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White house because of the refusal to negotiate? is that part of the reason why the president's calling this meeting? or is boehner the one under pressure because the republicans are really taking most of the political heat? >> sure. my take on it, andrea, is this. i think that the white house is walking a fineline between not wanting to look like they are fully disengaged. they know republicans are trying to make this point that the president's refusal to negotiate is unprecedented and a huge mistake and show he's not interested in a deal. look. john boehner has the same problem that john boe...

Letter, prior to it the meeting at the white house today. what i get from republican sources is that there is not an expectation that the white house meeting is going to bring about any breakthroughs, but it is an opportunity for people to sit in the room, see where things are, and i'm still getting the indications from house sources that they expect this standoff will continue for a period of days. now, that does not mean that it automatically keeps rolling a few more weeks into the whole debt ceiling discussion. there might be some ways to reopen the government and begin the debt ceiling con...

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