Politics: Will John Boehner’s “put the budget on layaway” plan stick?
- issue Obama and the GOP are at a stalemate with the budget, and there’s a real danger the government might shut down later this week. Great.
- stopgap As a way to prevent that from happening, House Speaker John Boehner came up with an offer to put the government on layaway for two weeks.
- problem The sticking point? Obama wants a full month. Boehner may not be willing to put the budget on layaway for nearly that long. source