I just dont get it

[RIJIMMY]

He had over a year to work on this. there are no follow up meetings scheduled to work this out. He is going on a publicity campaign?
There are no elections for 2 years, this needs to be worked out in DAYS. Please tell me how this guys is a leader of this country. I feel like Im in a bad dream.

Washington (CNN) -- It helped get him re-elected, so President Barack Obama is again employing campaign-style tactics to increase pressure on congressional Republicans to compromise to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.

Failure to reach a deal means tax increases and deep spending cuts take effect in five weeks, a scenario analysts fear could push the country back into recession.

While aides on both sides have been talking, no follow-up meeting between Obama and congressional leaders has been scheduled after their initial post-election discussion on November 16.

Instead, Obama met Tuesday with small business owners, the first in a series of events this week intended to highlight his push for raising taxes on the wealthiest 2% of Americans while maintaining current rates for everyone else.