https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/16/obamas-real-goal-to-break-the-gop/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 09:28:39 -0400<![CDATA[House Republicans have backed themselves into an awkward place on the debt-ceiling: unwilling to vote to lift it, but equally unwilling to take the blame for not lifting it. They’ve been looking for an escape from the dilemma. In 2011, Obama cut them a face-saving deal. This time, he’s insisted: no deal. His White House has rejected every brain-wave that might de-escalate the confrontation, including the notorious “trillion-dollar coin” concept. His strategy—as he said at his January 14 press conference—has been to reduce the Republicans’ options to a stark binary pair: “They can act responsibly and pay America’s bills or they can act irresponsibly and put America through another economic crisis.” Or, in other words: They can blow up the credit of the United States—or they can yield. That’s the choice, there’s nothing else on the menu&#8230;]]>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:40:29 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/16/obamas-real-goal-to-break-the-gop-n99289