Obama, Boehner negotiations at a stand still (Obama rejects deal)

CNN ^ | Oct 12, 2013 | Tom Cohen, Greg Botelho and Leigh Ann Caldwell, CNN

[jersey117]

Their biggest problem is that they are listening to the MSM and the BS polls instead of the people. For Pete’s sake, Obama is at -37%. He doesn’t exactly have a mandate.

[John Galt's cousin]

“Only because most the GOP is a pretend opposition party, otherwise they might be more confrontational with the media. The media wants sound bites anyway, the GOP could start provoking with them easily with short, universally parroted statements.”

Exactly!

Point out that Obama or his appointees have chosen each and every cut-back or lay-off to implement.

Let the chief executive finally show that he is capable of making executive decisions instead of just reading a teleprompter speech someone else wrote for him

[golas1964]

The only way Obama’s going to budge is if the Pubbies can credibly threaten to out him on Benghazi. (leak something really embarrassing to friendly media outlets)