The president went before the cameras and microphones again this afternoon and reiterated that he will make no concessions surrounding the debt ceiling. Meanwhile, Harry Reid told the House Republicans to get over their fantasy about delaying ObamaCare and to “get a life.” He went on to say that the Senate has no intention of taking any further action to prevent a government shutdown and that Boehner’s only choice is to pass the Senate’s legislation. Nonetheless, the House Republicans announced their intention to ask for a one year postponement of ObamaCare.
I guess it is pretty clear that the Democrats have exactly zero fear of a government shutdown. I am reminded of the story of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby. Also, “please proceed, Speaker Boehner.”
Someone struck a nerve.
My favorite, “Is this even constitutional?”
Fucking idiots. Fucking, Fucking idiots.
And he set it up by informing the public that he and President Rouhani of Iran are talking directly about Iran’s nuclear weapons.
And the GOP provided the key line. “The President is talking to Iran and not to House Republicans,” they whined. Precisely. Rouhani is willing to deal.
Heh! Heh! The batshit crazy Ayatollahs are not as crazy as the House Republicans.
The President swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Does this mean that Cruz has given the house permission to pass legislation?
So, even if the House completely folds, we get what…continued funding at the sequester level? Correct me if I am wrong.
You asked a week or two ago what people thought of this strategy. I think it was a mistake.
This is Obama’s PATCO strike moment, where he can cement his legacy (for better or for worse) by refusing to budge an inch. I guarantee that his approval numbers will skyrocket if he stares the teabaggers down and defeats them utterly. I think he knows this, too.
With putting us on a path of peace in the Middle East and bringing the Tea Party to the edge of the abyss, these past few weeks have been extraordinary.
MUST SEE Youtube of Obama in the NH SunSentinal editorial office during the 2008 campaign explaining what will happen to opponents who abuse his sincere political outreach.
I got more rec’s than anything for posting that over at dkos when called for. I’m sure many here have seen it. Time for another look!
Classic! One of my all-time favorite Obama moments.
As soon as I read what you wrote, I knew which one it was. And of course even though I knew what it was going to be, I had to watch it again. “I will crush them”.
Spoken in such a matter of fact, congenial way. I love this man.
Even though he has made decisions I completely disagree with, more times than I ever expected, Obama is a great man and a great president. We are lucky to have him.
Absolutely!
The problem is Obama and the “democrats” in congress caved on several other crucial pieces of legislation– lowering taxes for the rich, getting rid of the payroll deduction tax break for we the little people, etc.. that GOP knuckledraggers use the same nonsensical strategy on all legislation they don’t agree with..
and why not? it worked before.
There’s a difference between compromising in good faith and blackmail. I think the Democrats have finally realized that these fuckers are so far down the rabbit hole that they will give the GOP no quarter.
You’re buying into the hype over this totally fake crisis.
while the kabuki theater continues and bloggo world goes ape over it, at least a dozen other critical problems are ignored by congress.. and that includes the “democrats”.
these continuing manufactured crises allow the deadbeats in congress to do nothing about the very real problems we face.
Kabuki theater- get used to it.
Corruption is legal in the beltway– I should “get used to that” as well? gimme a break, please.
Acquiescence to the pathetic state of our government, in the interest of schoolyard partisanship gets us ZERO.
Yes, I get the GOP are morons regarding the ACA but I fail to see why this needs millions of words of redundant criticism, again, given the major problems our nation faces.
I’ve yet to see the democrats in congress put forth a serious long term program to improve/expand our nation’s infrastructure– such a program would create hundreds of thousands of good paying, good benefit jobs.
I’m just saying that you’re not facing reality. It’s a dirty reality that is ugly to look at but it is how power is structured now in the federal government.
You want big ambitious long term plans? That’s a lovely aspiration, but in this congress, you have to be content with baby steps first (and if we’re lucky). The plans for infrastructure spending have been proposed many times in recent years and gone nowhere.
And I’m saying I am facing reality, and I’m also saying that simply accepting our F***ed up government and pretending there’s nothing we can do about it is not acceptable.
I’m not the only one who wants our infrastructure repaired/expanded. I assume you don’t want to be driving on a bridge one day as it collapses.
I’ve seen no bold plans proposed by Obama or the democrats in congress– and I’ve not seen Obama or the dems in congress working diligently to get such a plan passed. Instead he was recently “working the phones” calling congress people to sell an illegal attack on Syria.
Obama has said he’ll “focus like a laser on creating jobs”. Really?
I think the situation is that the Democrats understand that the public in their districts see that the GOP is so far down the rabbit hole on the budget issues that they must give the GOP no quarter.
I would not be at all surprised if, over the weekend, there is breaking news that John Boehner has spontaneously burst into flames.
NewsBreaker @NewsBreaker44s
President Obama: “I just spoke on the phone with the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani” pic.twitter.com/mf9u4TDcBN
I can hear the Tea Party now,”Obama gets his orders from Iran. He’s a Muslim you know.”
Via twitter:
In a phone conversation b/w #Iranian & #US Presidents just now: @HassanRouhani: “Have a Nice Day!” @BarackObama: “Thank you. Khodahafez.”
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) September 27, 2013
Kerry spoke with Iran Foreign Minister for 30 min. The Presidents spoke for 15 min. Now the work shifts back to the worker bees for a bit.
I’ll believe it when I see it, but if the administration holds fast, that alone could change the perception and political atmosphere of the country more than the content of the bill. Obama and Reid, the self-admitted worshipers of compromise, giving away absolutely nothing? Let the shock waves begin. In a good way.
I could only get better if they tacked on popular legislation of their own, but holding out on the whineyasses would be more than good enough.
In one sense I agree, but if there were additions then it could be spun as an ideological argument. No, keep it clean, just common sense keep the government’s doors open. The additions can be run out during election season. They won’t be passed but they put the parties in stark contrast. I only fear another EFCA debacle wherein Democrats were bold in the minority but folded when they had a majority.
I get the argument, but don’t really see how the Reps could spin fulfilling our promises to vets, for example, into toxins — unless the Dems let them. Like I said, a clean bill is good enough news just on its own.
Compromise is essential in politics, especially our own two party system. That ideologues and saboteurs on one side only engage in bad faith bargaining doesn’t change that.
But this situation in Obama’s view is beyond that. He’s reflected since 2011 and there are no pressures about securing another term to distract. For Obama, this is constitutional and is not his to bargain away. He has backing, coordination and contingencies worked out.
@Suntimes 4m
RT @AP: BREAKING: The UN Security Council votes unanimously to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons.
Previously today, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons approved Syria’s plan for disposal.
Kerry-Lavrov says mixing and production equipment to be verified as destroyed by end of November.
Chemicals as listed are mostly binary precursors instead of already mixed weaponized chemicals. US is pleased with detail of inventories.
Now to get agreement with Iran before McCain’s new legislative aide gets busy.