White House asks GOP to go for the 'holy grail' in deficit package

[somone]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/171551-white-house-challenges-gop-to-go-for-holy-grail-in-deficit-talks

White House asks GOP to go for the 'holy grail' in deficit package
By Sam Youngman - 07/14/11 02:28 PM ET

With deficit reduction talks mired in tension and division, the White House's top spokesman challenged Republicans Thursday to go for the “holy grail" and push for the biggest deal possible.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said that despite reports of heated exchanges in Wednesday afternoon's meeting between congressional negotiators, the president would on Thursday continue to ask Republicans to do something "generational."

"That agreement is right here," Carney said. "It's on the table. You just have to be willing to reach for it."

[MineralMan]

1. Generational? I have a suggestion for what the Republicans

could do with their generative organs. I wonder if that's what Carney meant? :rofl:

[cliffordu]

2. I wouldn't put my hand anywhere near that table if I was Republican.

[jtown1123]

3. Fuck that. The White House wants a huge deficit reduction bill. This is sickening.

[Myrina]

5. Yep.

Anyone who reads Krugman and Reich knows that when the economy is wobbly, deficit reduction measures are THE WORST thing to think about. I don't know who this POTUS is working for, but it ain't us average folk.

[Enrique]

4. will there be peas in it? n/t