Hey, it always helps to put another oar in the water. Give the man some credit for helping the GOP out. If he were to keep quiet, his poll numbers and support would go up.

The GOP couldn't have asked for much more, short of televising Obama's suggested Camp David "summit" on TV.

Finally! It's been way too long since his last press conference.

The thing of it is that the MSM are reporting this as if our valiant president is doing what he can to make the Republicans see reason. Not only are they deceiving/persuading those Americans who give scant attention to politics, they are also feeding into his delusions.

He will be funny and pleasant tomorrow because he already knows Republican leaders are caving minute by minute. Obama wins again.

We will plan on breaking out the sugary doughnuts and tea at nr HQ!

I was going to write a comment about Obama's presser, then I saw the captcha:

"Mumbo Jumbo"

Hey, that'll do.

I hope some folks in the press ask him "math questions." Seems to me nobody has a plan to balance the budget yet, not even close. How can anyone's plan be "too extreme" if it leaves us running $1.0 trillion deficits (that's better than $1.6 trillion deficits, but doesn't solve the problem, now does it?)

For that matter, ask him when he thinks we'll see congress pass a budget again, too! (Isn't that really the underlying issue anyway?)

Also ask him "where do you think the money is going to come from?" I'd like to hear his clueless explanation for the economic shortfall (corporate jet owners again?) The more he has to explain his economic plans, the worse off he'll be.

PS - sounds to me like yesterday's presidential huff was a staged set up for his planned withdrawal from negotiations. Which is fine, his speeches only work on the koolaid drinkers anyway, and he wasn't negotiating in good faith.

Focus on CONGRESSIONAL negotiations, leave Obama out of it and dare the president to veto a congressional compromise. Obama's strategic needs are not exactly the same as congressfolk's. Drive a wedge between Obama and Dems who don't want to get wiped out like in 2010.

The main goal of a compromise at this point should be to "politically help congress and hurt the president." I think it's pretty clear that nothing serious will happen about deficits until Obama is out of office. So Republicans really need to keep their focus on doing that.

PPS - Gallup and Rasmussen both show Obama falling "out of the margin of error" behind a generic Republican today. "Richard" seems like he is about to crack.

PPPS - if negotiations collapse, there is a good TV ad to be made comparing this situation to the collapse of negotiations over Palestine, and the president's terrible approval ratings all over the middle east. Message: this guy screws up every negotiation he gets involved in. No leadership.

Let's hope his teleprompter isn't working.

I think he's trying to set himself up as the "hero" when the McConnell/Reid/Pelosi extravaganza is passed. "Look at me--we were headed toward a civilization-crushing default...but I stepped in and led the warring parties to a compromise."
You know that's coming.