Even all the way in Thailand visiting the country’s Wat Pho monastery, the looming fiscal-cliff negotiations with Congress were foremost in President Obama’s thoughts.
The president asked for Buddhist prayers to help with the negotiations.
“Yes, we’re working on this budget, we’re going to need a lot of prayer for that,” Obama said to a Buddhist monk, who was giving the president and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a tour of the monastery.
Although the press corps laughed at the president’s joke during the tour, Obama had to emphasize that he remains confident that Republicans and Democrats can reach a deal without divine intervention.
“I always believe in prayer,” Obama said during a joint press conference with Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.








