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To: JohnM who wrote (218194)	2/27/2013 9:49:21 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543493

More evidence the Republicans are getting more than worried about the political effects of the sequester. They are just scrambling for any old solution. From Mike Allen's morning newsletter. --------------------------------------------- SEQUSTERWATCH - "Senate GOP ponders shifting power to Obama," by Manu Raju and David Rogers : "Days before the March 1 deadline, Senate Republicans are circulating a draft bill that would [delay] $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts and instead turn over authority to President Obama to achieve the same level of savings under a plan to be filed by March 8. Congress would retain the power to overturn the president's spending plan by March 22, but only under a resolution of disapproval that would demand two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate to prevail over an Obama veto. ... [T]he elaborate, almost Rube Goldberg construct is already provoking sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike and reflects a political scramble to escape the fallout from the sequester. Indeed, a rival Republican proposal to instead come up with alternative cuts and not cede power to the president was already circulating Tuesday night, a 31-page draft bill crafted by Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) "The sweep of the first GOP option , which has leadership support, is striking. ... [S]ignificant power would be shifted to the president, an unusual maneuver that even Obama himself and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have scoffed at. But the plan is being advanced by some conservative Republicans who don't want the White House to continue using the sequester as a public relations hammer. Reid has said he will allow Republicans one shot at offering a sequester solution this week, but the GOP has been divided ... [T]his latest approach ... is unlikely to clear the Senate, ensuring that the sequestration cuts will take effect Friday. ... Congress's next best hope to adjust to the sequester's blow falls to House and Senate appropriators, who must next replace the continuing resolution set to expire March 27." politi.co --SPEAKER BOEHNER to Scott Pelley on "CBS This Morning": The president "went to Newport News ... and did a campaign-style event using our men and women in the military as props. Pure and simple. He's traveled over 5,000 miles in the last two weeks doing campaign-style events, trying to drum up support for his actions on the sequester. All he would have to do is drive a mile and a half, sit down with Harry Reid and the Democrats and get to work. Video cbsn.ws --HOW IT'S PLAYING: USA Today banner, "GOP: Illegal immigrant release a ploy: Says Obama trying to scare U.S. to get support on budget" ... .WashPost, middle of page, "Cuts will sock a vulnerable economy ... Impacts depends on who you are and where you live" ... L.A. Times, cols. 1-2, "How 'sequester" cuts are made can be telling: The White House in some cases uses gamesmanship in how it portrays imminent spending reductions."

To: JohnM who wrote (218194)	2/27/2013 10:10:49 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 543493

I agree John. I think he's playing it just right, thus far.