Posted on 12/09/2012 2:14:48 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama met with Boehner on Sunday over fiscal cliff: aides By Jeff Mason | Reuters 28 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met with Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner on Sunday at the White House to negotiate ways to avoid the "fiscal cliff," according to White House officials and a congressional aide.
The two sides declined to provide further details about the unannounced meeting. Obama and Boehner aides used the same language to describe it.
"This afternoon, the president and Speaker Boehner met at the White House to discuss efforts to resolve the fiscal cliff," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
"We're not reading out details of the conversation, but the lines of communication remain open," he said.
An aide to Boehner emailed an identical quote.
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hussein promised him a mention in the New World history book.
Please Mr. Boner give away more of my liberty and treasure!
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid discussing the options remaining:
Butch Cassidy: Alright. I’ll jump first.
Sundance Kid: No.
Butch Cassidy: Then you jump first.
Sundance Kid: No, I said.
Butch Cassidy: What’s the matter with you?
Sundance Kid: I can’t swim.
Butch Cassidy: Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill you.
Sundance Kid: Oh, sh*t...
Wonder if Boehner told Obama “you have a nice family”?.
Not quite what our founders had in mind, I think.
On my Google News feed, right below this story is the headline, “Dozens of Same Sex Couples Wed in Washington for the First Time”.
For God's sake Mr. Boo Hoo, you have raised all the money you and the elitist Establishment Republican wing of the ruling political class can raise off of the election defeat and your procrastinating your eventual cave in. So just do it already. You wuss.
Negotiating the rules for Tammy Faye’s surrender no doubt.
The Kiss part II ?
Boner, pass legislation making the Bush middle income earners tax rates permanent then go home.
Did Obama give Boehner a reach around?
“He really wants to redistribution to those outside the USA. Hes not going to care when your EBT card doesnt work.”
Just ask the Sandy victims in the very blue state of NY:
Too bad I already have your vote.
Boehner needs to grow a pair.
Boehner shouldn’t even be doing business on Sunday; he knows he will surrender; so why even meet.
BTW when does Der Fuherer depart on his 20 day Hawaiian vacation?
Will everyone please pardon me if I ask exactly what “fiscal cliff” means?
Does it refer to the automatic, across the board spending cuts that will take place on (Jan. 1?) if no action is taken?
The Fail is strong with this one.
You mean who was the pitcher and who was the catcher?
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