***POTUS making statement NOW. MSNBC, et al, I'm sure. *** nt

[gateley]

[gateley]

1. Sounds pissed. I just now saw that Boehner had weaseled out

of the talks.

[TheWraith]

2. POTUS: We offered Boehner $1 trillion in reduced spending on domestic and defense.

Also $650 billion savings on Medicare/Medicaid/SS without impacting beneficiaries (presumably waste/fraud). In exchange, he wanted $1.2 trillion in increased revenues through closing tax loopholes. (I presume that these figures are all over 10 years.)

Calling a meeting of the Congressional leadership tomorrow, demanding to come to a deal.

[gateley]

4. I'm glad he's laying it out like this. Now he's standing up for

Reid and Pelosi.

[kelly1mm]

5. I heard him say 650 million in cuts to entitlements (not savings). Cuts. nt

[TheWraith]

6. He very clearly said, without affecting recipients. nt

[dionysus]

7. gotta make him look evil somehow.

;)

[kelly1mm]

12. How is using his exact words, rather than changing it to something

more palatable and then adding a editorial comment about cutting fraud and abuse, makes him look evil?

[kelly1mm]

9. Current recipients. Thats what I heard. Under 65? Not so much. nt

[former9thward]

10. Delete, duplicate post.

[former9thward]

13. He said "current" beneficiaries. You left out a word.

The cuts would be for the future recipients. If there are $650 billion in "waste and fraud" in these programs shouldn't it be eliminated immediately? Why want for a debt ceiling deal if he knows where there is so much waste and fraud? Do you think there is that much "waste and fraud' in SS, etc.?

[gateley]

3. Re: Boehner: "I've been left at the altar a couple of times." AND

"We offered an extraordinarily fair deal."

AND, "I was willing to take serious hits from my Party to get this done.

[CaptRandom]

8. From how hes speaking it seems like the 14th A. option is going to be the only way to settle this...

and that hes being backed into that corner by the pugs..

[gateley]

11. That crossed my mind, too. He said the leaders have orders

to appear in his office tomorrow and tell him how they're going to deal with this.

If there were an answer, a deal would have already been made.

So...if they still can't come to an agreement (and really, what would indicate they would?), that may be the only avenue open to him.

[CaptRandom]

14. right? there isn't any time if there isn't a deal...

its too short a time frame for anything new to go through two houses, melded <I forget the term when their respective bills are merged and unified>, and hit his desk... the 14th is the only way

[gateley]

15. After you posted this, I think in the Q&A, he said he expected them

to come back and they'd work it out. I hope he gives them a deadline -- like 5pm tomorrow!

And welcome to DU, CaptRandom!! :hi:

[checks-n-balances]

16. He was great & hope he always will be now

I wish they could put a sock in Pat Buchanan - he sounds as crazy as he always does. Otherwise, a pleasure to watch this.

[gateley]

17. Haha! I actually like Pat! I think he's a straight shooter, can

admit when the Republicans are wrong, can laugh at himself. And I think he's sincere in his whack beliefs, not just pushing the party line. If we gotta have a Republican's take on these things, I'd much rather listen to him than Ron Christie, for example.

[checks-n-balances]

18. Normally, I'd agree with you for the most part

Tonight he was pretty manic and really got on my nerves.And he conceded nothing.

[gateley]

19. I didn't see him tonight, but I know every once in a while I'm

thinking "get the hook!".

STILL better than Ron Christie, though, I bet! :hi: