Republicans Bending Over Backwards to Compromise with Democrats. Yet again, White House rejects their latest offer to end shutdown

10/02/13

Obama or the Senate Democrats have produced NOT ONE single bill of compromise since the shutdown began

com·pro·mise

ˈkämprəˌmīz/

noun

1. 1.

   an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

   "an ability to listen to two sides in a dispute, and devise a compromise acceptable to both"

   synonyms:

   agreement, understanding, settlement, terms, deal, trade-off,bargain; More

verb

1. 1.

   settle a dispute by mutual concession.

   "in the end we compromised and deferred the issue"

   synonyms:

   meet each other halfway, come to an understanding, make a deal,make concessions, find a happy medium, strike a balance; More
2. 2.

   weaken (a reputation or principle) by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable.

   "commercial pressures could compromise safety"

   synonyms:

   undermine, weaken, damage, harm; More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House rejected a Republican plan to reopen portions of the U.S. government on Tuesday as the first shutdown in 17 years closed landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and threw hundreds of thousands of federal employees out of work.

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