Charles Krauthammer is in splendid form as he ridicules Obama's excuse-making about the run of bad luck that has somehow prevented his splendid economic policies continuing the economic growth that Obama tells us he had started with all his stimulus spending and health care reforms.
What makes Obama's attacks all the more galling is that he got what he wanted. He wanted a "clean" bill to raise the debt and he got it! Actually, the debt pretends to do something about spending, but that is all it does.
Therefore, to blame the Republicans for the state of things as they are right now is so far over the top that it is unreal.
It does give you some perspective on why they kept insisting that this deal was a bad deal for them, even though it doesn't do anything to hurt them at all. As I pointed out at the time, it was an Oscar winning performance. Now we know why they were putting on such a show. So that they could blame the Republicans for what has happened. But how can anything that the Republicans have done be a cause for anything when basic policy has remained the same? The point is that nothing has changed, therefore the policy that has been in effect still controls events and is the responsible cause of the current condition.
And Obama is out there blaming others for what in effect has been the failure of his own policies. If you believe him, it can only be a result of blind partisanship.
Update:
I just found this Paul Shanklin parody that was on Rush today. It kinda sums it all up nicely
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