President Obama challenges GOP to compromise on debt

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http://news.yahoo.com/obama-challenges-gop-compromise-debt-153234996.html

President Barack Obama declared on Monday there would be no deal on raising the government's debt limit if Republicans won't compromise, and he said he would not sign a short-term extension — raising the stakes on volatile negotiations with the clock ticking toward a Aug. 2 deadline.

"I don't see a path to a deal if they don't budge. Period," the president said in a challenge to his political opponents, accusing Republicans of having a "my way or the highway" posture.

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"It's irresponsible. They know better," Obama said.

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"I am prepared to take on significant heat from my party to get something done," Obama said, contending he has "bent over backward" to work with Republicans.



Obama says he's 'bent over backwards' to get a debt deal with GOP
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/170671-obama-says-hes-bent-over-backwards-to-get-a-debt-deal-with-gop

[Tippy]

1. K&R.....

[polichick]

2. Political rhetoric for his campaign - he's banking that indies will come back because:

1) He's acting like the adult in the room

2) He's stabbing his base in the back

[scheming daemons]

4. When the deal falls through, nobody will have been "stabbed in the back"

[ladjf]

3. Nobody cares what he says. It's what he does that matters. And so far,

he hasn't done much to engender confidence. nt

[scheming daemons]

5. "Nobody cares what he says"... and yet you're having a conniption over what he has said!

If what he does is of such high importance to you, then you should be comforted by the fact that Obama has not cut SS or Medicare during his term in office.