Obama 'Don't Call My Bluff' Hissy Fit

It's not good when the president of the United States deals with an issue with threats and then just walking out of the room.

Obama is definitely not a great negotiator.

From the Huffington Post:

Lawmakers and the White House had what nearly every party is describing as a "tough" and "testy" meeting on the debt ceiling Wednesday afternoon, culminating in a stormy exchange between President Barack Obama and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).

It was the fifth straight day of talks, but the first in which attendees, speaking on background, were willing to admit that steps were taken backwards. According to multiple sources, disagreements surfaced early, in the middle and at the end of the nearly two-hour talks. At issue was Cantor's repeated push to do a short-term resolution and Obama's insistence that he would not accept one.

"Eric, don't call my bluff. I'm going to the American people on this," the president said, according to both Cantor and another attendee. "This process is confirming what the American people think is the worst about Washington: that everyone is more interested in posturing, political positioning, and protecting their base, than in resolving real problems."

Obama needs to grow up.

He's not a dictator. He can't just dismiss a branch of the U.S. government and demand that he gets his way.

Obama is so pompous.

"This process is confirming what the American people think is the worst about Washington: that everyone is more interested in posturing, political positioning, and protecting their base, than in resolving real problems."

What's so arrogant is that Obama doesn't include himself in the bunch he accuses of being "more interested in posturing, political positioning, and protecting their base, than in resolving real problems."

Clearly, Obama isn't interested in resolving real problems, and he doesn't know how to lead.

Moreover, he doesn't get that the American people think the worst about Washington is the uncontrolled spending and taxation that's destroying our future.

Someone needs to tell Obama that being president isn't easy. It requires dealing with issues in a mature, measured fashion.

It's more than golfing and romping around on Martha's Vineyard.

Maybe Obama should have tried holding his breath until he got his way.



Obama became "very agitated."

What an embarrassment!

He doesn't seem to understand that there are checks and balances on his power.