POTUS: "Eric, don't call my bluff...I'm going to take this to the American people."

[jefferson_dem]

:popcorn:

Tweets regarding today's "tense" negotiations at the White House, from a reliable source (most recent first):

Democratic source: "Cantor was playing the role he's been playing throughout this whole thing - being not productive.”

Democratic source disputes Cantor's description of the WH debt meeting. “This is like Cantor's Gingrich back of the plane moment..."

Cantor: (The president) said 'don't call my bluff. I'm going to the American people on this.

GOP aide close to talks: "Today was the most tense meeting of the week.." pointedly, "we're not doing that anymore."

Cantor: The progress we made seems to have been erased now.

Cantor: We are very far apart right now

Cantor says president "shoved back from the table and said 'we'll see you tomorrow.'" Mtg Thursday at 4:15 pm

Cantor says WH debt session " ended with president abruptly walking out of the meeting."

[Parker CA]

1. Who tweeted these? nt

[jefferson_dem]

4. Originally, a capitol hill correspondent who has his tweet feed "protected".

But this story is all over the internets, twitterland, and cable news now. Such as...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/13/obama-debt-ceiling-meeting_n_897815.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

http://www.twitter.com/LukeRussert

[gateley]

2. I love the Democratic source's comment!

:rofl:

And Cantor -- I just want to slap him SO HARD! And I'm not like that at all -- he brings that out in me. :grr:

[EVDebs]

3. BHO should skip the meeting and fly to WI and campaign with the real Dems !

Then wait until Aug. 1 to see what the GOP is putting out.

[Enrique]

5. this is Eric Cantors version of what happened

and disputed by the democratic source, and Tweeted by a Fox News reporter, and reported by Politico.

Which doesnt mean its not true, but we should keep in mind who the source is.

[jefferson_dem]

6. Good point.

I'm sure Cantor is desperate for a narrative "game changer" and thinks this will play negatively for POTUS.

I see it the other way. I say... "Bring It, Mr. President!" Bring the noise!

[Faygo Kid]

7. Time to take Cantor down. Take it to the American people.

I want NO cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, but I also want to see the GOP tools of Fox and right-wing radio beaten down. Badly.

Get angry, Mr. President. I've been waiting for your FDR moment.

[Kind of Blue]

8. WOW and Hot Damn!

GoBama! Thanks for the update. But Richard Wolffe on Lawrence just said that his WH sources said the president did not lose his cool, of course. He just ended it and left. He did express frustration but Cantor's account is overblown, of course. KnR.

[Peacetrain]

9. Puts to rest, the caving crowd,, the man up crowd, etc etc etc

[Proles]

10. Good.

It's about time he shows some anger!

[woo me with science]

11. I wonder who wrote that line.

popcorn indeed.

[babylonsister]

12. Cantor: The progress we made seems to have been erased now...Set-up

maybe? What progress? CYA?

And rec'd!

[Autumn]

13. Un rec for anonymous sources

:rofl: just kidding. Sounds good to me.