Only because he had the dem congress willing to go over the cliff
So he has convinced 350 Dem congress members to risk sacrificing their job.
Yeah, those are the most power-hungry, manipulative ppl on earth (congress).
I'd say if you can get people this evil/shrewd to risk losing power for your agenda - you're pretty damn brilliant.
it's okay if your hate for him prevents you from admitting he's a pretty smart/ shrewd dude. I think Clinton, Bush, cheney, and yes, gore, were all briliant - and i hate them all lol.