Obama-Boehner Debt Ceiling Talks Collapse
- Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:06pm by
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President Obama responded with a live press conference:
Just hours after the Senate refused to debate the House GOP’s Cut, Cap & Balance deficit reduction plan, ongoing negotiations between House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama collapsed, derailing efforts to reach an agreement on raising the nation’s debt ceiling. According to House Republicans, GOP leaders now plan to work directly with Senate leaders to craft an alternative plan as the August 2 deadline looms.
WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — House Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Barack Obama Friday night on a deal to cut spending and avert a threatened government default, sending compromise efforts into a crisis state.
Within minutes, an obviously peeved Obama virtually ordered congressional leaders to the White House for a Saturday meeting on raising the nation’s debt limit. “We’ve got to get it done. It is not an option not to do it,” he said.
Officials say a default could destabilize the already weakened U.S. economy and send major ripple effects across the globe.
Leaders in a divided government, Obama and Boehner blamed each other’s partisans for torpedoing a deal.
“In the end, we couldn’t connect,” Boehner wrote Republican rank-and-file lawmakers, accusing the president of wanting to raise taxes and being reluctant to cut benefit programs.
But Obama, in a rare Friday evening turn at the White House podium, said, “I’ve been left at the altar now a couple of times.”
“If Congress and the House Republicans are not willing to ensure that we avoid default, it’s fair to say they take responsibility for whatever arises,” the president said.
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Jack2011
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:25pmObama is so TWO FACED
He flat out said he is NOT interested in laying blame and then turns around and REPEATEDLY blames the Republicans because they won’t raise taxes and the debt ceiling.
I FLIPPED THE CHANNEL. That man is NOT my president.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:34pmI agree .. we need to get this fraud out of OUR White House.
Report Post »yosemitefan
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:36pmOpen letter to any Conservative US Congressman
My fellow conservatives please learn from the great communicator Ronald Reagan. His favorite quote when dealing with Tip O’Neill “if they cannot see the light, put them in the spotlight let them feel the heat”
Speaker Boehner, Congressman Cantor, Congressman Mc Carthy please pass one more similar Cut Cap & balance package. Using Reagan’s “let them feel the heat” method, call a press conference and announce “We have passed our final proposal on this matter until the Senate Democrats and the President put forth a bill in legislative language, posted on the web for 72 hours and after a complete review we will reconvene the House and bring it to the floor for debate. Until this happens the House will stand in recess. In addition we have funded all SSI payments and our military, and medicare as well. So Mr. President and Senator Reid the ball is in your court now is the time for you to act.”
Bang the gavel and go home to your districts let them feel the heat from the feeding frenzy of the drive by media.
If anyone knows how to forward this to their congressman/senator please feel free.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:39pmYa!! And he says nothing about ‘his’ Senate and Reid putting Cap, Cut and Ballance off the table!! And how partisan Republicans are. Give me a break!!
Report Post »I‘m listening to the jerk now and he is like a spoiled little brat that didn’t get his way and blaming talk radio and TV commentators and the Tea Party. And of coarse using the fear tactics…..as if he really cares about the general population. The guy is full of it!!!
godlovinmom
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:39pmthat’s exactly what my sis used to say about Bush…unfortunately he is our president…we just need to get rid of him in 2012.
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:42pmgodlovinmom
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:39pm
that’s exactly what my sis used to say about Bush…unfortunately he is our president…we just need to get rid of him in 2012.
Report Post »________
He isn’t my president. I wouldn’t follow him across the street let alone into battle. I have ZERO respect for that Marxist fraud.
poverty.sucks
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:45pmFinally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:53pmFlash;l tell the state unemployment offices to stay open late for all the “NEW” bureaaucrats in the unemployment line…..
Report Post »Good news……….this is the only way you are going to cut the size of government…let the lay offs begin!!
godlovinmom
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:54pmJack…I know right…cannot believe the people who actually voted for this guy!
