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Christine Lusey July 27, 2011 15:00:00
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Tick-tock. Tick-tock. We’re days away from the Aug. 2 default deadline, but Washington continues to turn the routine task of raising the debt ceiling into a gross and embarrassing display of how not to run a government.

Most Americans fall squarely on the side of the president: there must be a compromise. A solution to our immediate crisis must include spending cuts and increased revenue. And Speaker Boehner can't even get his own plan through, so you’d think President Obama might have taken the podium on Monday and laid the smack down, right?

Except, he didn’t, and it’s really sticking in "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough’s craw. Scarborough says Obama inexplicably caved on closing tax loopholes, and delivered the Tea Party “everything that they want.”

“I’m stunned that the President is going to deliver to his opposition total and complete victory. I would not do it if I were sitting in that chair. ... Unless you’re willing to take your opponents to the wall, you’re going to lose these fights more often than not.”

And things continue to look up for Boehner, now that he's got Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh on board.

Should Obama have fought for what he wanted? Or is it more important to get the issue resolved and avert crisis?

More: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-scarborough-im-stun...

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  • Nancy~PWCM~JLA~POTL August 01, 2011 22:48:52
    Yes
    Nancy~PWCM~JLA~POTL
    We cannot keep spending more money to save us. It is just a vicious cycle which politicians seem to think is their own entitlement and they have lost the voice of who really matters,... the regular tax paying guys and girls. If nobody is left to pay taxes through loss of jobs, homes poor credit etc... then who is left? I know the answer to this one!
  • Wolfman July 30, 2011 07:15:06
    Yes
    Wolfman
    In what world are most Americans falling squarely on the side of the president? We must stop spending money we don't have. Did you miss November 2010 when the voters fell directly on the president's head?
  • us July 28, 2011 21:37:10
    Undecided
    us
    +1
    I DON'T TRUST OBAMA, HE AND DEMOCRATIC SPENT MONEY WE DON'T HAVE
    AND HE DON'T CARE. I SUPPORT TEA PARTY ON BALANCE BUDGET.


    IF WE WHERE IN DEFAULT, WHY DID WE GIVE MONEY TO GREECE.
  • Jim July 28, 2011 21:30:00
    Undecided
    Jim
    I guess the question to ask is who will be the biggest Looser ? Looks like the American People will be. Again.
  • VKB July 28, 2011 21:14:30
    No
    VKB
    Old Joe is a BlowHard and it always making statements about something. "Well when I was in the House we did this we did that--Blah Blah Blah. Boner's Bill will die in the Senate tonight, and then they can play the Reid Bill game and then President Obama can use his Executive Order Powers and get a clean Bill-Just pass the Debt Ceiling Bill and tell the blow hards from both parties to go take their extended August Vacations
  • ScottyG - Faqueue July 28, 2011 21:05:11
    Yes
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    +1
    Because right now Osama Obama vows not to sign any bill that does not extend the debt ceiling beyond the 2012 election.

    He is trying to extort legislation by acting like a child for his own personal gain and not what is best for America.

    If no agreement is reached and nothing signed, the tea party gets a win because they don't want the debt ceiling raised. They believe that once again the Aug. 2 date is all BS like the last 7 deadlines that have come and gone were.

    I don't think an agreement will be signed so I think they get their win and America will find out that once again Obama is a liar.
  • harley oldman July 28, 2011 20:49:44
    No
    harley oldman
    They SHOULD hold fast...but..BONE-er will Cave...! hold fast bone-er cave no balls
  • b.rusk48 July 28, 2011 20:40:54
    No
    b.rusk48
    He's still vowing to veto Boehner's plan, so no.
  • ScottyG... b.rusk48 July 28, 2011 21:38:11
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    +1
    He's vowing to veto ANY plan that does not go beyond the 2012 election.

    Proof he could care less about Americans. He only cares about his own butt.

    He's playing politics here, not doing what's right for America.
  • b.rusk48 ScottyG... July 29, 2011 06:25:31
    b.rusk48
    +1
    Exactly, and that sums up a lot of what is wrong with Obama.
  • ScottyG... b.rusk48 July 29, 2011 14:17:21
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    What's really wrong is he can't think of his own plan. He won't even attempt to present his views to solve the very problem HE created!

    Let everybody else do the work and because it doesn't fit with his plans to get re-elected, veto them all.
  • b.rusk48 ScottyG... July 29, 2011 21:22:24
    b.rusk48
    Obama is an incompetent idealogue who is in over his head. That is what he always has been, and his uselessness is sinking this country.
  • ScottyG... b.rusk48 July 29, 2011 21:30:23
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    Let's just call a spade a spade! (is that not PC in this case?)

    He's total moron, a buffoon who can barely think on his feet.

