@marinelife
Not so. It was Obama that went to the press. It was Obama that said we may Default. And it was Obama that changed the deal at the last moment. Don’t misunderstand, I’m not defending Boehner. His actions were not the best either but this should never have gone to the press. The reaction by the Market and the credit ratings institutions were very predictable and unrecoverable. As President his job is to support the country, not his petty grievances. When Obama walked out of the meeting a week or so ago, everyone covered his butt. Even Boehner said it was not a big deal. Obama however went to the press with an unprofessional display of our dirty laundry. Whether you believe Boehner or Obama on the deal change, going to the press is what put us in jeopardy.
One final point on his negotiating style. As a community organizer, his success is measured by what concessions he gets. Whether or not the programs work is not the measure. If he goes after a million dollar grant to aid the community and gets it, he is successful. Whether that money actually helps the community is not relevant. He does the same thing as president. He wants to be measured on what programs he gets through not whether they are successful. Stimulus was passed, he was successful, It didn’t help but that doesn’t matter, blame the Republicans. He passed unemployment extensions. They did help the recovery but it doesn’t matter he was successful, blame the Republicans. He passed Health Care but costs have risen. It doesn’t matter because he was successful, blame the Republicans (or insurance companies). His lack of success on the economy is staggering but he always has a ready scapegoat. Don’t blame him if they didn’t work, blame the Republicans. And now, he will get his debt ceiling increase by hook or by crook but we’ll lose our AAA rating but it doesn’t matter. Blame the Republicans. I’m amazed that so many buy this crap.