Obama: Raise the Debt Ceiling Or We're in Trouble

Arutz Sheva ^ | 9/10/13 | Elad Benari

[Eleutheria5]

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the U.S. economy risks a “very deep recession” if Congress doesn’t raise the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling.

Speaking at a news conference at the White House, Obama said he’s willing to talk to Republicans about anything, including changes to his health-care law, once lawmakers end the partial government shutdown and increase the country’s borrowing authority.

“No American president would deal with a foreign leader like this,” he said, according to Bloomberg News. “Most of you would not deal with either coworkers or business associates in this fashion. We shouldn’t be dealing this way here in Washington.”

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[Eleutheria5]

What? Refusing to negotiate until the other side capitulates on the very subject to be negotiated? Like what you want Israel to do with the Palestinians? No, most of us would not do that, but you will.

You're saying publicly that shutting down the government and keeping it shut down will cause a deep recession, and our mangy little dog, too? Surrender, Dorothy, or else? But that's talking down the economy.

[2ndDivisionVet]

What you mean “we,” kemosabe?

[PoloSec]

This from a twerp who knows nothing about economy!

[Parmy]

“very deep recession”

By my way of thinking, we have been in a recession/depression plus inflation for the past 5 years. There has been no real economic growth.

[DonaldC]

What’s this we stuff?

This is largely his debt, his economy.

[knarf]

OK ... people not working are not getting paid (at the moment), so those funds are free, meaning .. the gummint has what it needs to operate.

Y'don't need no allowance increase.

[jeffc]

Obama: Raise the Debt Ceiling Or We're in Trouble

Me: Stop spending so much money or we're in trouble.

[SpaceBar]

“we” = the kleptocrats

[Responsibility2nd]

Debt Ceiling Raised Seven Times Under Obama, Costing $43,000 Per Household

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/09/26/morning-bell-43000-per-household/

FUBO

[TurboZamboni]

Quotes of President Barack Obama on the Budget, Deficit, Debt and Deficit Ceiling
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3076002/posts

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

When it comes to ObamaCare, he says we can't change it- it's the law.

But the debt ceiling is a law that he says must be changed.

Why can some laws be changed and some laws can't be changed?

[JoanneSD]

‘Let me be perfectly clear’ I have reached the debt ceiling on my credit cards, and if Obama does not give a raise on my social security, I will be in a deep recession...

[Newbomb Turk]

Don’t negotiate until Air Force One is grounded, All Presidential vacations are canceled and all Presidential golf courses are closed.

[Eleutheria5]

Why aren’t some laws enforced, such as immigration, or DOMA, while others are?

[Brad from Tennessee]

Yeah, raise the debt ceiling so this glorified crackhead can send Air Force One on a round trip flight to fetch the family dog to Hawaii. Raise the debt so more sensitivity luncheons can be held in the White House for transsexuals and state dinners for countries that don’t show up.

[immadashell]

This from a twerp who knows nothing about economy!

But the "average American" thinks increasing the debt ceiling increases the debt. How can they be so stupid?

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Raise the Debt Ceiling Or We're in Trouble"

[Eleutheria5]

Let’s not forget IRS field offices. Those have to go down. Also, stop paying those bozos erecting road blocks in front of national parks. If they want to volunteer for this essential service, that’s their business.

[Eleutheria5]

Heeee’p! He gots him a gun!

[Pearls Before Swine]

...because Obama only pays attention to laws he likes. To add to what you said, the only way the ACA was passed was through bribes (Cornhusker purchase, for example) to the last couple of votes. It was so close that it would not have passed if funding had been included in the ACA act itself. So, now that the funding is a new legal issue, Obama wants to pretend that it doesn't exist, because the unfunded law was passed and he won an election in-between.

That's not correct. The House decides on funding. It's bad enough that the bill was rammed through with a "deem and pass." Perhaps the reason they did it without funding was so it would pass muster later as funding originated by the House. But, they didn't fund it when they passed it.