2016 Postmortem

elleng

(130,973 posts) Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:45 PM Dec 2012

Obama to Leave Hawaiian Vacation Early to Return to Work on Fiscal Deal.

President Obama was planning to cut his Christmas vacation short and return to Washington to make a last-ditch push for a compromise on a tax and spending dispute with Congress that remains stubbornly unresolved.

A White House official said on Tuesday that the president could depart as early as Wednesday.

Meanwhile, both chambers of Congress will come back from their holiday hiatus on Thursday and return to work.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/us/politics/obama-returning-to-washington-to-seek-fiscal-deal.html?hp&_r=0

Darn! Love to think of him enjoying Hawaii.

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Obama to Leave Hawaiian Vacation Early to Return to Work on Fiscal Deal. (Original Post) elleng Dec 2012 OP

I was hoping they wouldn't. Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #1

You beat me to it DJ13 Dec 2012 #2

BOHICA nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #3

disgusting nt DemocratsForProgress Dec 2012 #7

Agreed nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #8

On CNN a correspondent in HI kept saying she wouldn't be surprised if Obama went to visit the jenmito Dec 2012 #4

crap DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #5

This man got a 4 day vacation ... frazzled Dec 2012 #6

+1 freshwest Dec 2012 #9

and look at what some are saying, on this thread! elleng Dec 2012 #11

How much you want to bet he is about to CAVE!!! bigdarryl Dec 2012 #10

Merry Christmas Seniors, now give me your figgy pudding, and your COLA! No Cuts!!! grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #12

I wrote him last week--don't assist in safety net destruction. Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #13

Cobalt Violet

(9,905 posts)

1. I was hoping they wouldn't.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:50 PM

Dec 2012

This can't be a good thing for the safety net.

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

2. You beat me to it

Reply to Cobalt Violet (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:02 PM

Dec 2012

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)

3. BOHICA nt

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:20 PM

Dec 2012

DemocratsForProgress

(545 posts)

7. disgusting nt

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:50 AM

Dec 2012

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)

8. Agreed nt

Reply to DemocratsForProgress (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:03 AM

Dec 2012

jenmito

(37,326 posts)

4. On CNN a correspondent in HI kept saying she wouldn't be surprised if Obama went to visit the

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:40 PM

Dec 2012

troops in Afghanistan. I guess he didn't go.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

5. crap

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:42 PM

Dec 2012

You know the third way is waiting for him in DC.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

6. This man got a 4 day vacation ...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:35 AM

Dec 2012

after one of the longest and most grueling campaigns in recent memory, followed immediately by a long, grueling, and fruitless battle over the fiscal cliff crap. Four days is not enough. And I'll bet the Republicans will scream about how he took time off.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

9. +1

Reply to frazzled (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:07 AM

Dec 2012

elleng

(130,973 posts)

11. and look at what some are saying, on this thread!

Reply to frazzled (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:43 AM

Dec 2012

PISSED OFF! Don't want to post, w all this negativity!
DAMN!
(not you, frazzled.)

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

10. How much you want to bet he is about to CAVE!!!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:31 AM

Dec 2012

That's what Im predicting unfortunately

grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts)

12. Merry Christmas Seniors, now give me your figgy pudding, and your COLA! No Cuts!!!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:26 AM

Dec 2012

Call the White House 202-456-1111 (opens WED 12/26), and your rep (202) 224-3121 (opens TH 12/27)!

Tell them no cuts to Social Security, it does not add one nickel to the deficit!

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)

13. I wrote him last week--don't assist in safety net destruction.

Reply to grahamhgreen (Reply #12)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:56 PM

Dec 2012

I am tired of compromise for the sake of compromise. Especially when it does not help anyone or anything other than the guys who are attempting to destroy the safety net.

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