memeorandum: Bridge Burning and Bridge Building (Erick Erickson/RedState)

1:45 PM ET, October 16, 2013

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House to vote first on Senate plan — The House will vote first on an emerging Senate proposal to open government and lift the debt ceiling, a move that would expedite bipartisan legislation developed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Houston Chronicle:

Why we miss Kay Bailey Hutchison — Things surely would look far different with Sen. Hutchison in office in the nation's capital — Does anyone else miss Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison? — We're not sure how much difference one person could make in the toxic, chaotic, hyperpartisan atmosphere in Washington …

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Wall Street Journal:

It's time to wrap up this comedy of political errors. — The Beltway budget melodrama rolls on to its predictable and dreary end, with both sides now split over increasingly small differences. None of this is worth a partial government shutdown, much less the risk of a debt default, and both sides are looking like losers.

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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:

GOP Prepares For Surrender On Debt Ceiling And Shutdown — Republicans demanded a king-size ransom and are poised to walk away with virtually nothing. — The majority House GOP has flamed out, unable to settle on any proposal to lift the debt ceiling and avert a catastrophic default.

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ThinkProgress:

Houston Chronicle Yanks Ted Cruz Endorsement — As the federal government enters its sixteenth day of shutdown and stands just hours away from defaulting on the national debt, the largest newspaper in Texas has pulled its endorsement of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Breaking: Boehner to take vote on Senate compromise 1st, pass it with Dem votes — The endgame will arrive a little sooner than expected, thanks to a deal cut with John Boehner to take the first plunge on a bipartisan plan to end the budget standoff before the theoretical debt-ceiling limit gets breached.

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Erik Wasson / The Hill:

Boehner to allow House vote on emerging Senate debt-ceiling deal — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has agreed to allow a vote in the House on the emerging Senate debt-ceiling deal, according to a Senate source. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Pat Dollard

Associated Press:

Senate leader announces bipartisan budget deal — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leader Harry Reid says Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan deal to avoid default and end the government shutdown, now in its 16th day. — Reid made the announcement at the start of the Senate session on Wednesday.

Discussion: The Verge and Outside the Beltway

Tal Kopan / Politico:

Carl Bernstein: GOP leadership ‘cancerous’ — Journalist and author Carl Bernstein said Wednesday that Republican Party leadership is “cancerous” and has put the United States at risk by letting the tea party lead the GOP. — “The Republican Party today has become a rabid organization from the top down.

TIME:

John Boehner's Bad Night Clears a Path for a Deal — House GOP pulls vote on debt bill, leaving Senate to probe a path forward — In another era, for a different leader, it would have been a stunning rebuke. For John Boehner, it was just another embarrassing stumble in a speakership studded with them.

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Politico:

Senate reaches deal to end shutdown, avert default — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will soon announce an agreement to reopen the government and avert default on U.S. debt, according to several sources familiar with the talks.

Discussion: Reuters and The Hill

New York Times:
Senate Paves Way to End Debt Impasse

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and Washington Free Beacon

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Admits Budget Standoff Was All About Fundraising

Discussion: Gallup and The Atlantic Wire

Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Stunned Republicans React to Canceled Vote

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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Ayotte urges Cruz to allow quick vote in Senate on debt deal

Discussion: CNN and Politico

Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Berate National Parks Director For Shutdown As Deal Is Announced (VIDEO)

Discussion: Mediaite

Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Ted Cruz's Hometown Newspaper Regrets Endorsement

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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
House Republicans Show Themselves To Be Dangerously Incompetent, Again

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Kelly Ayotte / CNN:
Republican senator wants Cruz to stay out of the way in debt vote

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Ashley Alman / The Huffington Post:
John Boehner Reportedly Tells Harry Reid He Will Move Quickly

Discussion: Liberaland

Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Senate Leaders ‘Very Close’ to Debt, Shutdown Deal

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Politico:
Warring GOP factions sink John Boehner plan

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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
McCain: ‘Republicans Have To Understand We Have Lost This Battle’

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First Read / firstread.nbcnews.com:
First Thoughts: The end appears near

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Erick Erickson / RedState:

Bridge Burning and Bridge Building — House Republicans have signaled they are giving up. — They'll merge their ideas with Mitch McConnell's ideas. The result will be a funded government, raised debt ceiling, and nothing done with Obamacare. — Throughout this fight, Harry Reid has outsmarted Mitch McConnell.

Discussion: Slate, The New Republic, Hullabaloo, A plain blog about politics, Hot Air, Washington Monthly and The Dish

Jonah Goldberg / National Review:

Move On Everybody, It Just Doesn't Matter — The ugliness of the GOP schism will probably have a long half life, as various parties feel the need to point fingers and shout “I didn't do it!” But if at all possible, I think conservatives and Republicans would be well-served by putting …

Discussion: Power Line and alicublog

Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:

Sorry, Kids. We Ate It All. — Eventually this shutdown crisis will end. And eventually the two parties will make another stab at a deal on taxes, investments and entitlements. But there's one outcome from such negotiations that I can absolutely guarantee: Seniors …

Discussion: American Prospect and Hullabaloo

Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:

Obama Has Already Won The Shutdown Fight And He's Coming For Immigration Next — Immigration reform advocates plan an aggressive campaign to bring the issue back — and the White House has signaled it's on board. Can Obama emerge from the fiscal crisis with enough momentum to win the immigration fight?

Discussion: National Review, Reuters and The Daily Caller

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to push immigration reform ‘day after’ budget deal

Discussion: Pat Dollard and Pirate's Cove

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Shutdown hurts GOP Senate chances — New PPP polls of 6 key Senate races that will determine control of the body after next year's election finds voters extremely unhappy about the government shutdown. As a result Republicans trail in 5 of the 6 key races and are tied in the 6th.

Discussion: Firedoglake

Mark Hosenball / Reuters:

Exclusive: Greenwald exits Guardian for new Omidyar media venture — (Reuters) - Glenn Greenwald, who has made headlines around the world with his reporting on U.S. electronic surveillance programs, is leaving the Guardian newspaper to join a new media venture funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar …

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Carl Campanile / New York Post:

Obama adviser ‘architect’ of showdown: author — President Obama's top adviser Valerie Jarrett was behind a plan to force a showdown with Republicans over ObamaCare as part of a strategy to regain Democratic control of the House next year, claims author Ed Klein.

Discussion: TheBlaze.com, Weasel Zippers and “The Lid”

Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:

CONGRESSMAN: ‘CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS’ IF GOP CAVES ON DEBT CEILING — GOP lawmaker says that if his party's leadership gives in to Obama, they will have forever altered the checks and balances of the U.S. federal government. — On the House floor on Monday, Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) …

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