Presidential address last night

[Garden guy]

Any thoughts on last nights address?

[Lunican]

For anyone that missed it:

http://www.youtube.com/v/O08VHT6TsRM?version=3&hl=en_US

[Captain Zissou]

I thought it was a bunch of blame passing, fear mongering, and then quoting past presidents to try and make the public think that Obama actually stands for what they stood for.

Then Boehner did the same thing, but with his cool theatrical voice.

All in all, it's just sad that it has come to this.  A public he said she said just as a PR stunt.  If they had spent the 5 hours that each of them and their staffs spent prepping for that address on the debt issue, we might be finished with this. 

I'm glad the NFL players and owners can come to an agreement before our US Congress and the President.

I'm stocking up on gold and ammo.

[tufsu1]

I actually thought the President was pretty middle-of-the-road...didn't blame anybody specifically

Then Boehner came in and generally attacked the Preseident....it is as if he wasn't supplied with the President's speech ahead of time and assumed that Obama would attack the House Republicans

[Sigma]

I actually thought the President was pretty middle-of-the-road...didn't blame anybody specifically

Then Boehner came in and generally attacked the Preseident....it is as if he wasn't supplied with the President's speech ahead of time and assumed that Obama would attack the House Republicans

Seriously?  Presbo's 2nd sentence was more "blame Bush".  I turned it off after that. I figured it was going to be as Captain Zissou witnessed. 

[Garden guy]

I actually thought the President was pretty middle-of-the-road...didn't blame anybody specifically

Then Boehner came in and generally attacked the Preseident....it is as if he wasn't supplied with the President's speech ahead of time and assumed that Obama would attack the House Republicans

Seriously?  Presbo's 2nd sentence was more "blame Bush".  I turned it off after that. I figured it was going to be as Captain Zissou witnessed.

So you think that the bush era bullshit tax break for the wealthiest had absolutly nothing to do with the debt?

[RiversideLoki]

Before you get all "BUT HE'S JUST BLAMING BUSH!"

[Garden guy]

I think if we default, that John Boehner and the house republicans should probably be arrested and tried for treason.

The best suggestion i've heard all year...

[Garden guy]

How about even if we don't...they've done the damage...should'nt they pay?

[JeffreyS]

Lots of political posturing through this entire debate.  There has been childish behavior on both sides.  However it seems in my circle of liberals and conservatives that the belief is the Democrats have the more correct position on this issue.

[Dashing Dan]

I'm stocking up on gold and ammo.

Look at who's sponsoring the talk shows these days: emergency food suppliers, gold traders, etc. 

Rush and his guests (like Boehner) have a vested interest in sending our country into oblivion.

[Clem1029]

If Obama chooses to let the country default, he should be impeached.

[duvaldude08]

If Obama chooses to let the country default, he should be impeached.

Not really. Both sides are to blame with this mess. If no one is willing to compromise, its not his fault. It will be shared blame. I just want them to get it done. Its time to think about the citizens and stop the political bickering.

[Dashing Dan]

Even if I thought that Obama should be blamed (and I don't) if Obama were impeached, then he'd be impeached by the House and tried in the Senate.

That would be a supreme waste of time and money, not to mention the pot v. kettle aspects of this farce.

[Garden guy]

I'm confused as to why the republicans think that we should believe anything they have to offer...it is their ideas, rules and regulations that caused this bs...why would anything they have to say be valid?....i usually don't follow those that make bad decisions and behave like thieves.