But wasn’t sequestration pretty much the Current Occupant’s suggestion at the time?
Too clever by half, he allowed this “poison pill” to be slipped into the negotiations on the debt limit, probably with the smug assumption the Republicans would be so paralyzed in the face of the consequences, they would buckle and fold up like a cheap tent when push came to shove.
Push has become shove. The consequences will befall us, whether now or later.
“No budget, no money”. Pretty simple answer I would think.
Cut the bastoid off at the pocket book.
You are right. This whole mess was slipped in and passed by a paniced Congress. They fell for Obama’s ruse.
It isn’t over, in a month they will fall for some other Obama ruse.
It’ time to stop playing games and do some real cutting.
Yes cuts will hurt, but the alternative will hurt worse.
The Republicans have figured out that the sequestration isn’t so bad after all, most of the defense cuts are taking place already. Since the sequestration was Obama’s idea, the Republicans are simply preparing to take him at his word.
Obama is worried because he knows that he won’t get any tax hikes if he lets the sequestration deal go forward. He won’t have anything to hold over the heads of the Republicans.