Obama said "no" to Reid and Boehner, not just to the GOP.

Today, the headlines read, "Obama says no to GOP's latest effort."

Lets get this straight: Obama said no to a tentative agreement between Reid and Boehner. THAT is what he said "no" to. This happened over the weekend, when the two leaders met without Obama in the room.

This entire debate has devolved into a political strategy to influence the coming election. Obama wants this debate postponed until after the 2012 elections, while pretending to be concerned about stabilizing the financial markets as they stand, "paralyzed with concern" about the national debt.

"No temporary fixes" is Obama's mantra.

And with the above, you have the context for what is going on in these last days of the debate.

Question: if "temporary fix" is a six or nine month "solution," why is a 16 month "solution" not temporary, as well?

Question: why would anyone think the "markets are frozen" when there is no indication of same? QE 1 and QE 2 have been used to feed the Wall Street dragon. At some point in time, we will have to quit printing money and take it in the groin when the resulting inflation bits back -- and that time is just weeks around the corner. Understand that Obama does not count increasing gas prices or residential utilities when he figures inflation. He has cut cost of living increases to Social Security recipients for two consecutive years . . . . . the largest such cuts in American history and you are hearing about this only at Midknight Review.

Question: if we have enough money to service our national debt, even after August 2, why is anyone to blame for "default" other than those who have the power to decide not to service that debt? I am saying that Obama will make the ultimate decision as to default. You can bet that he will make the decision as to what to pay based upon what he thinks will hurt the GOP the most. I rather think he wants a financial bust. He thinks he wins in such a case . . . . . in spite of the fact that his approval numbers have taken a serious dump since the whole debate began, in earnest, a couple of weeks ago.

At the end of his presidency, this nation will be in shambles. He has insured that America is not an exceptional nation, even laughing at the nation of "American exceptionalism." He has allowed our enemies to infiltrate Central and South America, an acquiescence from which there is no retreat. He has challenged all of our long term and valued partnerships (England and Israel). He has sided with the Palestinians in the Middle East and with the Communists in Honduras and the Central America.

Understand that one cannot "fundamentally transform the United States of America" without first, tearing down those practices and institutions that stand in the way of transformation. He has busied himself with side-stepping the US Congress, time and time again, and now, he is even considering raising the national debt ceiling on his own -- something his own attorneys have told him he cannot do. But, who's listening ?

Point of post: I believe that at some point, Reid and Boehner are actually concerned for the country. Obama is not. He is only concerned for his re-election and nothing more.