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Former Clinton Advisor Doug Schoen on Obama using sequestration cuts to get better terms in the budget negotiations.
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Now as you may know the house passed a bill it will fond of the federal government through the end of September.
That would mean the government will not shut down of the end of this month.
The continuing resolution as -- -- -- also -- present Obama more flexibility in wet two -- but he threatens a veto can you believe.
His dog show.
Prime dog that's that's -- -- -- the deliberate infliction of pain because the president will not will not get it doesn't want flexibility.
Right he wants to put maximum.
Pressure on the Republicans.
In part maximum blame.
On them for the suppose -- impact of this of -- are all to negotiate better terms further short term -- longer term budget.
Well now we had to -- in the last my -- twelve leading Republicans he's got launched today would -- Ryan what do you make of this well.
Look -- we have to take -- matters -- Ron Johnson senator from Wisconsin said -- work with anyone who wants to work with me I think we have to give the president.
The benefit of the doubt that being said he hasn't backed off.
On tax increases he hasn't stepped up on entitlement reform and with Paul Ryan.
I wonder if he's not using Paul Ryan as sort of a foil a straw man to say he's gonna push back against some -- -- more extreme.
Proposals to privatize Medicare see what -- Keep spending ignore -- the debt basic economic policy is there any suggestion.
That he's prepared to retreat from that policy.
I think the simply answer has to be no.
But at least he's talking -- found -- he had not really been talking much to the Republicans.
Didn't do it on the tax increase at the end of the year didn't appear to do it before so -- rather than once or twice capitalists so.
But this is a step in the right direction but very small and you're absolutely right there's no movement from the White House.
House well you guys that you're you're -- middle of the road Democrats -- Europe's centrist Democrat Reinemund that's what you are.
But I don't hear you guys making any noise -- -- within the party and about what's going.
I think there are quiet efforts Stewart behind the scenes.
To fashion a grand bargain but candidly -- the position of moderates in the Democratic Party and I -- of the Republican Party is weaker and less influential hopefully they'll be a deal to be done later on.
Hopefully hopefully but I have the best you've got -- well it is the least they're talking story there are that Q okay that's -- always a pleasure that I don't happen again.
