Obama blames Republican ‘obsession’ for government shutdown

By way of Roberta Rampton ROCKVILLE, Md (Reuters) – President Barack Obama ridiculed Home of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday for refusing to allow a vote on a funding invoice that would finish a 3-day govt shutdown, pronouncing the top Republican in Washington is in the grip of conservative "extremists." Obama's speech at a construction company within the Washington suburb of Rockville, Maryland, confirmed there used to be no sign of motion towards a deal that may reopen the government's doors and allow a whole lot of hundreds of idled govt workers to go back to their jobs. …