Headlines just hitting:
- *MEETING BETWEEN OBAMA, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS POSTPONED
- *WHITE HOUSE MEETING POSTPONED TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER TALKS
- *WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT SAYS DELAY TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR TALKS
Seems like there is no deal for now then... and sure enough that hope premium in stocks is fading.
Via AP,
The White House says a meeting between Obama and congressional leaders has been postponed to give Senate leaders more time to resolve a standoff over the nation's debt and the partial government shutdown.
Obama was scheduled to meet Monday afternoon at the White House with the Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate. A new day or time for the meeting wasn't announced.
The delay comes as all sides are expressing optimism that they are getting closer to an agreement to end the two-week partial shutdown and avert a potential default on the U.S. debt.
The last meeting between Obama and the congressional leaders was Oct. 2.
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If the default was so important they would be meeting everyday and not postponing one of two planned meetings in 13 days they already have the plan and are enjoying the fear and power they are exerting.
This meeting involves the evil clowns that got us to where we are. And they are going to fix it, I think not.
They are meeting to discuss how to drive the coffin nails all the way in.