Posted on 07/13/2011 5:34:07 PM PDT by ColdOne
“Eric, don’t call my bluff,” the president said, warning Cantor that he would take his case “to the American people.” He told Cantor that no other president — not Ronald Reagan, the president said — would put up with the treatment he was getting from the House majority leader.
The latest and sharpest in a series of harsh exchanges between the two leaders heightened concern that markets could crash at any time amid fear of a reduction in the rating on once-ironclad U.S. debt.
Cantor accused the president and congressional Democrats of progressively low-balling, over the last several days, the savings that could be achieved from proposals discussed by Vice President Joe
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Someone neeeds to tell Howdy Doody that this isn’t the only thing bringing his presidency down. We’ve had almost three years of his do nothing attitude, vacations and golf weekends. He is a total failure and the worst president this country has seen.
The petulant child took his toys and went home. They need to drive him over the edge and make him lose it completely in front of the cameras. Don’t give in Cantor!!
I agree that Cantor and Boehner are going about this correctly - if they give Barry enough chances to make a fool of himself, even the MSM won't be able to control all the narratives and the people will finally see what a narcissistic crybaby they put into office!
Let the markets burn. It’s the only way to clear the crap off the decks.
And "taking his case to the American people" turned out to mean using Social Security recipients as human shields. Okay.
Someone said the other day that Obama has two debating styles: Arrogant and petulant.
“It cannot all be on us,” the president said, arguing that Republicans need to give on the revenue side of things as Democrats are willing to do so on spending cuts.
“Don’t call my bluff,” the president said. “I am not afraid to veto and I will take it to the American people.”
The bluff he is talking about is the veto.
Cantor must have said or done something right.
We’ll see more dramatics and hysterics from Obama and the congressional Dems before this is done.
The economy is dying. Obama and the media desperately need to gin up a way to hang the dying economy around the necks of Republicans for purposes of the 2012 election.
2012 is for all the marbles as to whether the American people become permanent slaves to a socialist government or follow a path of freedom, prosperity and limited government.
So, he is admitting that he is bluffing. - If “taking it to the American people” is threatening to hold up their Social Security checks; wowzer . . . .
Obama loses his cool when Jews don’t know their place (Cantor, Netanyahu).
He is desperate if he has to invoke The Ronald.
“Obama told Cantor that he would either have to agree to tax increases or give up on his demand that the debt hike be matched dollar-to-dollar to the cuts — that is, $2.5 trillion in deficit-reduction over 10 years in exchange for a $2.5 trillion hike in the debt ceiling.”
Since we’re running up deficits of $1.5T per year,and, at best project dropping that to $800B per year, we’ll run through a $2.5T increase in the debt ceiling in 2-3 years. So why do we talk about 10 year deficit reductions?
“Eric, don’t call my bluff,” the president said, warning Cantor that
he would take his case “to the American people.”
here is a tweet
John Boehner just announce he’s putting forth a BALANCED BUDGET BILL before the House asap!!!!! THIS IS GREAT NEWS
The meetings should be broadcast live on c-span.
Rove going on TV tonight to talk with Greta
The House should do its job. If the bill is structured properly, Reid will not be able to bury it; he has too many vulnerable members.
These Dems are not gonna take a knife for Obama when the price is their constituents SS checks.
It would also help if we continue to burn the phone lines of all congressional offices - especially the RATS.
Call his bluff. He will cave.
Go Cantor. Obama can’t stand him, in the same way he can’t stand Netanyahu. Hmmm, a black mooselimb does like Jews? Sick’em boychick!
AriFleischer Ari Fleischer
Sounds like potus can dish out peas but can’t take them. Walks out of debt meeting.
JimDeMint Jim DeMint
Dems “strongly oppose” balanced budget amendment because it makes it “difficult to raise” taxes & debt bit.ly/rcZVeW
“Putting the POUT in POTUS”
That is very good. Should I ever meet you on a lonely road with an ice cream stand nearby, the treat is on me.
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