Obama To Press Corps: I Can’t Make GOP Cooperate On Budget

[GaYellowDawg]

14. Exactly.

He had majorities in both the House and Senate when first elected. And he wasted it. He didn't want to prosecute war crimes. He wanted to reach out to Republicans. He wanted to start the healthcare debate by taking single payer and the public option off the table. He chose to ignore all the Tea Party bullshit until the movement was too large for him to squelch. He turned the biggest defeat of the Republican Party in history, when pundits were asking if the Republican Party was dead, to a Republican-held House and a Senate that bowed to the filibuster. All this in two years. Woo hoo. Nice to see where the 9-dimensional chess got him.

If someone took the same approach to buying a car that Obama has taken to the Presidency, it'd go like this:

"So, looking for a new car?"
"Yes, I am. I came to the lot for something that runs really well, gets great gas mileage, looks really sharp, and I don't get gouged in the process."
"You did?"
"Well, actually, I could do without the mileage and it could be ugly. As long as it runs really well and I don't get gouged."
"I see."
"And price is, of course, negotiable. And I think I could settle for something that runs kind of well."
"All right, sir. I've got just the car for you. Take a look at this 1991 Chrysler Model POS. It gets 9 miles to the gallon, and frankly, once you get it off the lot, it'll start smoking from the tailpipe. Sold as is, so no warranty, but I don't think you'll have to take it to the mechanic for, oh, 4 or 5 weeks. How much do you have to spend?"
"Well, I didn't really plan on spending more than $24,000. And it's not a new car."
"New car? Well, la-de-frickin-da. The price is $26,000."
"Couldn't you please go a little lower? Say, $25,700?"
"$26,000. Oh, and you're a socialist devil, so once you buy the car, we don't want your kind on the lot any more."
"$25,900?"
"$26,000. What, are you afraid of your wife?"
"She keeps telling me I can get a great new car for $22,000. Maybe less, if I would stand up to you. But what does she know? $26,000 it is."
"$28,000."
"What?"
"$28,000. I'm tired of all your unreasonable talk."
"Dammit! All right, $28,000 it is."

Later that evening...

"Yes, honey, I know I told you that we'd get a new car for $24,000, and this one is a piece of crap, and we spent more than that, but isn't it kind of a nice car? And you know, you've got to deal with a real car salesman, not some fantasy Aaron Sorkin car salesman who will actually negotiate down a little."