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Basil Smikle Jr. and T.J. McCormack debate whether the Obama administration went too far
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Anyway -- you know that TJ this is it something that seems like small beer as it -- -- -- to a lot of people this.
This particular.
Act right -- -- -- it is petty but it is is it.
And they did they just make a mistake in the symbolism because there is a level of choice he doesn't have wide range of choice is there a level -- This sequestration represents a huge mistake on the part of what of of this president of this administration they said yeah.
No I think this is one big -- -- is what this is and it is blowing up in their face daily it is petty it is childish it is.
Brinksmanship of the highest order or the lowest order for them to be -- getting you're hurting an armor in the very first -- -- this may the news actually you played the tape of the outgoing message when you called up the visitor center they said.
-- sequestration.
-- it was actually in the -- Fred doesn't get accurate in asking it again this is brinksmanship this is what this president has come down does what does this presidency has come down to and it's pathetic it's a joke.
And it's it's offensive.
Battle you know what actually at a joke and offensive well a lot of words and it is a big you know I I.
I want to I agree you do -- what -- agreed but I do.
I will take the step and say I don't think we need to go this route and I think this is this is the bit order of an overreach.
And the big question is for the folks that were interviewed.
Who do they actually blame for this do they blame the president do they blame congress I'm not sure they're gonna make that distinction quite frankly it it.
It -- in the polls that they will beginning they would they -- -- leaning towards blaming the Republicans.
First of all but.
Do you get a sense -- let me shift a little I think it is shifting a little bit I think the president's losing some talking points on the sickness or exactly what you've been discussing but the world didn't end the sky didn't fall that we seem to be bearing.
To be able to shoulder this a little bit so I think he's losing some of those important talking points and -- -- -- -- would have kept the White House -- for the same reason that comes to keep in the capital but this is the people's house and he could show a side of his administration he can be more open.
Two people and say hey you know I'm still gonna welcome you into my house even -- -- -- -- -- If -- -- -- -- -- viewers weighing in here big -- 323 yes says on this Obama's -- White House too is is like a local school district stopping school bus service when there's a budget.
Vote nothing new here.
The idea is to hit us where -- Johnny sage says another view we common fault nor do we need White House to a sequester or no sequester.
They could cancel them for forever I wouldn't cat we need to do away with things that we want so we can unfold the things when he -- about -- that point.
It's an interesting idea I think the bigger idea but I guess being TJ is that through to -- -- -- we're learning a few things that we don't we cannot live within.
Certainly it certainly one of those things that is a bit of -- but I mean I mean I -- is there a charge for the -- guitar they free to it that's why cuss at me for a week I don't know I've never you know I don't know two or neither of my favorite trooper and then look at -- -- -- -- landed on the I -- that's true that's right I do support that cannot go to.
But I'm wondering is as you know is it if it would mean its citizens taken in five bucks to see their house vs 74000 week.
I don't know it like there is so much fat to be cut that I could see people say look that's one of the tough cuts that we would need to.
Two shoulder.
That's fine but again that's part of what's what's how that why this is backfiring is four years now -- Americans making sacrifices in their own homes and their own lives.
That that's why this sequestration is not bothering to many people -- -- this is what happens when you spend money you don't.
Happy and that's just that and look we're also has a lot of things that are being exposed now to the fact that with that that this senate is now being forced to finally have to address a budget that they have not -- in four years.
That's -- that's part of that story so this is -- to not reflect sold wonderfully on Democrats and their leader.
Well I -- and I think with respect to the leader one of the things that it's doing is it's keeping him from fulfilling his legacy.
It's keeping him from actually going into policy issues and saying -- and some of the signature issues.
That I want to be able to -- address an attack.
Before I don't have that voice anymore so but I do think the White House towards a great and I don't know I think they're all thinking goes -- -- -- -- what are the things that.
I think Americans would love to be -- all David B still do this is the people's -- it's an international symbol.
So those kind of things that I think you should be able to the you should be able to keep open -- and the other programs however I think what's happening is that the president's so it's sort of running up against his own.
And you know he's also touted his -- also out of his comfort -- his strongest suit is with the people -- this -- so this situation is keeping him in Washington.
He may have been -- out all -- talking points he cannot necessarily go back and that my campaign mode right now and that this is not a strong suit relationships.
