http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/370885108284157952

In a CNN interview that aired Friday morning on “New Day,” President Smartest Guy in the Room™  weighed in on GOP talk of a government shutdown over Obamacare.

http://twitter.com/#!/SteveKrak/status/370864263415353344

Shorter Obama: Blah blah blah Rush Limbaugh blah blah Teabaggers.

So the question is ultimately, if you are putting the American people first, if you are prioritizing them, then this shouldn’t be that difficult. And I’ve made this argument to my Republican friends privately, and, by the way, sometimes they say to me privately, “I agree with you, but I’m worried about a primary from, you know, somebody in the Tea Party back in my district,” or, “I’m worried about what Rush Limbaugh is going to say about me on the radio. And so you got to understand, I’m — it’s really difficult.”

Presidenting is hard. Especially when that villainous Rush Limbaugh is tossing obstacles in his path, likely while twirling his mustache.

If that big meanie Rush is harassing or intimidating Republican lawmakers into silence, when should they expect their personal phone call from the president?

http://twitter.com/#!/HoldenJan/status/370883633466195969
http://twitter.com/#!/Ron_Christie/status/370890553480998912
http://twitter.com/#!/gopolhist/status/370890880984420352

Exit question:

http://twitter.com/#!/hmfearny/status/370888983732973568

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/23/confirmed-obama-still-thinks-but-rush-limbaugh-is-a-winning-strategy/