    Takes him 5 minutes to say what everyone else can in 5 seconds. Ah, em , uh, um, etc. and so on etc,

    And this bozo added almost 9 trillion to our debt. So HE ALONE created this debt crisis, if it is really a crisis!
  • b.rusk48 ScottyG... July 30, 2011 01:04:03
    b.rusk48
    That's possibility #2. I don't know if he is a useless idealogue with horrid ideals or a moron, and some would argue it is the same thing. I prefer to think of him as he really is, our nation's first (and hopefully only) affirmative action president.

    That may sound racist to some, but the fact of the matter is Obama wouldn't have been elected without his core supporters, all of whom were either like him (idealogue morons) or black. And in some sense I can understand that. If I was part of a race which had a history of oppression, I would love to see a member of my race become the most powerful man in the world. If I was black right now, however, I would be ashamed of Obama and the horrible example of the capabilities of a member of his race that he is demonstrating. He is truly one of the worst presidents in the history of the US, next to FDR, LBJ, and Carter.
  • ScottyG... b.rusk48 July 30, 2011 01:08:03
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    And to add insult to injury, he is making sure America won't ever vote for another black president.
  • b.rusk48 ScottyG... July 30, 2011 01:13:10
    b.rusk48
    Exactly my point. He has trashed the economy, torched American exceptionalism, and is now working to make sure it stays that way. Are we sure he isn't some sort of Chinese spy, since they're making a killing on our debt interest.
  • ScottyG... b.rusk48 July 30, 2011 01:18:41
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    No! I think he's an al qaeda plant. Sent to destroy America from the inside!
  • b.rusk48 ScottyG... July 30, 2011 01:24:10 (edited)
    b.rusk48
    He could be both...

    Also, mind if I use your link below? It could be quite useful...
  • ScottyG... b.rusk48 July 30, 2011 01:29:48
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    By all mean use it! All these crats think Bush created this mess when it's all been the crats!

    The problem is they refuse to read the truth. They prefer Huffington Post spins.
  • PCisWrong July 28, 2011 19:29:26
    No
    PCisWrong
    +2
    Closing tax loop holes is not what the tea party wants. It is what all corrupt politicians want. The tea party was a tax reduction, not tax cheats. How many individuals has Obama supported now that are guilty of tax evasion? (Timothy Geithner, Tom Daschle, Hilda Solis, Nancy Killefer, Ron Kirk, Kathleen Sebelius)
  • United Tom July 28, 2011 19:11:19
    Undecided
    United Tom
    +1
    Obama has obviously lost the battle so far with the economy and the will of the people, but do not forget that Obama has the overwhelming support of the majority of the media. Remember how Clinton got credit for the House's budget thanks to the media. Of course we did not have FOX then to tell the rest of the story.
  • Phantom United Tom July 28, 2011 21:03:16
    Phantom
    It would be nice if Fox news wasn't around now, spinning the facts, as thet usually do.
  • ScottyG... Phantom July 28, 2011 21:43:00 (edited)
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    +1
    Talk about fact spinning. The liberal media would have you believe that democrats do no wrong when they are in fact the ones responsible for the huge debt.

    And Osama Obama is debt creator in chief. He has added almost 9 trillion to our debt since he took office.

    Now he wants to raise it so he can blow more taxpayer cash?

    What really gets me is democrats think it's smart.
  • Phantom ScottyG... July 29, 2011 03:16:09
    Phantom
    +1
    Sure, Obama added to the debt. Why? Because Bush let Obama pick up the tab for the two unwinable wars he created. Along with that Bush drove this country into a ditch, and to tow it back on level ground, greatly added to the debt. What really gets me mad is Republicans blame Obama. Takes the cake, doesn't it
  • ScottyG... Phantom July 29, 2011 14:11:20
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    Clinton created the fiasco that lead to the mortgage and banking crisis. Don't blame Bush for another democratic disaster.
  • Phantom ScottyG... July 29, 2011 18:33:42
    Phantom
    Apparently you've been reading some of Palins re writings of history. Put the blame where it belongs, On BUSH.
  • ScottyG... Phantom July 29, 2011 20:46:47
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    Bush inherited Clinton's mess.

    Even the liberal media admits it! Did Clinton cause the banking crisis?

    But I know real liberals only quote the "Huffington Post". America's most jaded and twisted liberal media.

    If you have any more misinformation you would like me to clear up for you please reply again! I love giving an education to folks who really need one!

    The truth is out there, you just have to know where to look.
  • Phantom ScottyG... July 29, 2011 21:08:27
    Phantom
    +1
    Where???? Faux news??? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha . You are the reason for the word gullible.
  • ScottyG... Phantom July 29, 2011 21:20:44 (edited)
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    No that comes from the other liberal media you all so love. MSNBC.

    And I'll bet like most libtards you choose not to READ to get your info. That's the small number of democrats who actually have an education and are literate.

