House Republicans have gathered in Williamsburg, VA to retreat, regroup, and plot their next comeback. Politico reports that their most immediate goal is “to develop a consensus on how to battle President Barack Obama on the debt ceiling, government funding, and automatic spending cuts.” Former Vice Presidential Candidate and current House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Nutcase) is pushing for a short-term debt ceiling increase to avoid crisis while retaining leverage for the GOP. Ryan told reporters in a press conference:

“We have to also recognize the realities of divided government that we have … And so while we aspire to give the country a very specific and clear vision about what we think is the right way to go on the major big issues of the time, we have to at the same time recognize the divided government moment that we have and the fiscal deadlines that are approaching, what those involve and then how we’re going to proceed forward.’