Who won?

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"But if Obama won this PR war, why is his latest Gallup job approval rating down to 43 percent, with 50 percent disapproving?

The answer is clear: The smartest guy in the room couldn't buy a used car at above book value. As liberal commentators observe, when Republicans announced they would not agree to a debt ceiling increase without spending cuts, the president could have told them he would not negotiate with them. The administration could have stuck to its insistence on a "clean" vote.

Instead, Obama chose to push for something "grand" --although he would not put his "grand" proposal in writing. He never sold his plan to Democrats in Congress. He did not take into account whether his "grand bargain" actually could pass in the GOP House."

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