https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/07/12/mcconnell-no-deal-is-possible-as-long-as-obama-is-president/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 01:12:34 -0400<![CDATA[Just to recap events, Obama led the way in accelerating DC&#8217;s overspending to the point that it is rapidly becoming unsustainable. He then, a couple of weeks ago, flatly refused to meet with the Republicans to discuss a debt ceiling deal. His excuse at the time was that he&#8217;d already heard the GOP&#8217;s arguments and wasn&#8217;t interested in hearing them again. Then, apparently seeing his poll position deteriorating while unemployment inched up again, Obama reversed course and demanded meetings with the GOP on the debt ceiling. He then proposed his own budget framework, which had already been rejected by Congress as unserious, as the &#8220;compromise.&#8221; No one fell for that trick, so meetings have continued and here we are, with the mild-mannered Mitch McConnell saying that as long as Obama is president, it&#8217;s not possible to strike a real deal at all.]]>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:30:40 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/07/12/mcconnell-no-deal-is-possible-as-long-as-obama-is-president-n150202