We now know one thing for sure, Obama ain't no Reagan.
I'm watching his Friday afternoon presser and he sounds utterly terrified to me. He sounds like he knows that he either gets the Republicans to buckle or his chances of reelection are gone. And it sounds like he's not getting it.
He's pulling out all the standard liberal nonsense... corporate jet owners, kicking granny out in the snow, letters from people skipping meals, blah blah blah. But I don't think he's convincing anyone that isn't already on his team. His every compliant about the political posturing could be turned back on him.
He may not have lost this battle yet, I don't know whats happening behind the scenes. But if I were on the negotiating team I'd be telling him to approve the deal that the house has drafted and passed, or he can manage the default.
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Someone did not return his phone call, he complained. How petty. How telling.
Looks like there will be a deal by Sunday evening open in Asia. Unfortunate that republicans are yielding.
Ron Paul wrote a nice OpEd on Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-22/default-now-or-suffer-a-more-expensive-crisis-later-ron-paul.html
I hope he mails a link to rest of the republicans before they cave in.
This man does not know how to negotiate. Boehner is playing the authority game - "I'm not sure I can get that, but I will try to sell it to the class of 2010." Classic Rookie move is to move the target in response to the authority game. Moving the target is a good way to protract the negotiations, lose credibility and acheive a worse result.
I couldn't agree more. To me he looks like an amateur.
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