Clinton says Obama needs to call the GOP's 'bluff'

CNN ^ | 29//13 | Ashley Killough

[Eleutheria5]

Former President Bill Clinton, who sat in the Oval Office during the last government shutdown, supports President Barack Obama's refusal to negotiate with congressional Republicans and argues he should call their "bluff" as the government nears a possible shutdown and default.

"He could stop it, but the price of - the current price of stopping it is higher than the price of letting the Republicans do it and taking their medicine," he said in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

Clinton went on to say that House Republicans, having realized they have little chance of pushing through legislative items their party wants, have dug in and scrapped any plans of negotiating. "Give us what we want or we're going to shut the government down," Clinton said, describing how he sees the GOP strategy.

"I think under those circumstances, the president has to take the position he's taken," he continued. "Which is 'You - not me - you voted to spend this money.' … You can't negotiate over that. And I think he's right not to."

Obama has repeatedly vowed he won't bargain in the upcoming debt ceiling debate. If the debt ceiling isn't raised by October 17, the government won't be able to pay its bills.

Republicans frequently point to Clinton's tenure, when he negotiated with congressional Republicans over raising the debt ceiling in 1996.

But Clinton argued Sunday that was a different period in time, saying the negotiations then were "extremely minor" and the stakes at the time were not as large: "The economy was growing and the deficit was going down."

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[Eleutheria5]

Huge “if,” that.

[Eleutheria5]

Shouldn’t she be hiding under the podium? What the hell, O? I specifically asked for a podium with a little space underneath so I can get hummed by this chick without being embarrassed.

[faithhopecharity]

someday it may be discovered that the House of Saud (or Soros) has a room full of them, like a big trophy collection

[Eleutheria5]

Would make sense. They only want eunuch slaves to guard their property, whether it be wives or oil fields.

[Candor7]

Clinton says Obama needs to call the GOP’s ‘bluff’
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Yes, I am sure that the Teamster’s Union and many other Unions, as well as the People in general will appreciate that very much.

Heads are about to be bashed and Civil War II looms.

[savedbygrace]

You outed yourself with this statement:

Why? Because shortsighted conservatives allowed their hatred of all things Obama to keep them from thinking rationally.

That is a major Democrat talking point, and has been for a long time now. You are not one of us, bucko.

[xkaydet65]

Stopped clocks are right twice a day. Don’t you despise all things Obama? Doesn’t that reality drive much’ not all but much of the political outcome you want? The Dems hated Bush so much they willingly courted failure in Iraq. You don’t think conservatives could perform in a similar manner? Finally, I’ve given my thoughts on what will happen with the shutdown and how to avoid it. All you’ve done is gleefully think you’ve outed a troll. I must be a sleeper troll since I’ve been coming here 13 years.

[Rummyfan]

Oh, I remember him alright-—he raised the price on my patents and made me rent them instead of owning them. But that’s all the memory space I want to devote to the dirtbag.

He spent more time and resources going after Bill Gates and Microsoft than he did going after bin Laden.