tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post6509906042329267547..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-57387105496710689272011-07-16T06:03:46.202-04:002011-07-16T06:03:46.202-04:00"Maybe the debt ceiling was the wrong place t..."Maybe the debt ceiling was the wrong place to pick a fight, as it related to trying to get our country's house in order. Maybe that was the wrong place to do it."-- Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) <br /><br />"Our problem is we made a big deal about this for three months... We shouldn't have said that if we didn't mean it... We've got nobody to blame but ourselves."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-51019525066572646922011-07-16T02:28:31.402-04:002011-07-16T02:28:31.402-04:00If you fellas ever poke your head up from the righ...If you fellas ever poke your head up from the rightwing blogosphere's circular river waterpark ride, you'll notice that Americans are ALREADY blaming the Republicans for this conflict. You may hate Obama and think his style is shtick, but it resonates and it works. And it's not even going to begin to stop working as long as the GOP sticks with their hamfisted death-or-glory approachoooooonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-29626050436438451862011-07-15T08:03:21.257-04:002011-07-15T08:03:21.257-04:00Or, this "catastrophe" goes down - the f...Or, this "catastrophe" goes down - the federal government is shut down - and nobody notices. <br /><br />People might start to wonder why we have to employee 2 million civilians and why do we need to borrow $1.6 trillion a year.<br /><br />That, and no gas money for Air Force One would make for a bad campaign year for Obama.Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-39585463572326348402011-07-14T22:32:03.509-04:002011-07-14T22:32:03.509-04:00Hmmm...interesting analysis. So if Obama vetoes a...Hmmm...interesting analysis. So if Obama vetoes a short-term solution and allows default, Americans will blame the Republicans? Because they refused to raise taxes?<br /><br />If this catastrophe goes down, Americans will wonder what happened to the One who promised to unite all Americans. Further, they'll be sure to blame Speaker What's-his-name and Senate Majority Leader Who-was-thatErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-58597087073510585232011-07-14T22:13:14.062-04:002011-07-14T22:13:14.062-04:00Hmm, let's see... why might Obama be averse to...Hmm, let's see... why might Obama be averse to removing the political noose the Republicans foolishly tied around their own necks? What's his problem with giving up much of his future leverage for the next deal, and extending a crisis into an election campaign when the GOP will be even more opposed to negotiation than they are today? What's not to like about rewarding the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com