As Republicans blame this mess on Obama keep one thing in mind (to build your reply)

[1-Old-Man]

The President is guilty of nothing if he does nothing. It can not be his fault that the country will come to a halt if no bill is sent to him to sign into law.

I know the Republicans want to blame this all on the President but so far he has no dog in this fight, its a monstrous tug-of-war under the dome and the rope does not reach to the White House.

[Kber]

1. I like to point out that he has signed every budget related bill that has crossed his desk

i.e.funding the military.

He has vetoed nothing (so far) and it's up to congress to pull it together to send him a bill.

Until then, ball is NOT in his court.

Technically at least.

[Coyotl]

2. But, but, Ted Cruz was at the White House protesting

the GOPshutdown

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Yeah, because one side refuses to acknowledge they lost last November.

[randome]

4. Also keep in mind that the debt ceiling raise pays the bills that Congress insisted on accruing.

If they can't rein in their own spending habits, why blame the President for it?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers. It's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]