Obama: “Pull off the band aid. Eat our peas.” ~ Whew What Arrogance!

Obama: Time to “eat our peas” and pass debt deal
CBS
Obama is still seeking the largest deficit reduction deal possible as part of a package deal to raise the debt ceiling, he said in a press conference today.

“I continue to push congressional leaders for the largest possible deal,” he said from the White House. “It is possible for us to construct a package that would be balanced, would share sacrifice [and] would involve both parties taking on their sacred cows.”

. Obama would not even entertain the notion of failing to get a deal done before the end of the month.
“We are going to get this done by August 2,” he said.
The president and his economic team have repeatedly warned of catastrophic consequences for the U.S. and global economy if Congress does not increase the debt ceiling — the amount of money that the U.S. government is technically allowed to borrow — by August 2. Republicans have insisted on creating a deficit and debt reduction plan as a condition of voting to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.
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Obama has been seeking a deal that includes $4 trillion in budget savings over a decade, but House Speaker John Boehner said on Saturday that a mid-size package of reforms — closer to $2 trillion in savings, with no tax increases — is the only politically viable solution.
. Obama said today that he appreciated Boehner’s efforts to try to reach a large deal with him, but that the rest of the GOP must now step up to the plate.

“I’ve been hearing from my Republican friends for some time it is a moral imperative to tackle our debt and deficits in a serious way,” Mr. Obama said. “What I’ve said to them is, let’s go.”

Obama said today he would not accept a smaller, short-term deal. “We might as well do it now,” he said. “Pull off the band aid. Eat our peas.”
And this:

And this is not something that I am making up. This is not something that Tim Geithner is making up. We’re not out here trying to use this as a means of doing all these really tough political things. I’d rather be talking about stuff that everybody welcomes — like new programs or the NFL season getting resolved. Unfortunately, this is what’s on our plate. It’s before us right now. And we’ve got to deal with it.

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Obama On 76% Americans Not Wanting Debt Limit Raised: “Public Is Not Paying Close Attention”
Barack Obama had a message for the 76% who oppose an increase in the debt ceiling: pay attention. In response to a question from CBS’ Chip Reid, Obama said that those Americans aren’t paying attention, and insinuated that pollsters may be bamboozling survey respondents by asking trick questions anyway. Obama then puts on his Pollster in Chief hat and shows how he would have asked the question:

Depending on how you phrase the question — if you said to the American people, “Is it a good idea for the United States not to pay its bills and potentially create another recession that could throw millions of more people out of work,” I feel pretty confident I could get a majority on my side.

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Wild Thing’s comment………
Notice in one of his statements he mentions his agenda, he slides it right in there…….
I’d rather be talking about stuff that everybody welcomes — like new programs…”
According to him, “everybody” would welcome more new programs.I don’t think so, that is one of our problems, we have too much government and not enough of we the people.
He wants us to believe he is sincere about cutting the deficit drastically, then he says ‘too bad I’m busy right now or I could give you some more programs’!
“Public Is Not Paying Close Attention”
And his reply to Chip Reid……More of his arrogance!!!! The general American public “is not paying close attention” to what is going on, as opposed to profesional politicians. In other words – Americans are just too stupid or ignorant to know what’s good for them!