OBAMA: "GOP aren't focused on you-They're focused on politics & on trying to mess with me"

[kpete]

This is the United States of America. We’re not some banana republic. This is not a deadbeat nation. We don’t run out on our tab. We’re the world’s bedrock investment. The entire world looks to us to make sure the world economy is stable. We can’t just not pay our bills. And even threatening something like that is the height of irresponsibility.

So what I’ve said is I will not negotiate over the full faith and credit of the United States. I am not going to allow anyone to harm this country’s reputation. I’m not going to allow them to inflict economic pain on millions of our own people just so they can make an ideological point.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/20/1240285/-POTUS-Crushes-Goposaurs-at-MO-Ford-Plant

[gopiscrap]

1. He's right, plus kissing the ass the their owners

[Tigress DEM]

2. Just watching the opening makes me think this is one part of the job he loves.

He's doing his thing making connections with people and promoting KEY local players who are the boots on the ground.

I haven't even gotten to the "meat" of the speech, but the appetizers are pretty nice too.

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R

[liberal_at_heart]

4. Nobody in DC is focused on us.