Exactly who is it who’s refusing to work on resolving differences? Time for the president to look in the mirror.

“The entire world looks to us to make sure that the world economy is stable. You don’t mess with that,” Obama said Thursday. “And that’s why I will not negotiate on anything when it comes to the full faith and credit of the United States of America.”

Still, House Speaker John Boehner says a debt hike must be linked to budget cuts and other programmatic changes.

“The president says, ‘I’m not going to negotiate,'” Boehner said. “Well, I’m sorry, but it just doesn’t work that way.”