re: #68 Simply Sarah

That’s the thing, though. If the Republicans in Congress actually decide that they aren’t going to blink in this game of chicken, it leaves Obama with only the bad choices of veering off himself or crashing. That’s lose-lose for him (And for everyone, probably), but that’s what can happen when you play against someone with no fear of death, so to speak.

Nope. The minute you decide that, the game is lost. You HAVE to be willing to walk away, especially in face of what amounts to a childish tantrum by the right. Or, you invoke the 14th and do it alone and tell them to take you to court. Furthermore, you tell Geitner to not send any checks to contractors from the GOP districts that votes no to a reasonable deal.