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awake

(3,226 posts) Mon Dec 31, 2012, 05:34 PM Dec 2012

Obama should say right now that it is ether deal tonight or no deal at all

Do not let the house off the hook

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Obama should say right now that it is ether deal tonight or no deal at all (Original Post) awake Dec 2012 OP

Realistically there will eventually have to be some deal Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #1

he kinda can't say that without losing public support. unblock Dec 2012 #2

Ok he could say that the deal on the table is good only for tonight awake Dec 2012 #3

I hope he does. railsback Dec 2012 #4

As president doesn't he have the power to call them back into session? shraby Dec 2012 #5

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. Realistically there will eventually have to be some deal

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 05:35 PM

Dec 2012

of some sort. I too would like to hear him say that, but I suspect it will not be the case.

unblock

(52,243 posts)

2. he kinda can't say that without losing public support.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 05:38 PM

Dec 2012

he could say "no mini-deal; grand bargain or nothing".

or he could set a deadline for a serious deal, e.g., by the state of the union address.

he's doing well politically on this because the republicans look like the difficult ones.

awake

(3,226 posts)

3. Ok he could say that the deal on the table is good only for tonight

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 05:42 PM

Dec 2012

railsback

(1,881 posts)

4. I hope he does.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 05:58 PM

Dec 2012

Tonight, or start all over in the morning - and every day the Republicans stall on negotiations is another day EVERYONE pays higher tax rates.

'ObamaCare' would then have a companion term to last through future administrations: The 'Obama Tax Cuts'. Nice.

shraby

(21,946 posts)

5. As president doesn't he have the power to call them back into session?

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 06:48 PM

Dec 2012

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