"Obama To Wall Street: You Should Be Scared"

[applegrove]

Obama To Wall Street: You Should Be Scared

The Huffington Post | By Sam Stein

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/02/obama-government-shutdown_n_4032153.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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WASHINGTON -- A self-described "exasperated" President Barack Obama told Wall Street CEOs on Wednesday that they should not take for granted that the Republican-led House of Representatives will raise the nation's debt ceiling by Oct. 17.

"I think this time is different," the president said, when asked by CNBC's John Harwood whether the financial markets were right to assume that the upcoming conflict would ultimately get resolved in time. "I think they should be concerned."

Speaking less than two hours before he was set to meet with congressional leadership to discuss both the debt ceiling and a way out of the current impasse over the government shutdown, the president argued that he had already sacrificed a lot during these negotiations, having agreed to fund the government at sequestration levels. And while he said would be willing to consider changes to his health care law -- a key demand of House Republicans -– he refused to do it during the fight over the shutdown or debt limit.

"I have bent over backwards to work with the Republican Party, and have purposely kept my rhetoric down," he said.



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[Scootaloo]

1. There's the man I voted for!

Was wondering if he was on vaction or something. Welcome back to the white house, Former Candidate obama! Thrilled to have you!

[applegrove]

2. I read somewhere else today that Democrats claimed they had

not been combative with the GOP in hopes a clean CR would pass. I can't wait for Obama to step up to the plate and start swinging.

[Scootaloo]

3. I'd love to see him take some good swings too.

But I had a different sport in mind...

[dickthegrouch]

4. Quit telling wall street to worry...

Shout from the rooftops

"I have purposely kept my rhetoric down"

Wall st has enough to worry about, such as raising wages to a livable level for many, and restoring employment to 10% of the population.