Report Post »red1
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:00pmI agree. Obama is so incompetent. How can any deal be possible when the President lays all blame on one party. The Republicans cannot now agree to anything without admitting that all blame belongs to them. No deal is possible now in my opinion. The Republicans have already offered several plans and passed one that the Senate wouldn’t even debate. Boehner should just end negotiations and tell the Democrats to pass their own plan before negotiations resume.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:02pm@JACK2011 ~~~~ I agree. That man is not MY president, either.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:09pmCould absolutely not bring myself to listen to this man one more time! If his lips are movin’, he‘s lyin’! What makes him so Marxist? His DETERMINATION to DIVIDE this Nation! He is a very, very angry, hateful man…it is written ALL OVER HIS FACE (even when he smiles)…
Report Post »designbyinspiration
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:09pmThe top 45 percent earners (that’s most of us) have worked their butts off, made a living, wise choices, dealt with some pretty serious bumps in the road (was 9mos unemployed here) and he wants to tax the most sucessful of us for BEING successful! Does that make YOU want to succeed? They already pay the disproportionate amount of our taxes! Be personally compassionate to the less fortunate ( helped two people start thieir own businesses) but get the dam government out of our pockets. Urge the poor to be strong and smart. To be creative and self sufficient. To stand on their own.
Report Post »timjohnson1967
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:16pmI agree too..Im tired of the reality show known as Obama..channel turned!
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:20pmHe’s not interested in anything the American people want or think. He’s only interested in destroying America as we know it. He slandered the Tea Party, which is us, folks, and talk radio. The liberals may have to have someone tell them what to think, but conservatives can think on their own. We know he’s an idiot.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:23pmRational Man, he doesn’t know how to get his way except by making empty threats. He is the one in charge of choosing priorities to make sure those checks go out. He IS a spoiled little brat that has been groomed for this job by his Marxist friends, to bring down America, and no one has ever stood up to him and he doesn’t know how to handle it when someone does. He’s been surrounded by “yes” men all his life and rescued from mistakes. Like someone else said on here, he only knows how to vote present.
Report Post »OneCitizenOfTheRepublic
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:27pmHe IS your president, and my president…even though WE DID NOT vote for him. He’s still POTUS…until either the next election, Impreachment, or death or infirmity. That’s the law.
SO the question remains. What are We, the People going to do?
Report Post »OneCitizenOfTheRepublic
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:41pm`“If Congress and the House Republicans are not willing to ensure that we avoid default, it’s fair to say they take responsibility for whatever arises,” the president said.
Oh yeah…like you say Mr. President…prepare to take responsibility for what is about to happen…cause We, the People…WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. AMEN
Report Post »Fantastic Four
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:53pmI said before and I’ll say it again: what good are the bush tax cuts, when the prophet-in-chief is going to HAMMER business and citizens with regulation and fines and new creative taxes to fund his BS programs. After all we can’t have all the mosques around the world not looking shabby and not up to code. The Libs have only 2 talking points that they are driving home with a fury, and they do it 24/7. Also cut Military spending by 10% and mostly adminstration. With those 2 items and the Libs won’t have a prayer in hell to avoid “WE THE PEOPLE”
Report Post »AnnMarie
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:54pmThis coming from a man who spent over 2 years on a health care plan that most people did not want. Now in the 11th hour he is stepping up to the plate to look the pitcher down?? JOBS, Stop Spending was what he and his Democrats that he praises for their over and above compromise, Pelosi and Reid, did not one thing about in the time they were in control. Now the blame falls to the Tea Party?? Can this get anymore ridiculous and I wonder if the President wants a deal or a collapse???? CAN 2012 come any faster…
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:59pm@Design-
My husband was out of work for 6 months. We used up our entire savings to maintain our mortgage payments and ended up selling it for only 3/4 of its value. We actually had to borrow money from relatives to pay the buyers closing. And yet- we feel damn lucky to have gotten out from under it. Neither my husband nor I could find employment after his job went away so we knew we were going to have to move out of state. We have been on the move ever since. Just thankful that one of us has a decent job. Obama is not the president of the United States. I believe that the moment a president deliberately tries to destroy the very constitution that he swore to uphold and defend he negates his presidency on the spot.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:56pm… you wanna call me an extremist … a Racist! A TEA Party fanatic just because I disagreed with TARP and the PORKULUS Bill!! How dare you, Hussein! I am an American and a Patriot, and I know a MARXIST when I am looking at one, which is you! There are only two ways to look at this situation you have caused: either you haven’t got the faintest idea in what you are doing, or you do … which is it, turd? Either way you are in BIG trouble … boy.
Report Post »Live Slowly
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 9:38pmSomeone needs to tell him that the government doesn’t generate “REVENUES”… It TAKES revenue from Americans in the form of TAXES.
Report Post »Alucard
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 10:45pm@Yosemitefan
Report Post »Excellent point. I wish the Republicans would stop playing nice all the time. The Dems sit there and call them baby killers, wanting old people to die and leaving the mentally disabled to fend for themselves and every other fear mongering spin you can think of. I just want them to stop expecting the Dems to play nice and start hitting back.
SimpleMind
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 12:56amHe’s always “Calling” for something, but never mentions how he intends for those things to be accomplished.
Report Post »GUT_CHECK
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 8:15amyosemite,
i like your style. it must only be you, Reagan and Ron Paul talking this way. RP says he would simply continue to send both houses back until they came up with substantive cuts in spending and taxes with a plan to pay down debt. LOVE THAT GUY
it is time for Ron Paul, no one else has it right
Report Post »CutThePuppetStrings
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 12:30pmHold firm Mr. Booehner and tell this Lieing Marxist Dictator to go screw himself. WE WILL NOT DEFAULT…GROW A PAIR…SPEAK UP AND EXPOSE OBAMA’S FEARMONGERING AND LIES!!!
Report Post »AmericablessGod
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 4:31pmObama is such a coward! He has not submitted a serious budget or plan to cut spending yet, and has the Gaul to say that congress needs to do something! This poor excuse for a man does not know what accountability means, at least not pertaining to himself. He will always pass the blame and his lapdogs in the media report it as if it were so.
Boehner needs to stand firm and dig in because he has truth and the American people on his side. John, do jot cave in!!
Report Post »WILLIAM E.
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:25pmNumbskull, the wealthiest Americans & biggest corporation are already paying their share unless we are talking about your friends. Jeffery Imelt of GE comes to mind here. Spending must be cut & all your problems will go away. Remember, You Are BROKE !!
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:25pmWhy doesnt the potus speak the truth and tell everyone that medicare and social security are ponzi schemes that will colapse the economy if something is not done soon? Oh, I know WHY, he never tells the truth, thats why. Obama could have been a great president, except for one thing. He isnt any good.
ALL LIBERALS MUST BE VOTED OUT IN 2012!!
Report Post »Oh, God!
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:28pmWhat he also fails to mention is that when these so-called congressmen voted for Obamacare, that took $500 billion out of Medicare. He’s already screwed grandma and thrown her over the cliff. Just the sight of him makes me cringe and vomit in my mouth.
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:39pmHe also FAILED to mention that ObamaCare has already condemned women on Medicare with breast cancer from a very effective BUT COSTLY drug that ALL OTHER COUNTRIES USE. And, if Medicare won’t pay for it, private insurance will deny also.
Be because that breast cancer drug only works for SOME women but not all women, it is denied to all women.
There will more drugs denied and MORE government unionized healthcare employees hired.
Just as our manufacturing left and now our space program is gone Obama is destroying our healthcare.
Report Post »AmericanWomanFirst
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:24pmThe Quote of the Decade
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government can not pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, “the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”
– Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:27pmIf only that Obama were here instead of the Corrupted one that we currently have.
Report Post »cantbelieveallthisgarbagecouldhappenwhodoislap
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:34pmI wish more people would look at past and present comments,of people we vote for,allowing flip flop people or compleat liers has gotten us here,and yes i dont spell or puntuate well,who cares,dont change the point!freaks.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:38pmRON – No, he’s always been corrupted (well, since he was a young adult) – among other undesirable traits. I’m sure there was some political reason he said that at that time so he would appear to be “reasonable”, patriotic, which we know he’s not.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:00pmRonko,
Report Post »He came out of his mother’s womb corrupt…if that’s where he actually came out.
