Obama Bends to Blackmail

[meow2u3]

six-shooter lies gleaming on the table. There are five bullets in its chambers. You spin the cylinder and hold the gun to America's head.

"Stop, don't pull the trigger!" says Barack Obama. "We can't risk America's future."

"Aww, go ahead and shoot," say the Republicans. "Maybe it will reduce the size of government ... permanently."

And that was the debt ceiling debate. President Obama was not willing to risk a default that might ruin the American economy and topple the world's financial system.

The Republicans, or more specifically the tea party Republicans in the House, simply did not care. Some said that they wanted default. It would be healthy. America could sell off its national parks and the gold reserves in Fort Knox. I kid you not. You didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

http://www.creators.com/opinion/roger-simon/obama-bends-to-blackmail-11-08-03.html

So this is the reason Obama is caving to the will of the banksters?

[EC]

1. It's called no choice.

Not caving.

[bhikkhu]

2. did the bankers elect all those repugs?

Somebody did...the whole mess just shows that republicans have consequences - its much safer to just not elect them.

Hopefully the next go-round it will turn out better, and we won't have to be on the sticky side of a show-down.