[tobyhill]

“According to the White House officials, there were only three major outstanding issues — the president asking for $400 billion in additional revenue over 10 years, how deep cuts in Medicaid would be, and the speaker’s request that the individual mandate in the health care reform law be eliminated if the government could not approve all elements of the deal.”

Obama made it sound like he didn't move the goal post even though the White House officials admit he did.

[newzjunkey]

Obama made it sound like he didn't move the goal post even though the White House officials admit he did.

Obama lied at a speaking event? I'm shocked! /s

I like how the press says there were "only" three MAJOR outstanding issues. Why is "only" even in there? It's there to minimize in the minds of the listener how huge the gap is.

I don't understand what removing the individual mandate gets Boehner when that's the lynchpin of the constitutionality. It's possible there's real fear the Supreme Court will judge the individual mandate constitutional. I guess we can't take anything too lightly. Kagan probably won't recuse, someone could drop dead leaving Obama to make another appointment plus Kennedy and company are unreliable.