That was then...

Seven years ago, an Illinois Senator had this to say about raising the debt ceiling.

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies.
Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that "the buck stops here." Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.

Times change, now the same man as President refuses to negotiate with Republicans in Congress.
What he meant to says is that the buck stops at George Bush.
That your pick which one, but at the time W.