Urgent White House Meeting Ends Without Breakthrough

[MineralMan]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/urgent-white-house-meeting-ends-without-breakthrough.php

"An urgent Saturday morning White House debt talks meeting between President Obama and Congressional leaders ended after less than an hour, with both sides remaining in a stand-off and pledging to keep working through the weekend.

President Obama continued to press the leaders for a grander bargain rather than a short-term extension of the debt ceiling so the nation would not default, arguing that such a stopgap step could cause the country's credit rating to be downgraded, harming the economy and causing every American to pay higher credit cards rates and more for home and car loans.

"As the current situation makes clear, it would be irresponsible to put our country and economy at risk again in just a few short months with another battle over raising the debt ceiling," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement after the meeting. "Congress should refrain from playing reckless political games with our economy. Instead, it should be responsible and do its job, avoiding default and cutting the deficit.""

More at the link....

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I return you now to your normal Saturday DUing...

[libmom74]

1. Then Obama will

have to give up his "Grand Vision" and do his job and invoke the 14th amendment already.

[MrTriumph]

2. This was know 8 months ago when the Bush tax cuts were extended.

x

[MineralMan]

3. There was a meeting today. It's over. It's just news.

So, I posted it.

[scarletwoman]

4. Oh well, there's a surprise. (nt)

[murielm99]

6. You said it before I had a chance.

The only thing I can hope for is that Obama kept his anger overnight and let Boner know how PO'ed is is over the rude and disrespectful behavior he displayed by walking away from a meeting with THE PRESIDENT.

What an ass.

[MineralMan]

7. Not really. But nobody had posted that the meeting was over.

I looked it up in Google News, and posted. As always, I was hopeful. As usual, my hopes were not realized. :shrug:

[libodem]

5. Can't negociate with kidnappers or terrorists

Tax the billionaires at 90% and the Churches at 100% especially right-wing hater churches.

Cut the $ for faith based charity and make it secular charity.

[libodem]

8. Defund those wars of convience

And don't pay the debt to the MIC.

[AlinPA]

9. The GOP will get what it set out to get. Default and to blame the President.

[Parker CA]

10. So it looks like the McConnell option will be the final move to avoid default. nt

[Parker CA]

12. Well scratch that, maybe. CNN just said Boehner conference call says new $3-4T deal is being

discussed which would happen in two parts with two votes necessary. No word that Dems have acknowledged or agreed to any of this.

[Liberalynn]

11. Please no more "grand bargain" talk.

They aren't going to agree to any revenue increases and without them we shouldn't agree to any cuts. Please Mr. President aren't you tired of :banghead:? Boner is not going to give in unless you agree to completely end the Big 3 and every other program that doesn't benefit only the filthy rich. The Boner wants complete and total capitualation, and that is all you will ever get him to agree too.

Why can't Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reed just reintroduce the clean debt cieling bill again with an agreement to disscuss but not guarentee future revenue and reductions talks? Isn't this bascially whant Nancy Pelosi recently proposed?

Sure the Pukes will still vote "No" but then the default is solely on the PUKES. Dems can justifiably claim they did every thing they could to get a deal on the deficit too but the PUKES refused.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

13. Wow, they didn't come to a consensus?

Didn't see that coming. :sarcasm:

The good news is that if we do go into default because of Republican obstructionism, Democrats will be able to directly hang this albatross firmly around the Republicans neck.

[Dept of Beer]

14. If the USA defaults the republicons should not be run out of town.

The should be run out of the USA with the clothes on their backs and nothing else...never to be allowed to return.

Brand them all as traitors and economic terrorists. OBL their asses.