Posted on 12/26/2012 1:49:56 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
... Obama is cutting short his vacation in the Pacific state of Hawaii and will return to Washington to resume talks with congressional leaders aimed at reaching agreement on a deficit reduction package before the year ends.
The White House says Obama will leave Wednesday and is expected to arrive back in Washington early Thursday.
Early last week,the president said he and Republican House Speaker John Boehner were relatively close to an agreement on a compromise to avert what is being called a "fiscal cliff" -- $500 billion in mandated spending cuts and tax increases that would affect almost all American workers starting January 1.
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I expect a crummy deal which avoids sequestration.
“I will not rest until we get this done on behalf of the American people....”
Ha ha ha. Yes it seems like in the final analysis Mr. Obozo doesn’t want to lose any government employees - after all even RIFed employees get to keep their current pay status for two years after the reduction in force.
Hows that for job security? Believe me not a dime will be saved. The orgy of spend, spend, spend will continue with the Redpublicans as willing enablers.
Every time his excellency flies across the country there is always the chance he gets memorialized on Mt Rushmore, at 650mph.
Just to make him look concerned.
Michelle probably told him to get lost and he decided to do so, so as not to ruin the kid’s vacation. Michelle and Barack are like oil and water now. Their marriage has been over for months. Michelle’s been absent from many important events.
I wouldn’t be surprised if his decision had more to do with the first lady and he having marital issues and her wanting to be away from him, so she sends him packing.
He can't blame the GOP if he isn't pretending to work on it.
I’m in LA from NY often. I always take the red-eye back. It’s the only smart thing to do.
This is a sure sign the polling has started to flip and more people are going to blame Obama.
Except the real Bob Denver was probably a hard worker, had at least three television series.
Obama on Mount Rushmore would be the ultimate verification of “white gulit,” which is particularly strong in the eastern, Midwestern, and Virginia suburbs.
And to make matters, worse, they have already gone through the $2.5 trillion (which effectively bought the election for the Democrats). With Republicans as our friends, who needs enemies? I long for a day when we have actual adults making adult decisions in our halls of government again. Until then, to hell with these Republican Congressman and Senators posing to be conservatives. We've seen $6 trillion in wealth stolen from the people of this nation through an expansion of our money supply over the last four years, yet these idiots are squabbling over four percentage points of tax increase that will cover less than 8% of our current deficit? To hell with them all!
If the Republican leadership in our House is really interested in saving our country, then they will not allow an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is high treason.
Republican are idiots. I now see why they are called 'the stupid party'.
Boner said in public what I told him privately. I get 800 billion for free. He told people I said that, and for that he will pay. Now how to negotiate in bad faith without being so blatant...hmmmmmmm...make it look like he’s the bad guy....
1. Ditching the Wookie
2. Party time in the WH
3. Pretending he gives a crap about a budget
All smoke and mirrors to keep the talk off the debt ceiling. IMO that's what Obama is coming home for.
I would love to see a member of the SS Presidential detail defect and tell the nation what this one man freak show really does behind closed doors. My guess is that he is a crack-addicted sodomite with an affinity for older white men.
In the House It appears the Dems were split down the middle with 95 voting for and 95 against. 66 Reps voted against it.
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