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meanwhile, back in reality world, the only people serious about compromising and making beneficial policy are the wacky party of No
In an interview in his Capitol Hill office, Mr. McConnell (R., Ky.) said if the White House agrees to changes such as higher Medicare premiums for the wealthy, an increase in the Medicare eligibility age and a slowing of cost-of-living increases for programs like Social Security, Republicans would agree to include more tax revenue in the deal, though not from higher tax rates.
"Those are the kinds of things that would get Republicans interested in new revenue," Mr. McConnell said.
Mr. McConnell's comments represent some of the clearest statements of principle from Republicans on the thorny issue of reining in the ballooning cost of the U.S.'s entitlement programs. They also offer a potential path forward in what have become a heated series of talks.
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