Obama To Boehner In Budget Talks: 'You Think We're Stupid?'

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Obama To Boehner In Budget Talks: 'You Think We're Stupid?'
Benjy Sarlin | April 15, 2011, 10:49AM

As House Republican leaders struggle to sell their spending agreement, President Obama is privately crowing to supporters that he stood up the GOP on health care and won big time.

Republicans have made defunding Democrats' health care law a top priority, but at a closed-to-the-press fundraiser Obama candidly described to donors how he defeated their attempts. Perhaps not realizing his mic was on, Obama's private remarks were caught by CBS correspondent Mark Knoller, who was able to listen to through a live audio feed.

"I said, 'You want to repeal health care? Go at it. We'll have that debate," Obama said, describing his negotiations with Speaker John Boehner. "You're not going to be able to do that by nickel-and-diming me in the budget. You think we're stupid?'"

According to CBS, Obama quoted himself as telling Boehner to "Put it in a separate bill," adding that "if you think you can overturn my veto, try it. But don't try to sneak this through."

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[dennis4868]

1. Go Obama!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thank goodness for open mics!

These candid remarks show what Obama's really thinking........

I LIKE it!

Bring it, Repubs!

[FourScore]

3. Yeah! Cause, you know, they left it on by "accident"!!

I think it is hysterical.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. And it IS!

:hi:

[poverlay]

5. Sounds like a classic "Bartlett" moment ...

[Motown_Johnny]

6. I'm starting to think Boehner is even dumber than I had earlier believed

If that $352 Million number is really all that is cut from spending in this fiscal year then the Tea Baggers are going to go off on a nut once we explain it to them.

They wanted $100 Billion in cuts this year and were ready to shut down the government because the $38.5 Billion number wasn't big enough for them.

When/if they ever come to grips with the actual cut being less than 1% of what they wanted to shut down the government over it is going to be one hell of a show.