Eblaze44
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:24pmObama IS responsible for the spending spending and spending and giving away money that he doesn’t have and must borrow from our enemies.
Blame the Socialist Democrats and Harry Reid as well as Obama.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:37pmHe wants to pick the winners and losers .. Winners GE , GM, UNIONS, SEIU …
LOSERS .. WE THE TAXPAYERS .. enough time for this fraud of a President to be exposed!
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:43pmCatB
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:37pm
He wants to pick the winners and losers .. Winners GE , GM, UNIONS, SEIU …
LOSERS .. WE THE TAXPAYERS .. enough time for this fraud of a President to be exposed!
Report Post »_______
Don’t forget ACORN which received hundreds of thousands of dollars under their new names.
Pinupgrl76
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:24pmNice….that a**hole totally skirted the Social Security check question…..gggrrrrrr…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:34pmAnd his BUDDIES in the “so called PRESS” .. let him!
Report Post »NormanDeArmond
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:23pmWe are broke no matter what. Job layoffs now to boot. We can’t borrow our way out. Freeze the debt ceiling. Find another way out. Has more to do with the murder by abortion of the population whic sans illegal and legal immigration is in steep decline. Not to mention God’s disinclination to further bless a nation of murderers. Repent and have a Bible revival?
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:23pmObama is mortified that the American People want to take his credit card away.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:35pmHe is such a little “man-child” …
Report Post »cantbelieveallthisgarbagecouldhappenwhodoislap
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:44pmyep! I know i need a new train set,charge it to some one else,Im really gonna have fun with my new train,I will show it to my friends and be really cool and my friends will make lots of money building it(unions?)
Report Post »lizaz
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:22pmobama’s on TV now telling us what we, the American people, want…..and he knows!!! RIGHT!!! More lies and more bs and orders, now, for the parties to be in his office tomorrow to explain what their plan is to avoid this horrible default!!!! He has done NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING and now he wants to blame Republicans because they won’t agree to raising taxes as well as the debt ceiling. BS, buddy, we are tired of the spending and we WANT IT STOPPED!!!!!! STOP SPEND STUPID….SSS…..that‘s the bottom line and you will find out in Nov 2012 what the American people want and it’s to get rid of you and the democrats in the House and Senate. Now, he’s stating more lies about not issuing ss checks…..if they are not issued it will be because obama stops them to punish Republicans….there is plenty of money, according to many officials. The gravy train is over!!!!! WE ARE SICK OF THIS WH!!!
Report Post »ConservativeFirst
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:34pmYeah, I am getting pretty sick of him telling us what we want……
What I want is HIM out of office so that our country might have a fighting change for recovery.
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:40pmYeah, I am getting pretty sick of him telling us what we want……
______
Why is it that both BO’s (Bill Orielly AND Barrack Obama) are always TELLING us what we want?
Report Post »I SPY
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:22pmHahahahahahaah! Obama is upset for being kicked out of negotiations. Epic failure again from this president. Way to show your leadership skills, you dope.
Report Post »hlj435
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:22pmLoathsome. Liar. Arrogant. Hopeless. Soulless.
Report Post »rettpr295
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:22pmWhat a lying, cheating worthless SOB. Where is his PLAN!!!!! Nothing but an empty suit acting like a third rate Chicago hood.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:45pmHey – that last part — that pretty much says it !!!!!!
Report Post »papabear27
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:22pmWould you please consider these point of views:
1. Why has President Obama refused to CUT GOVERNMENT Spending? He falsely accuses the TEA Party organizations who are NOT elected to any office as refusing to compromise, because Obama needs someone to demonize! Everyone else but ME is to blame!
2. Why are President Obama & DemoRats NOT putting legislation on the table with specific facts? No Federal Budget in TWO YEARS! How irresponsible is that?
3. Why is “taxing” one group of Americans not to be considered as a TAX on ALL Americans? This elitist is waging class warfare! Why doesn’t anyone stand up to the propaganda coming from our elected officials?
