pResident Barack Obama turned up the political pressure on Republicans on Tuesday, saying he would be willing to negotiate on budget issues only after they agree to re-open the federal government and raise the debt limit with no conditions.
At a news conference, an unbending Obama said he would not hold talks on ways to end the fiscal impasse under threat from “more extreme parts of the Republican Party.”
“If reasonable Republicans want to talk about these things again, I’m ready to head up to the Hill and try,” Obama told reporters.
“But I’m not gonna do it until the more extreme parts of the Republican Party stop forcing (House Speaker) John Boehner to issue threats about our economy. We can’t make extortion routine as part of our democracy.”
“We can’t make extortion routine as part of our democracy.”, I wonder what he calls Corporate and Social Welfare?
If Obamacare is not extortion, what do you call it?
Marxist control tactics in support of the glorious Peoples’ Collective.
i’ll gladly pay you next tuesday for a hamburger today……
the dems promised to cut spending after regan raised taxes…then reniged….TWICE….
they burned bush 41 in much the same way
they promised bush 43 they would close the boarders after immigration reform…are the boarders closed yet??
after a long and checkered history of failing to live up to their promises, they want us to trust them again….
how STUPID do they think we are????