should obama give into republican

[DesertFlower]

demands for more tax cuts or let the government shut down?

[FiveGoodMen]

1. If he gives in, will they finally be satisfied?

[DesertFlower]

2. no. i'm so tired

of republicans having things their way.

[AndyTiedye]

3. He is Not in a Particularly Good Bargaining Position

[msongs]

6. lol not much of a bargainER either for that matter nt

[AndyTiedye]

8. It is a Question of Leverage

Obama has no leverage over the Republicans whatsoever.

They can wreck the economy and Obama gets the blame, even here.

[DesertFlower]

7. it's kind of like keeping the bush tax cuts.

in order to keep them for those making under $250,000 and to extend employment benefits obama had a gun to his head.

[Rainbowreflect]

4. Not just NO, HELL NO!

[Dept of Beer]

5. No. Arrest the republicans under some Homeland Security

provision.

You know there must be something in the PATRIOT Act language to arrest any American under any circumstance at any time so I'd arrest the lot of them.

Give them a few days in jail without a lawyer present. Waterboard them to find out why they are destroying the country.


I'm sure we'll find the answers we are looking for...and the votes necessary to raise the debt ceiling.

[mmonk]

9. He already did that. That is why he lost all leverage. He gave away the house.

Do you mean spending cuts?