"... this is not just for me; it's also for my successors in office."

[Scuba]

From the President's speech today ...

"We can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy. Democracy doesn't function this way. And this is not just for me; it's also for my successors in office. Whatever party they're from, they shouldn't have to pay a ransom either for Congress doing its basic job. We've got to put a stop to it."



The bottom-line reason why he CANNOT bend an inch.

Great speech; thanks Mr. President!


On edit: full transcript here.