Politics: John Boehner’s shutdown-avoiding plan: Layaway. Really.
- Give it up for John Boehner for figuring out a way to avoid a shutdown … apparently. The House Speaker, who just a week ago pushed through all sorts of crazy stuff that has little chance of passing, has conjured up a plan to keep the government moving. And it’s kinda what you might do if there’s a coat you really like from a place like Burlington Coat Factory, but you can’t really afford it right now. Some details of the apparent deal coming down the line:
- 2 more weeks to figure out this whole shutdown-threatening budget mess
- $4 billion in budget savings would have to be made as part of the deal over that two-week period
- $2 billion more in cuts would have to be found for each additional week they’re at the bargaining table source