Obama's clean debt-ceiling request stuns Boehner

[shawn703]

Source: Marketwatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama's refusal to tie spending cuts to a hike in the U.S. debt limit "almost took my breath away," House Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday.

Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obamas-clean-debt-ceiling-request-stuns-boehner-2012-05-17?link=MW_latest_news

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Sorry - only two sentences at the link so far, so I posted just one.

[mac56]

1. Can't resist

[pinto]

2. Ha!

Boehner - You can't cut your way to a recovery. Doesn't work.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Took his breath away. Maybe even made him cry.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Oh, God forbid! Not yet another time.

[center][/center]

[pacalo]

15. Hahaaa! Good one!

Here's breathless Boner being chauffeured home after the meeting:

[yellowcanine]

4. Boehner, "Obama leaves me breathless with excitement!"

[Angry Dragon]

5. the boner is a limp leader

[savalez]

13. John Boner isn't a leader.

[yellowcanine]

6. Sound bite of the week so far! "almost took my breath away,"- John Boehner

[liberal N proud]

7. Obama takes Boehner's breat away?

[Drunken Irishman]

8. Did he cry?

[The Wielding Truth]

9. Now that POTUS has felt his oats he should wipe the floor with Right-wing insanity.

[truedelphi]

10. If the Federal government needs to trim its deficit, cut military spending

End its ties to the Nuclear Industry, to which Obama has already promised some 55 billions of dollars.

If you took all the money that gets spent "modernizing" our military, bequeathing the UAE and Israel with weaponry, giving tens of billions of pay offs to the nuclear war heads people, and now to the nuclear industry itself, and instead distributed it among the states here at home, the economy would come back with a vengeance.

[FiveGoodMen]

14. I think that destruction of our middle-class-based economy is the right wing's goal

Therefore they will do nothing that might bring the economy back.

[caveat_imperator]

24. Yup.

Their final goal was then and is now to have the uber rich with everything and the rest of us left with nothing.

And for some reason these fools think the US will continue being a world power after they reduce it into another Gilded Age.

[CBHagman]

32. Some time back the Nation magazine...

...published an article that described the right's vision as a return to the Gilded Age. What's scary is that since then, the GOP has proven far more extreme than during the G.W. Bush administration.

[DCKit]

33. When that happens, they'll have to fund their own damn wars.

Then again, they could all move to Singapore, after selling what's left of the U.S. to the highest bidder... but what will we be worth by then? The entire world economy will have collapsed and their money will only be worth the paper it's printed on.

[Cosmocat]

26. A simple and CLEAR truth

that I would like to see ANYONE in the "liberal media" speak to when the Rs are running wild with whatever bullspit they are advancing about the economy or debt ....

[xtraxritical]

17. truedelphi you are an astute oracle.

Vote Democratic with a vengeance!

[Swede Atlanta]

16. Wish it had..........

Sorry Boehner Orange man.....the gig is up. You are not competent to pump gas at the local gas station.

[xtraxritical]

18. Has almost enough smarts to run a bar. Ha! lol

[kardonb]

34. pumping gas ?

this guy would suck out every little bit that was left in your tank , first . Then tell you it was your fault you ran dry , then tell you gas costs $ 100.- a pint now .

[Fearless]

19. Good. And, he better stick to his guns on this one. We can't afford more cuts to vital programs.

[SoutherDem]

20. I may be wrong, but

If President Obama will stand his ground, not cave, he will win. I am not sure if we will hit the debt ceiling before the election anyway.

I would support a government shutdown before paying a ransom to the thugs in the Republican House again.

Borrowing from Marie-Antonet "let them drink tea" and choke on it.

[Worried senior]

25. I would agree to a shutdown too

even tho we live on SS and it could be tricky.

[wandy]

21. 14.4 Why not? Given recent events I dont think their can be any question....

That Obama has the stones to pull it off.

[Dont call me Shirley]

22. He's a much better human being when he's breathless

[Kolesar]

27. Democratic math nerds would want to test the "limit conditions" eom

[Brooklyn Dame]

23. Time to end the Wingnuttery

The POTUS and the American people have been held hostage by these asylum escapees for too damn long. As a result of their foolishness, the income and wealth divide is larger than ever.

http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/05/the-bare-minimum-wage/

http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/04/the-great-divide/

[dennis4868]

28. IT DID NOT STUN HIM.....

when Bush made the same request multiple times.

[Xolodno]

29. Political ploy....

...he wants to paint Obama as unreasonable by not tieing the two together, therefore in protecting the solvency, credit and honor of the USA, he will raise the debt ceiling. He knows playing chicken again will cost him.

But if Obama agree's to the conditions, he looks bad due to cutting domestic spending (even if military spending is cut). If he doesn't, agree...he just looks bad in front of Republicans and those who say they are independents but really Republicans.

[methodman]

30. My Whoopie cusion breathed out thoughts for Beohner

I brought out my whoopee cushion to breath with thoughts of Boehner.

[dickthegrouch]

31. Hurry up and take the rest of his breath away, Mr Obama

My favorite thing to respond to repubs asking for donations is "Please hold your breath while waiting for me to get my credit card". Guess what happens to the phone then

[KakistocracyHater]

35. Obama should by Executive Order section of W's massive deficit

from the rest of the budget-including Iraq/Afghan costs. Then he maybe could address the rest of the deficit. Also perhaps, since it was successful, issue WAR BONDS!