Ifyoumisjudge a situation, calling, say, a 30-something matron "Lao dama" oraprofessor "Lao shifu", the person addressed islikely to be at least mildly displeased.
So, while the Congressional Republicans are correct in their expectation that the party ultimately blamed for what is to befall the nation as a result of the sequester will pay a very serious price indeed, they badly misjudge the situation by imagining that they can pin this on the President.