming from the markets, both parties could vote for. you make it sound like if reasonable people had a conversation about this there might actually be a solution, so thanks for being on and talking with us today. glad to be here. that was ezra klein, columnist for the washington post and bloomberg and also an msnbc policy analyst. thanks so much. thank you. now, ask yourself, would you no, not you, nancy. would you want john boehner s job right now, trying to placate a gaggle of angry tea partiers and stave off an economic calamity at the same time? i suspect there are moments even he doesn t want this job, but it. ( rooster crows )