Posted on 07/13/2011 10:06:28 PM PDT by NoLibZone
The fourth consecutive day of debt meetings between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders from both parties ceased abruptly with Obama walking out of Wednesday's talks, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said.
Cantor told FOX News Channel that the approximately two-hour meeting at the White House Wednesday "ended with president abruptly walking out of the meeting."
He said Obama shoved back from the desk and said "we'll see you tomorrow."
"We are very far apart right now," Cantor told FOX, adding, "The progress we made seems to have been erased now." "He [Obama] became very agitated. Said 'Ronald Reagan wouldn't sit here. You either have to compromise on the dollar figure or the grand bargain' ... He said 'don't call my bluff. I'm going to the American people on this.'"
A Republican aide described Wednesday's gathering to FOX as the "most tense of the week."
But a senior Democratic source disputed Cantor's account of meeting, telling FOX that the president had instead shut down Cantor's continual interruptions about a possible short-term deal.
"Obama was concluding the meeting, giving the closing remarks and talking about meeting tomorrow," the source said.
"Cantor interrupted him and raised for the third time doing a short-term [after it had already been addressed twice], and Obama shut him down. Cantor was playing the role he's been playing throughout this whole thing -- being not productive."
When asked if they had made progress in the last round of negotiations, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said "no," according to Politico.
The Treasury Department has said if a deal is not reached by Aug. 2, the US would default on its debt. Obama has said such a move could pull the US back into a recession.
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They're not holding any cards at all.
Yes they absolutely must pass something that keeps the wheels moving on debt service, SS, MC, military and vets. That's a must. Better not let the deadline pass w/out that.
It’s all bluster.
we’ll see you tomorrow.” Thanks for the warning.
The average subcriminal psychopath cannot stand disagreement, nor can he allow defiance of any form. Obama has yet again demonstrated more signs that he is indeed a subcriminal psychopath who has zero mental capacity for ethical and responsible leadership.
I’m sure the good folks at Heritage have those $1.7 trillion worthwhile cuts just waiting for someone in Congress to ask them for it.
Little Lord Fauntleroy throws a tantrum.
Obama’s political skills were honed in Chicago, Illinois. That is a Democrat power center. Nobody ever says, ‘No’. They just play games, raise taxes and lie.
He’s never faced real resistance and he doesn’t have the leadership skills to work around it. Obama’s a nobody, an empty shirt, all hat and no head.
Fatherless, he’s desperate to be a man and looks around for an example. He picks Ronald Reagan? Then pouts and blusters. When did Reagan pout and bluster?
This is why you don’t put up candidates without hard, real world experience. This is why we elect governors as President and not legislators.
He does not need to split the Republican vote to win. He merely needs to split the Independent vote to win. If he splits the Republican vote, he is looking at a record breaking 50 state landslide.
Worth saying again: Lying commie crap. They’re evil bastards.
The Republicans need to get out there and say exactly that. No more mincing of words. Tell it like it is. Tell the American people exactly what 0bama is all about and what his agenda is. Hit the American people square in the face and rub it in. Make the American people see what’s happening and make the message shake them up on a personal level where they can feel it. It must be on a personal level because then they will understand. Most are so dumbed down they can’t see the big picture.
“How much worse off are you now than you were four years ago?”
Does Perot ring a bell?
Cantor needs to say just that - to obama and the media.
1992 Republican vote:Bush: 73%, Clinton: 10%, Perot: 17% ==> Hardly a split
1992 Independent vote: Bush: 32%, Clinton: 38%, Perot: 30% ==> More of a split
1992 Rat vote: Bush:10%, Clinton:77%, Perot: 13% ==> Hardly a split
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/elections/how_groups_voted/voted_92.html
Perot had only a slightly larger effect on Repub votes than on Dem votes. Clinton lost almost as many Rats to Perot as Bush lost Republicans to Perot.
The bigger split was in the independent vote.
Cue to 2012: If Obama truly "splits" Republican vote (gets close to 50%), then he will win all 50 states and all 535 EVs.
Very good post!
what a punk....
Many recognize that Obama has numerous psychological problems just by the way he acts and talks. My goodness, teleprompters at a grade school? Subcriminal psychopath is a new one on me but fits well. Thank you.
If it was Joe Walsh from IN, he would do just that, perhaps even bringing his own sleeping pad. ... But then real men and heroic people are like that.
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