Reid calls for balanced deficit deal; White House denies reports of agreement

[ProSense]

Via Daily Kos: Reid calls for balanced deficit deal; White House denies reports of agreement

[mcar]

1. Thanks for injecting sense into this

ProSense. I greatly appreciate your posts. :toast:

[CakeGrrl]

2. K/R

It's getting a bit ridiculous here with the daily freakouts over the sketchiest details.

[gademocrat7]

3. I agree.

[lumberjack_jeff]

4. Uh huh. How much revenues, and on whom?

There is very little reason to trust the WH.

When the lines are written so far apart, it's apparent that you have to read between them.

[DrToast]

5. Interesting choice of words

A few weeks back, Obama was saying he wouldn't sign a deal without revenues. Now he "believes we need a balanced approach." A subtle, but important difference.

[Sheepshank]

11. huh?

I always assumed that revenues was only part of the deal. Don't tell me you assumed the discussion was intitiated to balance the budget on revenues only.

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[polmaven]

8. And why is that?...

because he is obviously one of those weak hearted wimmins? What a sexist thing to say!

[mzmolly]

7. Boehner said the same.

Only time will tell.

[jefferson_dem]

9. "Cong Dem leaders (both chambers) have been summoned for a WH meeting at 530p today"

- Chuckles Todd reports.

[wiggs]

10. Getting painless minor revenues from the top 2% in order to

balance painful, consequential, life-altering sacrifices from the bottom 50% is NOT balance.