On his daily schedule Wednesday, President Obama has two meetings – both with his own advisers. For the second day in a row, there are no public appearances or private meetings with Congressional leaders.In 2012 we can do our own heavy lifting move the couch out for good.
With six days left before the United States faces a potentially calamitous financial default Aug. 2, Team Obama has been reduced to talking to itself.
Since the president's bid for a "grand bargain" compromise with House Republicans collapsed Friday, Obama has looked increasingly like a bit player in the larger drama, waiting for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to do the heavy lifting and present him a debt ceiling plan.
It is an image that could be politically damaging to Obama as the 2012 election campaign heats up. And it is one the White House spokesman Jay Carney tried hard to counter during a testy daily press briefing Tuesday.
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