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**RilmAlime67** · 09-04-2011, 10:07 AM

Exactly.

It's unfair to say that the President is "squabbling" with the Congress, since he agreed to their original $33 billion number.

Sigh.

The President most certainly was playing the same silly games as Congress:

WASHINGTON -- President Obama promised on Thursday to veto a House Republican bill that would keep the government open for one extra week and cut $12 billion in spending, while also funding the military through the remainder of the fiscal year.

Obama had dismissed the gesture in private meetings and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called the measure a "fantasy" and a "non-starter," but Thursday's veto threat was the president's clearest signal that the House Republican stopgap is doomed.

Obama Issues Veto Threat As Government Shutdown Looms Matt

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RilmAlime67 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Exactly. It's unfair to say that the President is "squabbling" with the Congress, since he agreed to their original $33 billion number. Sigh. The President most certainly was playing the same silly games as Congress: WASHINGTON -- President Obama promised on Thursday to veto a House Republican bill that would keep the government open for one extra week and cut $12 billion in spending, while also funding the military through the remainder of the fiscal year. Obama had dismissed the gesture in private meetings and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called the measure a "fantasy" and a "non-starter," but Thursday's veto threat was the president's clearest signal that the House Republican stopgap is doomed. Obama Issues Veto Threat As Government Shutdown Looms Matt
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