GOP Moderates Plot Revolt, End to Government Shutdown

[BlueStreak]

5. Prediction: Obama will give those "moderates" a significant victory

which will be tied to both a clean CR and a substantial extension to the debt limit. Basically Obama will do the "You Get Nothing !!!" stance to the Cruz crowd, but offer some nice carrots as an incentive for the moderates to force Boehner's hand. There are some things that Obama is probably willing to do that the King faction would consider significant "gets".

This accomplishes several things:

1) It keeps Bohner in office, which is far preferable to having a teabagger as speaker.

2) It ensures that the GOP civil war will continue through the 2014 election cycle.

3) It doesn't destroy Cruz. It just makes him fringier, but still puts him into position to make a run as the GOP candidate in 2016, which is the perfect scenario of us.

I only mention this so that people here can understand what is happening as this plays out. So everybody, don't go ape shit when Obama offers some concessions. He will offer something. But if his offer goes to the so-called "moderates" and not to the teabaggers, that is the key.