Obama: 'Professional Politicians' Understand Debt Crisis Better Than General 'Public

According to President Obama, "professional politicians" understand the debt crisis better than average Americans do.

Citing a poll in which 69 percent of Americans oppose raising the debt limit, CBS news reporter Chip Reid asked Obama if the problem was that he and others had "failed to convince" the American people that "we have a crisis here."

The President responded:

“Let me distinguish between professional politicians and the public at large. You know, the public is not paying close attention to the ins and outs of how a Treasury auction goes. They shouldn’t. They’re worrying about their family, they’re worrying about their jobs. They’re worrying about their neighborhood. They have got a lot of other things on their plate. We’re paid to worry about it.”

(H/T: CNSNews)