Just hours before another White House meeting, the top two Republicans in Congress blasted President Obama today for a debt reduction proposal they say is more specific about taxes than actual budget cuts.
"In my view the president has presented us with three choices," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., referring to efforts to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. "Smoke and mirrors, tax hikes, or default."
"Republicans choose none of the above," McConnell said. "I had hoped to do good; but I refuse to do harm."
Meanwhile, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, demanded more specifics from Obama, saying, "Where's the president's plan? When's he going to lay his cards on the table?"
"This debt limit increase is his problem," Boehner said. "I think it's time for him to lead by putting his plan on the table, something that the Congress can pass."
In the story referenced above, probably the most significant comment came from Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, one who is seldom given to broad generalities and sweeping summation. He is quoted as saying:
"I have little question that as long as this president is in the Oval Office, a real solution is unattainable."
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