House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner emerged from White House talks on Wednesday to say that President Barack Obama again refused to negotiate with them to end a government shutdown.
After more than an hour of talks between Obama and congressional leaders, the top Republican in Washington told reporters it was a polite conversation, but essentially made no progress.
Reuters
I might add that all those predicting that Obama was going to sell us out seeking a Grand Bargain, and that the shutdown was "kabuki" to that end, are not only clearly wrong, but don't understand politics very well.
I might also add that I imagine Speaker Boehner is well into his second bourbon right now, weeping tears of impotent rage.