It's the Obama, Stupid

Professor William Jacobson pretty much knocks it out of the park with his post entitled "Our Obama problem far exceeds our spending problem".  Here's his main argument:

Simply put, anything which increases Obama’s chances of reelection will more than offset any additional cuts to be gained beyond the Boehner plan.  That plan is far from perfect, and doesn’t go far enough, but think how far we have come in just a few months since Obama proposed a budget which was so outrageous in its spending and deficits that not a single member of the Senate from either party voted for it.

Our Obama problem far exceeds our spending problem.  The Boehner Plan keeps that Obama problem front and center for the next year, when Obama would rather be talking fluff and hope and change and playing class warfare.

Bill Kristol calls it a “time for choosing.”  Others say not good enough is not good enough, and if not now when.

All I ask of you and myself is that as Boehner reworks his plan in light of CBO scoring, keep in mind the end game.  We simply cannot afford 4 more years.

Just think what this country will look like in 2016.

This isn't about winning an election or political battle, it's about saving the country.