Posted on 12/21/2012 4:58:52 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama urges lawmakers to make one last try for fiscal crisis deal, leaves for Hawaii
Published December 21, 2012
| FoxNews.com
President Obama urged congressional leaders Friday to take one last shot at crafting a bill that can prevent tax hikes on middle-class Americans -- as he and virtually everyone involved prepared to bolt Washington for the holidays.
The president, while optimistically claiming he would be back "next week" to handle a budget deal, was planning to board Air Force One with his family Friday evening for a holiday vacation in Hawaii. House Speaker John Boehner, who until several days ago was Obama's negotiating partner, headed home to Ohio.
It remained unclear whether they really would return next week to strike a deal.
Time is running short before sweeping tax hikes kick in Jan. 1 -- followed by aggressive automatic spending cuts -- and the two left in their wake a cacophony of recriminations over stalled efforts to avert the looming fiscal crisis and growing doubts about the prospects for compromise.
After a Republican package collapsed in the House the night before, the president said he remained optimistic. "I actually still think we can get it done," Obama said, after meeting briefly with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and speaking separately with Boehner.
Obama specifically called on Congress to pass a bill that extends current tax rates for middle-class Americans, which he typically defines as those making under $250,000. He said such a package should also extend long-term unemployment aid and lay "the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction."
"That's an achievable goal. That can get done in 10 days," he said, adding he would "immediately" sign it into law before Jan. 1. "It's that simple."
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Just like it was the rich 1%.....now it is the rich 2% that is keeping America down. When he gets back from his 17 day Hawaiian vacation, it will be 3% because someone needs to pay for his extravagant self-indulgence.
Get him on AF One, have a nice Christmas, we’re going over the cliff, F___ off, and you and Senate Dems can own the consequences.
Bring-it-on.
Obama or whatever his real name is and his wife should be 1099’d for millions of dollars in taxable benefits regarding these “vacations”.
This is what passes for Presidential leadership at the end of 2012.
Please forgive us, Class of 1776.
Why not change the narrative and float the “Fair Taxâ€, or “Flat Tax†or “999 Planâ€.Mass shooting= we need gun restrictions. Country is broke= we need tax overhaul!
Kenyan-born, B. Hussein Obama has secured his place in History as the Anti-Christ that was twice elected to an Office that he could not legally accept.
What does that say about those who voted for him twice?
Thanks Sub-Driver.
Yes, the House controls the checkbook, but John Boehner and the people in his House district were absent the day that lesson was taught in civics.
A few weeks ago, Rush Limbaugh slyly coined the term “low information voters” to refer to this large bloc. Has Rush exposed the failures of GWB while he could, we may have avoided Obama, but probably not.
The only thing that I have been watching for is if they raise the debt limit. All the rest of this crap I only consider to be smoke and mirrors.
I admit that I'm not real smart about all this. If I am wrong, and you are able, please educate me RKM.
Jake Tapper: "Where have you been?"
BHO: "I have been being the POTUS. I don't think I've been on vacation."
He doesn't know where he is or where he's been. What a strange and weird comment.
Frikken scary!
I wonder if bath house Barry is such a massive A-hole naturally of does he have to work at it?
I agree.
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