This stalemate over "rising the "Debt Ceiling" is President Obama's fault. President Obama wanted to accommodate the so called political middle and instead of ramming through a progressive agenda on "card check' for unions, passing a much bigger

'stimulus bill( like Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz advocated) or locking up Wall Street Banksters that helped plunge our economy into a ditch when he had a democratic majority in both the Congress and the Senate. (Unemployment is not 9% its really damned near 15% folks) He wanted to compromise and play a game of "Mr Nice Guy" that his opposition was more than ready for. The Republicans got their marching orders on day one from radio pundit Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh cried that he "wanted Obama to fail"on his syndicated rant-fest. When the conservatives come to power they aggressively push their political agenda with 'both guns blazing'. When the Democrats come to power (Carter, Clinton and now Obama) they eschew, ridicule and shit on their left-progressive base to try to curry favor to the so-called middle, thus hindering the rise of a true progressive movement within the Democratic party that would eradicate its hypocritical bourgie-elitist leadership and pass legislation that would empower the working-class, tackle poverty, rebuild our antiquated infrastructure and improve our environment. But, the elites of the Democratic party stymie the aspirations of its progressive wing with this appeasement of the so-called middle. The centrist stasis. Obama's political opposition spat on the hand he offered of bi-partisan compromise from the jump. Heck one even called the President a " liar" during his fist '"State of the Union " speech. Obama should have seen the event over the 'Debt Ceiling' coming. How could Obama compromise with the very folks who got us in this financial jam. The Republicans and the Tea Party Crackpots have no long term vision for raising the standard of living for working Americans. Once again, the Republicans with their Tea Party Crackpots aim to give the rich more tax breaks, gut all regulation that hinder the rich elite and corporations from completely running the country. Your government would be reduced to a mere rubber stamp for the wealthy. In their aim to see Obama fail Republicans and Tea Party crackpots are prepared to wreck the U.S. economy because they know that a economy in a double-dip recession will spell political doom for Obama in the 2012 elections. When dealing with the Republicans Obama should have adhered to an old African proverb from Zaire: "The teeth are smiling, but is the heart?"