Author Ed Klein Claims Obama Aide Jarrett Is The ‘Architect’ Of Shutdown Showdown

[Cincinnatus]

President Obama’s top adviser Valerie Jarrett was behind a plan to force a showdown with Republicans over ObamaCare as part of a strategy to regain Democratic control of the House next year, claims author Ed Klein.

Klein — who wrote a provocative biography about Obama last year entitled “The Amateur” — said White House insiders refer to Jarrett as “The Night Stalker” because she is the only presidential aide who frequently spends time in the family quarters and dines with the Obamas.

Klein, who is conducting a research for a new Obama tome scheduled for next spring, called Jarrett the “architect” of Obama’s take-no- prisoners approach when it comes to his signature domestic policy initiative.

It was Jarrett who advised Obama that voters would mostly blame Republicans if the federal government ground to a halt, providing a golden opportunity to swing back control of the House to Democrats in the 2014 mid-term elections, according to Klein.

A Democratic House would give Obama an opportunity to pass immigration and other legislation blocked by the current Republican majority.

“It was during one of those nightly sessions that Jarrett devised the no-negotiating strategy that Obama has employed in his fight with the GOP over the government shutdown,” Klein said, citing sources within the administration.

“Valerie came up with the concept late at night, after the kids and grandma and were gone.”

“She convinced the president that a government shutdown and default offered a great opportunity to demonize the Republicans and help the Democrats win back a majority in the House of Representatives in 2014 .

http://nation.foxnews.com/2013/10/15/author-ed-klein-claims-obama-aide-jarrett-%E2%80%98architect%E2%80%99-shutdown-showdown

Complete story at http://nypost.com/2013/10/15/obama-adviser-orchestrated-shutdown-showdown-author/

[Rapunzel]

Not a surprise, it was Jarrett, not Obama who called Mr. Fisher of Fisher House about the death benefits the Federal Government STILL has not sent to the survivors. He told Bill O'Reilly tonight Fisher House is sending each family a check this week for $25,000 so they have money until the Feds step up as promised.

[Cincinnatus]

If Mr Klein is correct, this also shows the Obama and the Democrats are responsible for the "shutdown", not the Republicans. That fact, however, shall never see the light of day due to the MSM, and the allegation the Republicans did it will be repeated endlessly.