Posted on 12/30/2012 10:14:35 PM PST by lbryce
As Congress races to pass legislation before the Jan. 1 "fiscal cliff" deadline, President Barack Obama in an interview which aired Sunday publicly touted the support of the American people for the plan he offered to Republicans.
"We have put forward not only a sensible deal, but one that has the support of the majority of the American people including close to half of Republicans," the president told NBC "Meet the Press" host David Gregory in a taped interview.
The president said the American people support raising taxes on the wealthiest earners-- something the Republicans have staunchly opposed as a means to generate revenue and reduce the nation's deficit.
"At a certain point, if folks can’t say 'yes' to good offers, than I also have an obligation to the American people to make sure that the entire burden of deficit reduction doesn't fall on seniors who are relying on Medicare... families who rely on Medicaid to take care of a disabled child" and middle class families, he said. "There is a basic fairness that is at stake in this whole thing.
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” - - - I also have an obligation to the American people to make sure that the entire burden of deficit reduction - - - .”
” - - - BURDEN of deficit reduction? “
What an ARROGANT Big Spender of our money!
We call it “savings” and Hussein calls it a “burden!”
America has become a real life sitcom. Everybody Loves Barry.
Axiom = Whatever Obama says is either a lie or a half-truth..
“We have put forward not only a sensible deal, but one that has the support of the majority of the American people including close to half of Republicans,”
President Obama is absolutely right. Like it or not, a majority of Americans support the President, support his economic policies, and think the GOP is a bunch of buffoons and hypocrites. Republicans are seen as more interested in protecting the rich than anything else.
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