Well, when you put it THAT way…
As you may recall, the Great Obama Meltdown during budget negotiations on Wednesday was prompted by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s suggestion of a short-term budget resolution, to give Washington a few more months to work on the problem without the looming threat of… well, whatever happens on August 2, if no deal is reached.
Jake Tapper of ABC News made a little history by asking White House spokesman Jay Carney why this was such a horrible non-starter of a suggestion. After all, Senate Democrats have been comfortable without a budget for over 800 days, and the approach of the debt ceiling was clearly anticipated throughout that entire period. Why not push doomsday back another few months, and give ourselves some breathing room for a rational discussion?
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