Obama is doing the thing he railed against in 2008: "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It's a sign that the U.S. government can not pay its own bills. It's a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren." - Obama