Bill Clinton says Obama needs to call the GOP's 'bluff'

[Tx4obama]

Clinton says Obama needs to call the GOP's 'bluff'

Washington (CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton, who sat in the Oval Office during the last government shutdown, supports President Barack Obama's refusal to negotiate with congressional Republicans and argues he should call their "bluff" as the government nears a possible shutdown and default.

"He could stop it, but the price of - the current price of stopping it is higher than the price of letting the Republicans do it and taking their medicine," he said in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

Clinton went on to say that House Republicans, having realized they have little chance of pushing through legislative items their party wants, have dug in and scrapped any plans of negotiating. "Give us what we want or we're going to shut the government down," Clinton said, describing how he sees the GOP strategy.

"I think under those circumstances, the president has to take the position he's taken," he continued. "Which is 'You - not me - you voted to spend this money.' … You can't negotiate over that. And I think he's right not to."

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Full article here: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/29/clinton-says-obama-needs-to-call-the-gops-bluff/?hpt=hp_t1

[BlueDemKev]

1. To Bill Clinton you listen!

[kydo]

2. Yeppers

Big Dawg is 100% correct. Call their bluff.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. He already has AFAIK

Now, he just needs to sit back and wait until he gets a concession call from Boehner/McConnell

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. Exactly! I wish people would stop telling the president what he NEEDS to do!

He knows what he needs to do. 100% faith in him!!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. President Obama knows what he's doing.

[Sunlei]

6. " the current price of stopping it is higher than the price of letting the Republicans do it"

Take your medicine republicans!!