This isn't new. Obama has been saying we wouldn't immediately feel the effects all week.

No, he has his cabinet officials carrying the water for him this week. and please don't insult and pretend that they are not doing this on his orders...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/24/obama-cabinet-warnings-sequestration-impact

and anyway...so, what...you are impressed that last week he was issues grave, dire warnings and this week he has had his come to Jesus moment and backed off?

I would think even the most staunch of supporters would be utterly repulsed by such blatant lies and politicking.

What do you think of the Bob Woodward "incident"?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BUDGET_BATTLE_OBAMA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-02-28-13-04-31

"The White House is threatening a presidential veto of a Senate Republican measure that would give President Barack Obama more authority and flexibility to find $85 billion in spending cuts this year. The measure is intended to replace the automatic across-the-board cuts scheduled to kick in Friday."

So even when offered a scalpel so as to remove the "meat cleaver" approach, he says he will veto the measure.

In other words, pure, unadulterated politics. Obama *wants* the "pain" so he can blame the Republicans for *his* plan being implemented.

You people. You claim that you want to see this idealistic democracy/ republic restored to whatever fantasy version you think the founders intended, yet you constantly take digs at your president with little slurs like "liar in chief." What do you think you're teaching your children, krellin? That they must respect you and mummy but it's okay to disrespect the most powerful man in the world? You're an adult. Respect the POTUS, even if you disagree with him.

@dubmdell +1 I'm a former Marine (eons ago) and I have not especially liked or agreed with every President that has been in office in my lifetime. But the entire culture has changed and now it seems "OK" to show disrespect toward the man that was elected by a majority to run this country. It is just bad manners and shows a lack of common courtesy and respect.

@krellin Also, I went to the site that you referenced. The exact quote is:

"Republicans floated their own plan to give Obama more flexibility to find $85 billion in spending cuts this year. Democrats and tea party Republicans killed that plan Thursday."

A bit different than what was presented as fact. So please, if you are going to reference an article in the future, try to actually use the quote from that article. Not one that is made up.

"But the entire culture has changed and now it seems "OK" to show disrespect toward the man that was elected by a majority to run this country. It is just bad manners and shows a lack of common courtesy and respect."

Sorry, but that's always been the case. Read a newspaper from the 19th or even late 18th century. It's pretty hair-raising how they talked about the President, sometimes. It may be rude, but it's almost never absent in a healthy democracy

Sorry, but I know what I see. If you are old enough to remember what life was like before the internet, then you will know how much it has changed. Although the newspapers from the 18th / 19th century are still considered media, they were not operating under the same types of media rules that we take for granted now. They were just mouthpieces for the opposition.

Go back and see what a major deal it was when Sam Donaldson interrupted President Reagan. Now, fast forward to when Neil Munro interrupted President Obama during his press conference. Donaldson's take can be found at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/16/sam-donaldson-tucker-carlson-daily-caller-obama-interrupted_n_1602526.html

The internet has given the masses a forum now to say anything they want without fear of an ass kicking. I know that this will make me sound like a very old man, but when I was much younger and you said something remarkably rude, stupid and socially unacceptable, you were in for an ass kicking. That's how you learn "Gee. Maybe I should keep my incredibly stupid thoughts to myself." Now, forum's exist so that people can say anything they want without fear of that same ass kicking. Sure, the new freedom of expression has many benefits. But there are many changes that have been for the worse.