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Fear mongering

Whitewing

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Meanwhile, the White House is backing off its prior warnings that the sequester will strike a quick and devastating blow to the economy.

A senior GOP aide on Wednesday highlighted news reports that Obama’s political advisers now concede the cuts will not immediately disrupt federal services, managing public expectations in the wake of dire warnings.

Republicans have accused the administration of using scare tactics on the sequester instead of spending time trying to find a bipartisan remedy.


http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/285419-sequester-here-to-stay

And then there's this:

Republican leaders’ ‘meeting’ with Obama: Seven minutes

Never let it be said that President Obama has failed to spend time with Republican leaders in seeking an alternative to automatic budget cuts that are due to hit most federal departments Friday. On Wednesday, for example, the president gave GOP lawmakers as much as seven minutes, a rare face-to-face encounter that the White House described as a “meeting.”

The White House’s characterization of this momentary huddle at the Capitol as a meeting illuminates Mr. Obama’s strategy in dealing with Republicans on the budget cuts and other fiscal deadlines.

“It is a sincere conviction among Republicans that the president’s negotiating posture isn’t about getting a deal done, it’s a zero-sum political game where his aim is to destroy the Republican [House] majority in the next election,” said Steve Schmidt, a Republican strategist who served in 2008 as Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign manager. “It’s certainly not an effective strategy for a leader in search of a deal.”
 

Mike

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Who knew the sensationalism of a -2.4% decrease in a +6% increase would backfire? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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