My guess is that Team Obama knew this was the likely outcome. They childishly hope to make hay with this by claiming the Republicans are not willing to work together.
Still, Boehner did the right thing. Let Obama play this lame hand.
Like congress and the American people really needed to hear Obama read his same old list of tired platitudes and goofy cliches yet again.
96 posted on 08/31/2011 2:13:48 PM PDT by dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)