Hopes for a historic budget deal to increase the federal debt limit unraveled Friday when House Speaker John Boehner abruptly withdrew from talks, provoking a furious response from President Barack Obama, who summoned political leaders for an emergency weekend meeting.Summoned? Summoned? Who the heck is he to summon an equal branch of government? Also, this snippet from the freep piece tells you exactly what Obama is after - a deal that serves only him:
Obama is insisting that the debt ceiling extension be large enough to ensure that the issue does not arise again until after the 2012 elections...Of course he is. With that, Charles Krathammer responds:
And for the record:Boehner: ‘It’s the President Who Walked Away’
Speaker of the House John Boehner's full press conference in reaction to the break-down of negotiations over the debt ceiling increase.