https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/03/presidential-leadership-missing-in-action/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 13:31:56 -0400<![CDATA[Unfortunately, Obama has been playing a waiting game on fiscal issues ever since he became president. He didn’t formulate a plan for long-term solvency partly because he didn’t want to give up the political weapon of Social Security before the 2012 election; he didn’t fully embrace the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction plan for the same reason. “Too early,” said his aides. He didn’t talk honestly about the deficit problem during the campaign, either. And although Obama finally offered in last month’s discussions with Boehner to revise the cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security, he retreated after the Plan B debacle.]]>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:55:10 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/03/presidential-leadership-missing-in-action-n280711