At the New York Post, Charles Gasparino now sees the same thing I have been warning about for months: Obama wants, wants, WANTS, WANTS a crisis:

Obama's crew loves chaos. Remember: These guys rode to victory in 2008 largely because of the financial collapse -- and won with promises to lead a moderate economic course that put Americans back to work We've gotten the stimulus, the car-company takeovers, ObamaCare, tons of regulation and vows to hike taxes on "millionaires" who make $250,000 -- and an economy that's nowhere close to taking off But the political formula might work. This president knows how to play the blame game -- and how to look moderate while he's doing it. A situation in which the markets crater this week on fears of a default gives him a handy club. With support from his allies in the media, it might be one big enough to cow Republicans into caving to his demands for higher taxes in a debt deal.