I am glad that the President is calling the Republicans out for what they stand for. I have said repeatedly that the Republicans were trying to bully the President. They talk to and about him any kind of way. They are rude and disrespectful toward the office of the presidency. I believe that the President is very resolved in his stance this time. His statement about this costing him his presidency, shows his true conviction to his decision.
Lawmakers and the White House had what nearly every party is describing as a "tough" and "testy" meeting on the debt ceiling Wednesday afternoon, culminating in a stormy exchange between President Obama and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).
It was the fifth straight day of talks, but the first in which attendees, speaking on background, were willing to admit that steps were taken backwards. According to multiple sources, disagreements surfaced early, in the middle and at the end of the nearly two-hour talks. At issue was Cantor's repeated push to do a short-term resolution and Obama's insistence that he would not accept one.
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