Mississippi governor Haley Barbour praised Republican House Speaker John Boehner over the weekend, saying the GOP’s spending plan is essential to reducing unemployment and creating jobs.
Mr. Barbour, a potential Republican presidential candidate, made the comment during a trip to South Carolina for the Greenville GOP convention.
“Compromises don’t usually get people to stand up in their chairs and do flips,” Mr. Barbour said. “I thought Boehner did very wisely. He took this as far as he could go. He made real savings, real cuts. And now, he’s ready to move on strategically to the debt ceiling.”
Mr. Barbour’s comment come as House Speaker John Boehner warned Democrats that Republicans were prepared to receive substantial concessions ahead of negotiations on raising the nation’s debt limit.
“The president says I want you to send me a clean bill. Well guess what, Mr. President: Not a chance you’re going to get a clean bill,” Mr. Boehner said at a fundraiser in Connecticut Saturday night. “There will not be an increase in the debt limit without something really, really big attached to it.”
