The Road to Negotiation: 2011 Budget Crisis

In this battle between the republicans and the democrats, it looks like some of the republicans are reaching a point where they would like to solve current issues facing the United States instead of sticking with the republican way 'till the end. Among these republicans willing to negotiate is Eric Cantor, the Virginia republican and majority leader, who was quoted saying:

We are not interested in giving any speeches but really want to see what the impediments are here, what we can do. We are not interested in beating our chests. We are trying to get results.

Carl Hulse's article in the New York Times on March 9, 2011 entitled "Amid Battle to Cut Spending, Republicans Turn Spotlight to Jobs" explains Cantor's view on the 2011 budget issue and the issue of jobs, one of the main problems between democrats and republicans. Hopefully the republicans and the democrats will be able to resolve this budget crisis prior to the deadline and following government shutdown, and it looks like the republicans have are beginning to come to the table ready to negotiate. The republicans know that they are in hot water because they are consistently demanding cuts anywhere and everywhere, yet these cuts can, will and have been proven dangerous to our economy, which is most likely, as Hulse explains, the reason why they are now willing to slightly alter their ways and negotiate to solve this issue.