Politico has a story up about Nancy Pelosi having a snit fit over not being consulted, yet I think this paragraph is much more important
At the time, Sperling was discussing the form and mission of a new bipartisan congressional working group the president wants to charge with establishing a deficit-reduction plan. In the president’s view, it would consist of 16 members, plus the vice president as chairman, and finish up by the end of June.
Got that? His Royal Majesty is going to task his subjects in Parliament to do all the actual work to create a debt/deficit plan based on his lordships highly partisan speech and talking points.
This is leadership in Obama World: have a brief outline, give a speech, then expect Someone Else to do the actual work. I told you he (or should that be He, capitalized?) would do this. Hopefully, the Republicans will tell Obama where to stick his kings sceptor.
