Leading US politicians were given another grandstanding and posturing opportunity with a meeting this evening in Washington. I covered the ‘headlines’ (ha) here.

Here’s a bit more (ungated) detail:

US government shutdown: impasse intensifies after Barack Obama meets John Boehner

Highlights:

  • “listen to the American people”
  • “faction”
  • not “a serious or responsible way to run the United States government”
  • a “scorched-earth policy”

Meeting attendees:

  • President Barack Obama
  • House Speaker John Boehner
  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
  • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
  • Vice President Joe Biden