Erskine Bowles on the GOP's 'Bowles Plan' Offer
Reason Magazine article
The GOP's "Bowles plan," in other words, is not the Bowles plan.
It's not really even a plan at all. It's a posture.
As I argued earlier today, the GOP counteroffer,
like the Obama offer that preceeded it,
was not about putting forth a plausible package for a deal.
It was about trying to create a particular appearance
that they hoped would help them negotiate.