4. Why do we even care about what rating agencies publish about the “credit worthiness” of the US Government? These same agencies gave WRONG information about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for years. These same agencies stated in writing that Lehman Brothers – Goldman Sachs – and all of the brokerage houses were SOLID financial institutions. Do you think that anyone in CHINA or JAPAN or RUSSIA or Middle East countries believes anything that Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s says about the United States printing vast sums of paper monies?
Now we have runaway INFLATION and that is a tax on everyone!
We have become VICTIMS of the normalcy bias! At least the Government will now STOP SPENDING monies that they do not have to SPEND!
Report Post »cantbelieveallthisgarbagecouldhappenwhodoislap
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:53pmAmen! brother!!
Report Post »jodey
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:21pmAnd how do you think the liberal press is going to spin THIS!!
Report Post »Aggieboo_65
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:40pmSame way they always do…it is the conservative, right wingers fault…or Bush’s…whichever comes into their so called minds first…
Report Post »ClockKing
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 10:42pmAs Rep. McCotter said (in 2008 regarding the BUSH bailout), “Guilty as charged!”
We’re in their way, and damn straight.
Report Post »conservative_teacher
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:19pmMr. President, Sir. You are a DICK!
Report Post »Pinupgrl76
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:25pmI second that !!
Report Post »Liberty1791
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:19pmLying piece of ****
Report Post »YellowFin
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:18pmThe rage continues to grow.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:16pm1.6 Trillion over ten years Barry? Wow that’s 160 billion a year which leaves us over a trillion/year in deficits. Thanks Barry, your a real brick.
Report Post »Rrightwing80
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:15pmway to go johny boy, didnt think you had it in you! DONT MOVE AN INCH! and lets cut some
Report Post »spending already!
Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:22pmIf you want to make spending cuts, that’s one thing. But this money is ALREADY SPENT, EINSTEIN. We have to pay our bills. Why would you want to default? You people are MORONS.
Way to go republicans. Sinking the country in a way that Obama never could.
Report Post »HisNameWasRobertPaulson
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:46pmWe aren’t going to default you dolt. Stop listening to your cheerleaders and listen to a few economists that haven’t been bought off with cushy jobs.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:48pmBible Quotin‘ Science Fearin’ Conservative American
Hey Einstein, we have close to 200 billion coming in to the coffers every month. That’s plenty to pay our interest on our debt, grandma’s SS, the military, and most federal workers, plus medicaid. We would have to curtail money to foreign countries, idiotic grants, and hey while we are at it maybe GE ought to pay their share of taxes.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:04pm@booger71 – if we default or even push the envelope to the point that our credit ratings is affected, we have rising interest rates which increases our monthly interest costs, which affects our ability to sell our debt on the marketplace, which means we may not be able to settle the maturing debt which we are obligated to pay as it matures and we fall into third country. I don’t think you really get it. This is not a question of can we meet next months expenses, it is can we pay those expenses as they rise and can we pay our maturing debt. This gets ugly real fast and the loser is you and me. America loses whatever stature it has left in the world and we start to feel the results of being a nation that produces very little and consumes much. Your grandchildren will be leaving for China to work.
Report Post »CrackersSmurf
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:15pmsocial security is in a lock box@! it couldn’t possibly cut that.
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:14pmShame, shame, shame Dear Leader Obama!
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:13pmoh how cute he’s whistling again
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:12pmMr President very simple — they have provided three plans, and you along with the Senate Left have rejected any and all of them across the board without a floor debate, or any plans of your own being put out there other than tax and spend us even more.
This is the emergency and event he is hoping for; let the system collapse in on itself and declare some kind of national state of fiscal emergency…end game for the Republic.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:16pmbut but they dont have a spending problem, they have a revenue problem
Report Post »ConsiderThis
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:23pmHey, Snow. Your second paragraph could be very spot on.
Report Post »Everything this guy does and doesn‘t do makes me think his true agenda isn’t very pretty.
the_ancient
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:11pmWhat is worthless leader this man is…
Report Post »matinva
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:10pmBarry still doesn’t get it. This empty suit needs to go. Vote him out and get someone serious to get the job done.
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