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In reply to the discussion: Pres. Obama: I will not renegotiate raising debt ceiling [View all]Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)He literally should not return phone calls from anybody seeking to "negotiate" on the debt ceiling.
Congress passes appropriations bills that include debt. If Congress doesn't want to raise the debt ceiling, then they should not be passing these bills.
It is entirely and EXCLUSIVELY the job of Congress to manage the country's finances. It's up to Boehner and Reid to strike a deal -- the POTUS should be on the sideline, impatiently drumming his fingers on the desk in the Oval Office waiting to get sign the deal.
Simplistic? Yes. But it seems to me that Congress never had a problem raising the debt ceiling until the mean black man got into the White House. If the President isn't involved in any negotiations, maybe Congress will do its job with 50% less drama.