Beohner tried to showboat saying "the balls in the Pres. court and the Pres. volleyed back what's that saying "the pen is mightier than the sword"
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- An economic calamity looming, President Barack Obama on Friday signaled willingness to compromise with Republicans, declaring he was not "wedded to every detail" of his tax-and-spending approach to prevent deep and widespread pain in the new year. But he insisted his re-election gave him a mandate to raise taxes on wealthier Americans.
"The majority of Americans agree with my approach," said Obama, brimming with apparent confidence in his first White House statement since securing a second term.
Trouble is, the Republicans who run the House plainly do not agree with his plans. Speaker John Boehner insisted that raising tax rates as Obama wants "will destroy jobs in America."
The White House quickly turned Obama's comments into an appeal for public support, shipping around a video by email and telling Americans that "this debate can either stay trapped in Washington or you can make sure your friends and neighbors participate."Obama invited the top four leaders of Congress to the White House next week for talks, right before he departs on a trip to Asia.
are these the same leaders who dissed him before and tried to lessen his authority as Pres.? so why has that side of voters felt anything would be different, or are they complicit with the demeaning of the Pres.'s position as long as he holds it?
Obama never expressly said that tax rates on top earners must return to the higher levels of the Bill Clinton era, leading to speculation that he was willing to soften the core position of his re-election campaign to get a grand debt deal with Republicans. "I'm not wedded to every detail of my plan. I'm open to compromise," he said.
But his spokesman, Jay Carney, seemed to slam that door. He said Obama would veto any extension Congress might approve of tax cuts on household incomes above $250,000.
Obama's remarks were choreographed so that a diverse-looking group of Americans stood behind him and dozens more were invited to pack the East Room. In the weeks ahead, he plans to pull in the public as a way to pressure Congress.
good idea but will it be viewed as Romney was for stacking his audience's most definitely by the right and
some progressives, but we need to be vocal not background scenery.
