Why did Obama say a debt ceiling deal is urgent but then turn down McConnell's invite to talk with Republicans?

You don't get it, and most of you wont'.

We have several hundred government workers who are members of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America). Pelosi and Frank are both members as are almost a hundred other congressmen and congresswomen. President Obama was part of the New Party, a branch of the DSA.

Their goal IS to collapse the economy so it can be replaced. This is an active attempt to do so and you are all still playing softball, while they're playing with much sharper instruments.

Wake up, folks, before they force us into a corner with no way out but their way.

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None of the answers you got is close. Here's the deal. None of us knows all there is to know to assess anything about this situation. Not to reduce this to a game, but this is about a power struggle, and yesterday's press conference was a chess move. It was about sending a message. It is possible that Obama ignoring McConnell, the guy who said the GOP's top priority was make him a one-term president, is a message Obama is sending: "you and your side has been playing games. Now everyone knows about you from my press conference. We don't need to talk. Do your job, and raise the debt ceiling which you know has to be done." But, this is pure speculation like every other answer because we are not in Washington, and we do not have full information.

Why did the Republicans walk out of the "Biden" talks to begin with?

Seems to me it's Republicans who are not taking this issue seriously. Any plan on debt reduction has to include cuts AND a tax increase, or else it's just a sham.

And it's about time Obama stood up to Republicans. It was their policies that led to this debt crisis to begin with. Why should he entertain even more of those policies as a way to fix the very problem they created? Makes no sense to me.

McConnell and the GOP know what is needed. They created this mess. Now McConnell wants to "talk." He and the GOP need to shut up and do theri jobs. They don't need more "talks."

More to the point,, the GOP has refuesed to approach this problem in a bipartisan way for months. Instead we've heard nothing but BS from them. Now they what to make noise about being bipartisan?

As far as I'm concerend, too little, too late. Obama should refuese to say word one to any Republican until they cut the crap and lift the debt ceiling. I just hope he sticks to hs guns and doesn't let the GOP blackmail him with threats abotu lettting the government defalut. If they do -- call their bluff.

Because Obama has a hard time dealing with reality.

Maybe he can just invite Bono or Paul McCartney back to the WH for a party or two.

He has two options

1. Work with congress

2. Talk down to them and then go hide.

What did you expect him to do?

isn't the house the main problem?

maybe that's why?

he could come up with 100 plans senate pubs would pass, and the house wouldn't touch any of them...

He can't let them interfere with his golf games and fund raising !

Because his objective is to do what he wants, answer to know one and blame the opposition when his vapid ideas go wrong.