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Not really, it is the job of Congress to pass a budget. The President would like to be involved, but at the end of the day, he doesn't have a lot of involvement. Plus, he's delegated this off to Biden.
So if the Republicans really wanted to get it done, they could invite Pelosi and Biden. Pelosi, because she represents Dem leadership in Congress, and Biden because he's Obama's "guy" on this issue.
It's a show. The President getting involved would largely be for show, and this invitation was a show. Obama doesn't come out smelling like roses in the show, but this wasn't going to be a substantive discussion.
I have no idea what the Democrats have agreed to cut. Do you?
By the way, spending increases to reduce the debt? Are you serious?
McConnell has said his mission was the make Obama a one term President, I can't blame Obama at all.
If they agreed to ANY cuts they have compromised more the the Republicans have.
And frankly I don't know what increases are being proposed, so don't know if they would be considered "investment", or just flushing money down the toilet.
But if they said something like we'll cut 5x here but we want to spend 1x here for y reason, that's still a cut of 4x, right?
A fairly superficial article....
I think President Obama should stand his ground. I can only guess what you would do, if somebody you trying work with and that person said their mission was to get rid of you. You think he's being childish, I couldn't give a rip what you think.I see, you think the President should act childish and take his toys and go home because someone said something mean about him?
You liberals really are deep aren’t you?
I think President Obama should stand his ground. I can only guess what you would do, if somebody you trying work with and that person said their mission was to get rid of you. You think he's being childish, I couldn't give a rip what you think.
I think President Obama should stand his ground. I can only guess what you would do, if somebody you trying work with and that person said their mission was to get rid of you. You think he's being childish, I couldn't give a rip what you think.
Haven't we seen this Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football thing before? I mean HW Bush made his read my lips speech then demos offered to cut spending if he raised taxes. He did, demos lied and well we know the rest.
J-mac
I think most seniors get it.... Country defaults, they are screwed. Obama gives in to republicans so they will sign the deal, seniors are screwed.
First off, you are wrong about spending cuts alone and we aren’t talking about the deficit, we’re talking about the debt.
If you don’t have the meeting you have a 0% chance of reaching a compromise. If you have the meeting you have a chance. It’s called defeatist attitude and any leader who thinks that way isn’t a true leader.
Compromise to a "Progressive" means capitulation.
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Posting an example of the Press Secretary defending the President against criticism from the left isn’t an example of leadership.
I can give you an example of his leadership but it’s way more fun to watch liberals squirm and try to think of an example on their own.
By the way, criticism is not leadership.
I think most seniors get it.... Country defaults, they are screwed. Obama gives in to republicans so they will sign the deal, seniors are screwed.
Oh, I know. Let's start senior islands, maybe in space, so once they've outlived their usefulness, they can retire to some logical "Out of sight, out of mind" place and be euthanized once they become too expensive to maintain.
Govt run islands for seniors? That sounds a little too much like socialism. The wingnuts will never go for it.
But we have to dispose of them/us somehow (I'm 53, my day is coming). I do like the space station idea. Safer than here.
I think they'd be more likely to go for something like a Cage Fighting to the Death for seniors. They can make money by selling the tv rights. The "Keep the govt hands off of my Medicare" crowd will eat it up,
I think you are missing the part where the Democrats are asking the Republicans to increase the debt ceiling. That’s what the Republicans are granting. If the Republicans say no, the Democrats will still need to cut spending.
I don’t think there is a Democrat in congress who doesn’t think we need to cut spending if we are going to raise the debt ceiling so cutting spending is not a concession by the Democrats. They already say we need to do it. The battle is over what gets cut, how much and such, not whether there will be cuts.
No ****?
But there is no "compromise" if the Republicans raise the debt ceiling. In the past, they've known that you simply had to do it to protect the economy - only in the new Tea Party reality is it even a thought that perhaps we should just go ahead and destroy the markets by not paying our debts.
Indeed, this is the first vote that Republicans have decided not to do it. Before that, they had the common sense to see that it was a necessity.
Only in the whacktastic Tea Party-ruled land we exist in now is it not common sense.
The only ones tying requirements to the debt ceiling vote are Republicans. And in doing so, they are holding our nation (and my retirement accounts) hostage.
No ****?
But there is no "compromise" if the Republicans raise the debt ceiling. In the past, they've known that you simply had to do it to protect the economy - only in the new Tea Party reality is it even a thought that perhaps we should just go ahead and destroy the markets by not paying our debts.
Indeed, this is the first vote that Republicans have decided not to do it. Before that, they had the common sense to see that it was a necessity.
Only in the whacktastic Tea Party-ruled land we exist in now is it not common sense.
The only ones tying requirements to the debt ceiling vote are Republicans. And in doing so, they are holding our nation (and my retirement accounts) hostage.
Good post, but I have to add that Obama is fool for playing the republicans game. If he wasn't such coward, he woujld demand an up and down vote on raising the ceiling, with no conditions.
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