Path to debt deal was too divisive: White House

Reuters ^ | 8-6-11

[Justaham]

The path to a debt deal took too long and was too divisive, and lawmakers must now work together to strengthen the country's fiscal position and spur growth, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Saturday.

"It is important that our elected leaders come together to strengthen our economy and put our nation on a stronger fiscal footing," Carney said in a statement a day after ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the United States' credit rating for the first time.

The White House said the deal to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, sealed with the nation near default after months of fractious negotiations between the Obama administration and Congress, was "an important step in the right direction."

"Yet the path to getting there took too long and was at times too divisive," Carney said. "We must do better to make clear our nation's will, capacity and commitment to work together to tackle our major fiscal and economic challenges."

[Cheerio]

Just you wait boy king - you think you just saw divisive?

[illiac]

It takes two to Tango, Carney Barker....

[Paladin2]

Drill, drill, drill.

Forget controlling CO2.

Cut spending.

Cut other regulations.

Have Zer0 resign.

[lahargis]

No. President Downgrade spends too much.

[LALALAW]

You ain’t seen nothing yet. “Draw the distinctions with big od colors, not soft pastels.”. Republicans need to hammer on Obama Reid Pelosi Gethner incessantly. Kick that poser hard when he’s down!

[FlingWingFlyer]

There are over 300 million people living in this country and the best the White House can do is hire this moron little Jay Jay Carney. Geeesh!

[tsowellfan]

Yeah, I guess we should just “sit in the back”

[Farmer Dean]

?????? For the last 2.5 years these F’ers have done everything conceivable to ruin this country.Now they want to work together?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

RESIGN communist.

[Siena Dreaming]

This from the same leader who said that he would bring a gun to the fight if his enemy brought a knife?

Uh huh.

[Farmer Dean]

Jay’s the only person stupid enough to work that job.Any sane person would just say Hell no.

[grey_whiskers]

[Genoa]

More top-down dictatorship from the White House would be more unified and would take less time.

[Keith in Iowa]

And just who was calling one side terrorists????

The ‘Rat steno-corpse eats what’s spoon fed them then they spew it out their other end and call it objective news reporting.

[God luvs America]

obama...I Won

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17862.html

[SumProVita]

Path to debt deal was too divisive: White House

Thus, he who attempts (GREATLY) to divide this nation by class and race, speaks.

[Slings and Arrows]

Translation: “Shut up and do what you’re told.”

[Chgogal]

When Clinton left office, the debt to GDP ratio was 57%. When Bush left office (eight years later), the ratio was 69%. After 2.5 years of the Obama/Mugabe Rule the ratio is 97%.

The Senate has not had a budget for more than 800+ days. You Obama, after being warned by the rating agencies proposed such an irresponsible budget that it was voted down by the Reid Senate by 97-0.

Your buddies, Pelosie and Reid have had control of the House and Senate from January 1 2007. You and your fellow dems have been in control of the purse for 5 years now.

The Repubs have had the House for just 8 months now. They have passed the Ryan bill which you ferociously attacked. The House passed the CC&B bill that was tabled by the Senate and was declared DOA by you. How is this fiscal mess the Republicans’ fault?

OBAMA = EPIC FAIL

[Genoa]

“Work together (with us).”