At a hastily convened news conference Friday evening, President Obama offered his explanation of why debt negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner fizzled, and he once again raised the specter of entitlement checks not going out if the debt ceiling isn’t raised soon.
“Well, when it comes to all the checks, not just Social Security — veterans, people with disabilities — about 70 million checks are sent out each month — if we default then we’re going to have to make adjustments. And I’m already consulting with (Treasury) Secretary (Tim) Geithner in terms of what the consequences would be,” Obama said.
“We should not even be in that kind of scenario. And if Congress — and in particular, the House Republicans — are not willing to make sure that we avoid default, then I think it’s fair to say that they would have to take responsibility for whatever problems arise in those payments.”
In the next breath, Obama said he’s “not interested in finger-pointing and I’m not interested in blame, but I just want the facts to speak for themselves.”
WRONG, WRONG, WRONG ............
THE BLAME IS AT THE TOP .................. THE LEADER
If a ship has a problem, the CAPTAIN is to blame .............
WHO gets fired when a team is losing ........... the top man, THE MANAGER
The LEADER is to blame ....
WE DO NOT have a LEADER in the country at this time, we had a politician, running for election, a man looking for friends, a man who wants to be adored
This country is on a "runaway" rollercoaster, gaining momentum all the time, gaining speed all the time. NO ONE is in control of the coaster, and if SOMEONE doesn't take control of the coaster, it is going to speed into a curve, jump the rails, and be destroyed.
