In case you were wondering about that sequester demand

In case you were wondering about that sequester demand

by digby

There's a lot of jibber-jabber among the chatterers about the democrats upping the ante and demanding sequester relief as a condition of any negotiations to open the government and raise the debt ceiling.

I think this from Sam Stein explains what's happening in the clearest fashion:

there is a misconception here. Ds aren't demanding more spending. they are demanding a sequestration CR for shorter time (6wks v. 6months)
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 13, 2013

the idea is to have negotiations before the next round of sequester cuts takes effect on Jan 15. not afterwards
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 13, 2013

Sam Stein has now written a longer article about this. It's a confusing situation and virtually nobody on TV seems to have an accurate picture of what happened.

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