The Prince gets huffy: Don’t call my bluff. Enough is enough
So the perfumed prince of the White House stormed out of a negotiation meeting between him and Congress yesterday, according to a link sent to us by ROS from Politico;
When Cantor said the two sides were too far apart to get a deal that could pass the House by the Treasury Department’s Aug. 2 deadline — and that he would consider moving a short-term debt-limit increase alongside smaller spending cuts — Obama began to lecture him.
“Eric, don’t call my bluff,” the president said, warning Cantor that he would take his case “to the American people.” He told Cantor that no other president — not Ronald Reagan, the president said — would sit through such negotiations.
Of course, the White House denies that Obama “stormed” out of the room. I don’t know what else you could call it. Picked up his marbles and skittered home? From The Hill;
“The president could not have been more gracious. I have never seen a president spend so much time with the leadership of Congress day in and day out, respectful of their concerns,” Pelosi added.
meanwhile, the White House Press Office gave the press corps a “time out” and sent them to nappy without their graham crackers and chocolate milk (from Politico);
“Can I ask you to clarify — there’s no reporters allowed in today’s meeting because reporters misbehaved?” asked another scribe. “Earlier it sounded like you were punishing us.”
I guess everyone in Washington is getting thin-skinned while their ox is being gored.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Economy
Pot-Ass, er, POTUS, is panicking because he is losing control of the situation and the message. He’s being shown to be the clueless moron that he is, the fellow who never in his life had to do meaningful, important work, had to be responsible for something important beyond voting “present”.