    I don't watch FOX news and never have.

    And you are the definitive for the words brain dead!

    So rather than just laugh and dismiss facts. Try reading if you can!

    If you do so possess that ability, I suggest you read the article I put in the above hyperlink. Shows how Slick Willie Clinton the Impeached screwed America!

    Did Clinton cause the banking crisis?

    Here I made is easy for you. Oh a HYPERLINK is that blue text you see! I hope you can follow the simple instructions!
  • Phantom ScottyG... August 05, 2011 13:21:39
    Phantom
    Like I said before, people like you are the reason for the word gullible. I can dig garbage up like that on any President since Washington. You'd better start doing a little research before jumping to conclusions.
  • ScottyG... Phantom August 05, 2011 15:54:01
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    Democrats are gullible and the whole reason is they think you can spend your way out of debt.

    Show me how you can spend your way out of debt? Even economists and ratings agencies say we have to cut spending.

    Because democrats don't know how to listen to what the experts are saying is why we are in financial trouble.

    Show me how I am wrong! Show me proof that spending more and increasing this monster debt can help our America in crisis situation.

    Even liberal media is saying that Obamhole is doing everything wrong.
  • Phantom ScottyG... August 05, 2011 21:39:31
    Phantom
    You conservatives have a convenient short memory. It was Bush who started 2 winless, trillion dollar wars, and left this country on the brink of a depression. Guess who wound up with the tab. You guessed it, Obama. Don't pass the buck.
  • ScottyG... Phantom August 05, 2011 22:06:59 (edited)
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    And you still haven't learned math. Bush Left with 5.8 trillion. Obamhole has blown almost 9 trillion.

    Explain that! And even liberal media is turning on Obamhole.

    Jon Stewart even made a huge ahole out of him ON HIS BDAY.

    I couldn't write this stuff. I don't have the imagination to come up with all these major blunders. In my worst scenario I could not have seen how bad this socialist/communist has screwed America.

    But to show you he really doesn't care, before all the dust settled and Wall Street showed their lack of support for Him and the dummocrats, he decided to jet off to My hometown for his birthday bash and do some campaigning.

    Now more than ever America knows this clown is a total douche and he'll be lucky if he doesn't get shot soon

    And here we go with another anti war rant. I know your type. Let all the lunatic terrorists just run wild. They declared war on US or did you forget that?

    We didn't bomb them until after they bombed us! And your democrats voted to start both of those wars!

    Stops smoking crack you buy with your welfare money and come back down to planet Earth with the rest of the real Americans.

    Whiny puds like you should move to Africa and help the needy. Cause we working people are tired of you taking all our hard earned cash!
  • Phantom ScottyG... August 06, 2011 13:43:37
    Phantom
    Real American, My ass. You Consercative Twats, twist the facts with Bull$#!t, knowing full well that Bumbling Bush was responsible for the mess we're in.
    You and your demented mind, still believe Iraq was responsible for 9/11, and the rest of your so called facts are just as rediculous,
    You demented mind also believes I am somehow , taking your hard earned cash. By the looks of you , you've never worked a hard day in your life, and are still living at home with momma. If I were trying to
    get your hard earned cash, I be barking up the wrong tree.
  • ScottyG... Phantom August 06, 2011 23:55:32
    ScottyG - Faqueue
    Ouch! Your words hurt me.

    I retired at 50 and spend my days on a boat! So now if you want to feel better you can go BF one of your liberal butt buddies!

    And what is a Consercative. I might be one if you can supply a proper definition.

    And you forget that your democrud buddies voted for the Iraq war too.

    Any other brain teasers I can help you with?
  • us Phantom July 28, 2011 21:47:46
    us
    I LIKE FOX NEWS, YES, CLINTON PUSH FOR FREE TRADE, CHINA GOT MORE JOBS, THROUGH THE YEARS AMERICA HAS LOST JOBS, WHY? WAGES ARE
    ALOT LOWER. CLINTON NEVER TRUSTED HIM EITHER.
  • United Tom Phantom August 05, 2011 08:50:51
    United Tom
    Yes, I have noticed that many only believe in freedom of the press if it is the left speaking. They do not want to afford the right that same opportunity. Sadly, the extreme left was the only option in the USSR and in China now. Sadly, Communism looks better to many leftists than our republic does.
  • Phantom United Tom August 05, 2011 13:10:12
    Phantom
    You paranoid dimbulbs believe that everything that isn't to your liking is communism. Do you also have monsters lurking under your bed?? You should see how foolish you look to the rational thinkers.
  • abunai July 28, 2011 19:07:14
    No
    abunai
    not yet Joe...just relax...
  • Rock4Life July 28, 2011 18:53:50
    No
    Rock4Life
    +1
    He's not compromising at all!
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