"It is hard to persuade people to do hard stuff that entails trimming benefits..."

[woo me with science]

"That's what compromise entails."

President Obama
Today's Press Conference

[polichick]

1. Compromise? This guy thinks compromise is giving ten times more than he's getting.

[abelenkpe]

3. + 1000 nt

[CrossChris]

5. Or is it that we think he's the one giving, and not the one who's getting? nt

[polichick]

6. I'm no longer sure he's not a Republican in disguise, so you could be right.

[woo me with science]

9. Than *we* are getting.

He seems comfortable with the negotiations.

[polichick]

16. Yes, WAY TOO comfortable.

[Marrah_G]

2. .

:puke:

[dbonds]

4. All compromises seem to take from the left and give to the right.

Chip away at the stone.

[woo me with science]

7. "...cutting BENEFITS," cutting BENEFITS, cutting BENEFITS.

There's your damned quote.

[chill_wind]

8. TPM:

"With the clock ticking down for both sides to reach a deal on raising the debt-ceiling, Obama is urging Republicans to back away from their insistence on no new tax increases and Democrats from refusing to agree to any changes to entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.

Obama urged Republicans and Democrats to return to the White House at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon more willing to compromise."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/obama-time-to-pull-off-the-bandaid-eat-our-peas-in-debt-talks.php

Obama: Time To ‘Pull Off The Bandaid, Eat Our Peas’ In Debt Talks
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/obama-time-to-pull-off-the-bandaid-eat-our-peas-in-debt-talks.php

[originalpckelly]

10. More like eat the cat food.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

11. There's a big damn difference between "compromise" and getting totally SCREWED

Americans have been screwed and tattooed by the rich and the corprats now for 75-80 years and WE'VE HAD ENOUGH!

Now some President who likes to call himself a "Democrat" comes along and wants to SCREW us even HARDER?

That is NOT "compromise", jackass!

[woo me with science]

12. George H. W. Bush: "Compassionate conservatism." Obama: "Leaner, meaner government."

[Obamanaut]

13. It is hard to persuade congress to do hard stuff that entails trimming

vast sums going to support various undeclared wars.

[Brickbat]

14. Well, at least it's not slashing! Just like everyone said, no slashing involved!

[gratuitous]

15. We can't ask Charlie Sheen to pay three cents more in taxes

So Grandma, it's about time you got over that nasty habit of eating.

[Baclava]

17. "Sit down and eat your peas"

Guess we got told.

[WinkyDink]

20. We've gone from broccoli to peas.

[Baclava]

22. I draw the line at Brussels sprouts

[daa]

18. What have the rich and wall street sacrificed? nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

19. Some stubborn people just refuse to understand that getting screwed is good for them.

[QC]

21. Well, there's the quote some people have been demanding,

Can't make it much plainer than that.

[woo me with science]

23. Yup. nt

[girl_interrupted]

24. +1

[ljm2002]

25. Yes indeed, there it is, plain as day. n/t

[Zorra]

26. And trimming benefits while fighting useless fucking wars makes it so much

harder to swallow this compromise bullshit.

I'm so sick of this bipartisanship compromise doublespeak fascist crap I just wanna puke.

[woo me with science]

27. Kick. nt