Debt Debate in Congress

[Gaspar]

This was an important weekend.  With only a short time until Congress goes on break, members of the house cleared the table to discuss critical economic issues.  Attempts by Republicans to get the president to join the discussion failed.  The debt ceiling debate has stalled over the issue of raising taxes, and the Senate minority leader and his chief whip said Sunday they aren't going to allow that to happen

This time, Democrats defended President Obama's choice to be absent in these discussions.   "We can't have the President sitting in these meetings, three and four hours every day, when all of these other things are happening around the world. The president has much more to do with his time, and that's why you have a Vice President." -James Clyburn (D-SC).

I have no problem with the Vice President doing his job, but it seems that he is not able to yield a single result from this congress.  Neither side is willing to compromise and the pi$$ing match continues.  This is typically the time when Presidents "lock the doors" and hash out agreements.  I also understand that pressing world matters take priority in the president's schedule.

The problem is that there were very few world leaders present at the  Andrews course on Saturday or at the Ft. Belvoir course on Sunday.  There were some new developments though. . .the president is taking his staff photographer now as part of his foursome, and his trip adviser Marvin Nicholson.  William Daily also played as did a following foursome of staffers. 

Sometimes there's nothing like a good relaxing golf weekend to bring the world back into focus.

[RecycleMichael]

Speaker of the house John Boehner plays more golf than Obama. Twice as often.

But of course, you are not obsessed with his activities like you are with Obama.

[Conan71]

He does have a disturbing tendency to abdicate crucial leadership moments to others for dates with the first lady, golf outings, taking his kids on another foreign junket.  It can be hard adjusting to the life of being a celebrity president.

[Gaspar]

[Gaspar]

Speaker of the house John Boehner plays more golf than Obama. Twice as often.

But of course, you are not obsessed with his activities like you are with Obama.

Does he skip any important meetings related to the continued solvency of the nation?

[we vs us]

"Obama to meet Senate leaders over raising debt ceiling."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13931451

Gassy, I really don't think you're listening to the right radio stations.  Your news is . . . a tad slanted.

[Gaspar]

"Obama to meet Senate leaders over raising debt ceiling."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13931451

Gassy, I really don't think you're listening to the right radio stations.  Your news is . . . a tad slanted.

Well that's a great development.  I missed that.  I must add the BBC's Canadian bureau to my aggregator.  Are they fair and balanced?

I wonder if he got some heat for his play schedule after Dems in Congress took up for him?

 

[RecycleMichael]

Does he skip any important meetings related to the continued solvency of the nation?

Do you mean the meetings the republicans walked out of last week? The same meetings hosted by the Vice-President?

Or are referring to the meetings the President is having today with the republican Senators?

Or are you talking about the meetings the republican congress leaders were having that was skipped by the Speaker of the House to play golf?

If they really cared about the "continued solvency of the nation", they wouldn't keep walking out of meetings to have press conferences.

[Conan71]

Do you mean the meetings the republicans walked out of last week? The same meetings hosted by the Vice-President?

Or are referring to the meetings the President is having today with the republican Senators?

Or are you talking about the meetings the republican congress leaders were having that was skipped by the Speaker of the House to play golf?

If they really cared about the "continued solvency of the nation", they wouldn't keep walking out of meetings to have press conferences.

They needed to go out for a change of diapers and fresh binkies, RM.

[Gaspar]

Do you mean the meetings the republicans walked out of last week? The same meetings hosted by the Vice-President?

Or are referring to the meetings the President is having today with the republican Senators?

Or are you talking about the meetings the republican congress leaders were having that was skipped by the Speaker of the House to play golf?

If they really cared about the "continued solvency of the nation", they wouldn't keep walking out of meetings to have press conferences.

The third one.

[RecycleMichael]

So I guess you just want to whine about Obama, yet wish to remain a hypocrite?

No need to answer this one, gaspar. 

[Gaspar]

So I guess you just want to whine about Obama, yet wish to remain a hypocrite?

No need to answer this one, gaspar. 

No, I was actually asking about this line item in your post.

Or are you talking about the meetings the republican congress leaders were having that was skipped by the Speaker of the House to play golf?

I can't find any reference to the Speaker skipping out on meetings to play golf.  Do you have some reference to this or was it just said in passing?

[RecycleMichael]

He admitted to playing 119 rounds of golf last year. No chance he was busy working.

[Gaspar]

He admitted to playing 119 rounds of golf last year. No chance he was busy working.

That was actually in 2009, and the dems used that as a major counter attack against him in the election in 2010, but couldn't find a single instance where he played during any important house business.

They even had billboards made:



Did he skip any important meetings that we are unaware of?

[RecycleMichael]

Obama wasn't absent during the meeting you referred to either. When republican house members walk out on budget meetings, then call their own, Obama shouldn't be expected to attend their meeting.

And no, Boehner was not at the meeting with other members of Congress either.

Why don't you find something important policy to write about instead of continually complaining about Obama playing golf? You have written at least five times about his golf. You seem obsessed.