[reaganaut1]

This sounds like surrender. What’s to stop Obama from offering across-the-board spending cuts that he public declares are a gesture and that he knows will be overridden?
The GOP needs to ditch this terrible idea.

[wasp69]

This sounds like surrender. What’s to stop Obama from offering across-the-board spending cuts that he public declares are a gesture and that he knows will be overridden?

The GOP needs to ditch this terrible idea.

It doesn't matter, hussein will never go for it because he will perceive it as a surrender and demand more.

The best way to beat an over arrogant individual is to use their arrogance against them. I think the Rs are doing just that but we'll have to wait and see.