The veteran Washington journalist added that regardless of what happens with the negotiations, Obama will ultimately take responsibility for any resulting economic fallout.

Wrong. He may get the responsibility, whether he likes it or not. He will never, ever, ever take responsibility.

Well, both Woodward and Politico can cram it with walnuts as far as I´m concerned.

I have watched the same kabuki theater in California for 35 years. The Democrats refuse to pass a balanced budget and insist on tax increases. Every year it;s a crisis. Now they don´t need the GOP at all to pass their budgets or to raise taxes because they have a supermajority, and because the overwhelming majority of California voters are Gimme More Free Stuff voters. Meanwhile the state and every city in the state is bankrupt, whether they admit it or not.

Little ----ing late there, Bob.

Oh, I think Mr. Woodward has been aware of Mr. Obama´s doings for quite some time. It´s just if Mr. Woodward isn´t going after some Republican, he is paid any attention.

Sorry..he isn´t paid any attention. It´s only when he´s on the MSM talking points.

Ask not, who is Barack Obama? Ask instead, who is John Galt?

He is Fulbright scholarship winner to Occidental College.

Pay attention to this:

[[[ The veteran Washington journalist added that regardless of what happens with the negotiations, Obama will ultimately take responsibility for any resulting economic fallout.]]]

This is true. The MSM cannot change what people will think and believe. That´s why it is vital that if the pubbies cannot get a good deal with significant spending cuts NOW - we need to go over the cliff!

Woodie, you are only about 5.5 years too late in asking that question.

Yes, the pun is intended.

The questions I have involve who Mr. Obama´s controllers are (e.g. the king makers who raised $800+ million for the 2008 "election"), and what are their game plans for the American People and Nation.

If Mr. Woodward were really concerned about the real 0bama, he would be conducting a Watergate-like investigation of him. What´s stopping him?

in the obama era, things didn´t get fixed"

he was cautious to put that in passive tense, leaving it open to interpretation that it was the fault of others, in contrast to 2001-2008, when anything good was dismissed or creditted to others, while anything that could be contrued as bad was blamed entirely on President Bush.

it is hard to say which is bigger, obama´s colossal failure or his colossal ego, but both are causing suffering for millions.

Gee, Mr Watergate, you should have thought of that five or six years ago.

This article was a waste of time. Woodward does not say anything of any importance.