President Obama to deliver statement at 6 p.m. ET - White House

[The Straight Story]

President Obama to deliver statement at 6 p.m. ET - White House

http://www.breakingnews.com/

[Poll_Blind]

1. Link to feed here, to begin momentarily: (LINK)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-delivers-statement-0">HERE

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[Ruby the Liberal]

3. Thanks!

[kenny blankenship]

4. Hopefully he announces shutdown of important govt functions like air traffic control

and we pass a clean debt extnsn - no bullshit about cutting Medicare and Social Security.

[DainBramaged]

6. Facebook

http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive/

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. MSNBC is saying this is not a "positive" announcement

House members are being briefed in transit home. Projection is major stall, not a deal.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. Boehner apparently walked out today

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. Obama confirming Boehner walking away from WH talks

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. We offered $1t in cuts to spending domestic and intnl (incl military) + $650b cuts to SS/Med

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. We sought revenues, less than GO6 called for (1.2t in revenues) without hiking tax rates

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. Cuts higher to GO6, revenues less than GO6. "Extraordinary fair deal"

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Dem leaders not on board, but willing to talk

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. No revenues = more burden on seniors, kids, research, etc || Asks nothing of rich/corps

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. We have run out of time

[Ruby the Liberal]

14. Top 4 will be at WH at 11a tomorrow to explain how we are going to avoid default through 2013

[Ruby the Liberal]

15. No option on readdressing this before the election. Plan for NOW. Through 2013

[malaise]

16. GObama!

We have to extend the debt ceiling to 2013

[Ruby the Liberal]

17. Continues to believe in balance of cuts + revenues || People fed up with political posturing

[Ruby the Liberal]

18. Boehner wasn't returning his calls today. (Sounded pissed LOL!)

[Ruby the Liberal]

19. Can Repubs say yes to ANYTHING?

[KamaAina]

26. I dunno. Ask David Vitter.

:evilgrin:

[Ruby the Liberal]

31. ROFL!! Now that was priceless.

:toast:

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. Dem leadership NOT happy with proposal, but willing to talk. Unlike Republicans.

[Ruby the Liberal]

21. He is willing to take the political heat for McConnell plan

[Ruby the Liberal]

22. Q - SS Checks 8/3 || A - Consulting with Timmeh, if not able, R's responsibility

[Ruby the Liberal]

23. He finds it hard to believe Congress would be that irresponsible (re SS checks)

[Ruby the Liberal]

24. Q - Why embrace GO6? A - Boehner couldn't get his caucus to agree on revenues (ie next best thing)

[Ruby the Liberal]

25. Less balanced deal is better than no deal

[Ruby the Liberal]

27. "Responsibility/Shared Sacrifices" basically meaningless if people walk away from responsibilities

[Ruby the Liberal]

28. Q - Breakdown of trust/moving goalline A - They have no capacity to say yes

[Ruby the Liberal]

29. Needed enough revenue to protect CURRENT SS/Med beneficiaries (ouch)

[Ruby the Liberal]

30. Challenge in House is to arrive at any agreement that compromises their ideology

[Ruby the Liberal]

32. Q - Stand alone debt ceiling in play? A - No option on debt. He will sign ***THROUGH 2013***

[Ruby the Liberal]

33. Extension through 2013 is his line in the sand (repeated several times)

[Ruby the Liberal]

34. Another reference to Boehner not returning his call. (LOL!!)

[Ruby the Liberal]

35. Q - How will you reassure Wall Street? (WTF?) A - He is confident we will not default

[Ruby the Liberal]

36. Less confident about people being able to make tough decisions. Debt Ceiling not an issue

[Ruby the Liberal]

37. Invoking St Ronnie's corpse on raising the debt ceiling

[Ruby the Liberal]

38. CC&B was "similar" to Obama/Boehner plan (!!) but with less weight on Srs, Poor, Middle class

[Ruby the Liberal]

39. End of Presser

[Generic Other]

42. Thanks so much Ruby

Very nice of you to hit the highlights!!

[Ruby the Liberal]

43. Happy to help.

:hi:

[Snotcicles]

40. The last minute of that presser was by far the best. nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

41. No kidding!