The GOP’s Sequestration Trap

[Demeter]

1. The GOP is trapped in a snare of their own devising AGAIN

They will have to Man Up to cancel it. I doubt that they actually can or will Man Up, since there's nothing of the Hero in the GOP, and to their mind, admitting error is equivalent to admitting unfitness.

The LAST thing the GOP wants is to cut military spending...that's like cutting off their manhood! But the alternatives for them are just as bad. And the Democrats aren't stepping in to take them off this particular hook, for once.

On the other hand...I don't think there's anything clever or effective in Obama's strategy. Exploiting the GOP's rigidity is the only path he has open. Unfortunately, it's not going to do any good in the long or the short run for anyone, least of all the People.