Wonder how long this windbag will blow this tune?

Republican usually bluster just before they cave. I still prefer they take the no division approach - either leave all tax rates the same or increase them all. Congress represents all the People and shouldn´t be picking winners or scapegoats. Make them choose between current or higher.

Sorry Mitch. If you only knew how little weight your bluster carries with anyone. Dems expect you to cave, Obama expects it and most Republicans expect it.

Like what I´m hearing from McConnell...let´s see if he caves though.

Reagan was right.

Too much spending is the problem, not too little taxation.

I´m sensing a pattern here in the responses. If you say McConnell the appropriate response is cave? Works for me.

Both John Boehner and Mitch McConnell made ´´slamming-the-door´´ statements today about the budget negotiations, which, if those two ´´leaders´´ had an iota of credibility between them would have caused U.S. stock markets to collapse. Instead, the DOW is up 46 points now.

Unless they back their statements with actions, such as leaving Washington because Obama has refused to negotiate in good faith, as they contend, the vaudeville duo of Boehner and McConnell might as well save their breath before opening their mouths again in public.

He should be demanding that the Democrat Senate present their budget proposals, and present them to the Senate for a vote.

Then walk away from the microphone.

Stop negotiating with yourself.

Reply, "we´ve said all items are on the table, but the Democrats don´t seem to be offering any ideas except taxing the top two income brackets which will only fund the gov´t for about 1 week."

I´d hate to have you guys at my back.

No wonder we can´t win elections. We can´t even get along with each other.

Amen #10. No wonder is right! Guess it depends on which side some are really on. Demonrats don´t have that problem. They stick together no matter what their candidates or elected "leaders" say or do. Republicans can´t please some no matter WHAT they do or say. Personally I am glad to hear both Mitch McConnell and John Boehner "slam the door on raising taxes". Perhaps instead of grousing all the time, gopers could have a little trust and offer an "attaboy" once in awhile...never mind.

A lot of people on this thread need to grow up. McConnell doesn´t control what Senate Republicans do; each votes his conscience. When McConnell - and Boehner, too - say there is no support for increasing tax rates, he is saying what the majority of his caucus is telling him, not the other way around.

If McConnell ever does agree to accept higher rates, it will mean that the majority of GOP Senators have already agreed to accept higher rates.