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"You get nothing," the president said. "I get that for free."

Prior to the 2008 election, Stanley Kurtz exhaustively researched the career of Barack Obama -- an effort that eventually resulted in his book: Radical-in-Chief -- Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism.

One of his most meaningful discoveries, in my opinion, was that Obama left every job he ever held with the specific intention of seeking "more power". As an attorney, or a community organizer, a state senator, even a U.S. Senator, he found -- and was frustrated by -- the inability to simply decree a desired outcome.

Consequently, you can be assured that he literally hates negotiating -- with Boehner...or anybody else. He is no doubt frustrated by the fact that, as POTUS, he cannot simply decree the result that he wants. By "more power" he means dictatorial control -- megalomania is at work in the Oval Office.

The best way to deal with a man like this is NOT to appease him, under any circumstances, but to steadfastly refuse to do his bidding. There is no "compromising" to be done, only firm and principled resistance can succeed. His plans must be frustrated at every turn.

Eventually, it will drive him over the edge...

He is no doubt frustrated by the fact that, as POTUS, he cannot simply decree the result that he wants.

He acts and behaves as if he is a "Potentate"...divinely appointed to rule...

Look at the number of he EO's ?

After all the "smartest man" in the room doesn't need to haggle over inferior political positions and self serving principles of representative government

One day I hope this unseemly character flaw will catch up with him, but somehow I doubt it...

Bingo!! And what you do, is pass bills zeroing out spending. Let put a zero for the destructive Dept of Education, for Obama's Czar's, for Labor Dept, for all the EPA's grants of money to enviro groups, etc, etc, etc.

What do we hear from Boehner? "[whine} We don't control the government, we only have 1/2 of 1/3 of the government." Well, use the constitutional authority you have, Boehner. You haven't done a darn thing for 2 years. Boehner, you were made Speaker with the job of stopping Obama. You've enabled Obama. You deserve to be replaced. If the House GOP had the survival instincts of an amoeba (the true symbol of the GOP), they would replace you.

The amoeba is spineless, colorless and sexless, which is why that is the symbol of the GOP.

One of his most meaningful discoveries, in my opinion, was that Obama left every job he ever held with the specific intention of seeking "more power". As an attorney, or a community organizer, a state senator, even a U.S. Senator, he found -- and was frustrated by -- the inability to simply decree a desired outcome.

Consequently, you can be assured that he literally hates negotiating -- with Boehner...or anybody else. He is no doubt frustrated by the fact that, as POTUS, he cannot simply decree the result that he wants. By "more power" he means dictatorial control -- megalomania is at work in the Oval Office.

BINGO! The funny thing is, though, when you try to tell any of his supporters this kind of stuff (and believe me I've tried) they either look at you like you've just blasphemed God and/or just accuse you of racism and that's that.

Bravo! At last some reasonableness on this thread.
I don’t believe anyone here could have lasted as
long as Boehner has, while fighting four wars
at the same time, i.e., the RINO’s, the TeaPartiers,
the Media and the well schooled Chicago street fighter.
This article made the top of the front page of the
WSJ this AM. It’s concise and fair. Obama has the
power. Boehner has drawn an un-winable hand, and
will not possibly be able to make all of you happy!