https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/30/this-unserious-white-house/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:30:05 -0400<![CDATA[Talks that had been at a standstill may now crumble, thanks to the Geithner-Nabors proposal. The president is boxing in the Republicans—offering them a deal they cannot accept, a deal they can&#8217;t even be seen to be treating seriously. Mr. Boehner is legitimately interested in a bargain that will set the country on sounder footing. Yet the most immediate outcome of such an open slap from the White House will be to make even those Republicans who were willing to cut a deal harden their positions. Someone get the White House a copy of &#8220;Negotiating Tactics for Dummies.&#8221;]]>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:15:10 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/30/this-unserious-white-house-n97923