Obama says debt deal must include revenues - Chicago Tribune 7/25/11

Maybe I missed the part about revenues in The Deal.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-pn-obama-la-raza-20110725,0,6071872.story


As Republicans and Democrats continue trying to hammer out the details of rival plans to avert a debt crisis, President Obama on Monday called for a proposal that will raise more revenue from the wealthy — a provision that has vexed his talks with the House speaker.

Yet in a speech Monday afternoon to the nation's largest Latino interest group, Obama made the case that attacking federal debt and deficit simply by cutting government spending won't spread the burden fairly.

Some of the cuts under discussion would require seniors to pay more for their healthcare and diminish temporary assistance and job training for displaced workers.

"Not only is it not fair if all this is done on the backs of middle-class families," Obama said, "it doesn't make sense. ... That's why people from both parties have said the best way to take on our deficit is with a balanced approach ... one where wealthy Americans and corporations pay their share, too."

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Ouch.

Barack Obama on CNN "Late Edition" with Wolf Blitzer May 11, 2008

Not without substantial editing, anyway.

most of it. He talks the talks and then doesn't fucking walk.

the White House, we have to take back the Senate, and we have to take back the House." He left out the "Psych!" part, but I think we now have enough experience with him to know it was understood.

:grr:

Is that good enough for you?

The lied.

I take it ProSense and TheWraith will now inform me that the Deal includes revenue increases.

cuts that amount to 1 trillion (approximately half the package).

To entitlements with no accompanying defense cuts.

doesn't report at all. Democrats can basically demand revenue increases, or defense gets it.

n/t