Posted on 04/05/2011 1:31:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Declaring "we don't have time for games," President Obama said Tuesday that it would be "inexcusable" for lawmakers to let politics stand in the way of a budget compromise that is well within reach.
In an unannounced appearance in the White House press briefing room after an Oval Office meeting with congressional leaders, Obama said Democrats have already agreed to cuts well beyond the GOP's initial proposal, but that he was nonetheless committed to further negotiations to reach a final deal to fund government operations through the end of the fiscal year.
"Nobody gets 100% of what they want, and we have more than met the Republicans halfway at this point," he said. "We are now closer than we have ever been to get an agreement. There's no reason why we should not get an agreement."
Obama also warned that a government shutdown would threaten the nation's economic recovery.
"The last thing we need is a disruption that's caused by a government shutdown, not to mention all the people who depend on government services," he said. "You don't want delays, you don't want disruptions just because of the usual politics in Washington."
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US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama will answer questions submitted via Facebook during an appearance at the social network's California headquarters later this month, the White House said Tuesday. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
Now that March Madness is over....
Facebook. Wow. Obama is SO hip!
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance during the Youth Inaugural Ball at the Hilton Washington in Washington, DC in 2009. Obama Monday opened his quest for a second White House term, calling on supporters to rebuild his grass roots powerbase and gird for a fight to protect his crusade of change. (AFP/File/Saul Loeb)
Haha The Won is probably in the middle of scheduling his next vacation!
Laying the groundwork for the MSM to bray, "Despite heroic efforts by the President and the Democrats in Congress, Republicans' refusal to compromise resulted in the Republicans shutting down the government and depriving millions of poor women, children, and the elderly of the money they desperately need to buy groceries and pay the electric bill."
How, 0-not-so-great-one?
But he doesn’t care one iota how Obamacare or cap n trade or his Climate Study Watchdogs, or AGW Mohels, or Disruptification Czars will cost businesses and destroy jobs.
He doesn’t care about higher gas prices causing inflation during a time of a damaged economy.
But it’s VERY important to agree on cutting the budget by .03141592%
Just don’t wish us into the cornfield, OK Anthony?
Yep. We need a near clean sweep in 2012. Keep only the Republicans that are doing what they promised.
The rest: OUT!
Whoever voted for cap n Trade: OUT!
Whoever voted for Obamacare: OUT!
Whoever wants weak borders: OUT!
Obama like to cause panic before an impending crisis and then take advantage of it instead of fixing it.
“In an unannounced appearance in the White House press briefing room after an Oval Office meeting with congressional leaders, Obama said Democrats have already agreed to cuts well beyond the GOP’s initial proposal, but that he was nonetheless committed to further negotiations to reach a final deal to fund government operations through the end of the fiscal year.”
It only took two LA Slimes reporters to write this trash?
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