Quote from Obama about two weeks before the election (Oct 24) [View all]

[woo me with science]

Obama says he’ll renew pursuit of ‘grand bargain,’ offering specifics on agenda. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-says-hell-renew-pursuit-of-grand-bargain-offering-specifics-on-agenda/2012/10/24/0e2b843c-1e0e-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_story.html


“We’re going to be in a position where I believe in the first six months we are going to solve that big piece of business,” Obama said. “It will probably be messy. It won’t be pleasant. But I am absolutely confident that we can get what is the equivalent of the grand bargain that essentially I’ve been offering to the Republicans for a very long time, which is $2.50 worth of cuts for every dollar in [taxes], and work to reduce the costs of our health-care programs.”



And here is the link to a post that has links to and photographs of the actual Grand Bargain proposal, which Obama has just said he seeks "the equivalent of":

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251246367