First, the White House wanted the debt ceiling vote separated from spending cuts.
Next the administration likes them linked.
Then, Obama adamantly vowed to reject any short-term deal to raise the borrowing limit.
Now the White House says he could make an exception.

The present impasse is entirely of his making. Neither the White House, nor the Democrats in Congress have put forth any plans, let alone any numbers, other than to propose tax increases, now euphemistically called “revenue” increases. Also, spending that tax money, now euphemistically called “investments”, in infrastructure, clean energy, high-speed rail projects and education.

Below are some of the findings from a Fox poll released Wednesday.

Voters were asked to imagine being a lawmaker in Congress who had to cast an up-or-down vote on raising the debt ceiling. The poll found 35 percent would vote in favor of increasing the limit, while 60 percent would vote against it.

Most Tea Partiers (81 percent), Republicans (76 percent) and independents (63 percent) would vote against raising the limit. Views among Democrats are more evenly divided: 50 percent would raise it and 44 percent wouldn’t.”

Get that, Odrama? Sixty percent, including 44 percent of Democrats, disagree with you on raising the limit!