Speaker of the house Boehner is the real failure in the debt talks.

[pwb]

Congress shall pay all debts of the United States.

[Raven]

1. The key word is "shall".

[AlinPA]

2. The teabaggers are loving him and when he gets the default they want, he will be their hero. nt

[newfie11]

3. until they don't get their government checks

oh wait, that will somehow be Obama,s fault too.

[AlinPA]

4. They will still love Boehner; as you say they will blame President Obama. nt

[ladjf]

5. I don't think that the President should have allowed Boehner to

walk out of the meeting. All should have been told before the meeting started that attendance wasn't voluntary. Further, when the President wanted to talk with Boehner on the phone, he should have realized how easy it would have been for Boehner to refuse to respond, thereby insulting the office to the President. He should have sent the Sargent of Arms of the House to find Boehner and then hand him the phone with instructions that the President wished to speak with you.

You know, the title "Commander in Chief" is a very powerful title. I'm not sure the President Obama fully realizes that.