Woodward pushes back: W.H. confusing, distorting facts on sequester

Politico ^ | 2/24/13 | DONOVAN SLACK

[Libloather]

The Washington Post's Bob Woodward tells POLITICO Playbook that the White House is muddling the facts on the sequester - "a classic case of distortion and confusion."

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"The White House pushback is a classic case of distortion and confusion," Woodward said in an email to Playbook. "We unfortunately have seen this too often in recent presidential history... I do not think it is willful. They are just mixed up, surprisingly so."

[Mustangman]

This entire situation is sad. Whether these cuts are wise or not is not the issue. Barack Obama is simply not a man of his word. He shakes hands and will break the deal the next day or the next year...whatever works best for him politically. This is the real source of the animosity in DC...even more so than the natural left vs right politics of the day. President Obama is simply not a man of his word. Sequester will happen because its the only ‘word’ they can force Obama to keep. My guess is that it will get straigtened out by the end of March in the ‘Continuing Budget Resolution.’

As for immigration reform, if the GOP can get Biometric ID’s in place and e-verification they’ll probaby give amnesty. I’m not happy about but, I guess thats reality. I think Obama will cringe if this happens too because he loves to call us ‘racists’ and this will take that talking point away. The point being, he doesn’t really care about immigration reform, either. He’s a real piece of work...with a bad attitude and a chip on his shoulder. Working with him is like trying to convince your 14 year old HS student to study. He’s all excuse, talk, and whine....What a mess.