No one knows President Obama's negotiating style. [View all]

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At least no one can know it from the media reports, which are creating caricatures based on anecdotes and leaks (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022028137).

There's Mr. Sellout, the guy negotiating with himself, and the shrewd negotiator who says: You get nothing! (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022054533)

The fact is that if President Obama negotiated with himself the last time, he got Boehner to own the defense cuts Republicans are desperately trying to avoid.

Everyone gloated with Boehner when he claimed he got 98 percent of what he wanted. Now, everyone but Boehner wants sequestration, with its $500 billion, which is half the entire package, to go through.

In January, it only gets worse for Republicans
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