Charles Krauthammer is, by far, the smartest political mind in the media today, and he hits the nail right on the head in his new piece titled “Call Obama’s bluff”.
Mr Krauthammer goes after Obama’s assertion that he would not sign any deal less than 120 days, but has no plan of his own to deal with entitlements and the current Obama budget crunch.
I agree with Mr Krauthammer ! The GOP should pass their budget plan in the House and then wait and see what happens in the Senate. If it fails there, blame will be mainly placed at the feet of the Democrats.
President Obama is demanding a big long-term budget deal. He won’t sign anything less, he warns, asking, “If not now, when?”
How about last December, when he ignored his own debt commission’s recommendations? How about February, when he presented a budget that increases debt by $10 trillion over the next decade? How about April, when he sought a debt-ceiling increase with zero debt reduction attached?
All of a sudden he’s a born-again budget balancer
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