Never. Gonna. Happen.

[Summer Hathaway]

95. No one is lying to you, Sabrina

To the contrary, Carney was quite straightforward with the truth. And it IS the truth.

The Republicans asked for chained CPI - and what they asked for was included in the proposal.

This is part of every negotiation process; you include something the other side wants and they, in return, offer to accept something you've offered as part of the package that they DON'T want.

That's what happens in a proposal/counter proposal process - which works well if both sides are (a) acting in good faith, and (b) are actually trying to come to a compromise acceptable to all concerned.

Of course, in this particular case, we know the GOP are neither acting in good faith nor trying to come to a compromise. And they are now demonstrating that in front of the nation.

Obama has said he is willing to compromise with the GOP. How seriously would he be taken as "willing to compromise" if he then came up with a proposal that was 100% what he wants, and 0% of what the other side wants?

Jesus, this isn't rocket science.

And BTW, if people here would actually educate themselves as to what else Obama included as part of the package - increased monies for programs that benefit the middle-class and the poor, along with increased taxes on the wealthy and corporations, etc. - they might just learn something.

To hear some on DU tell it, Obama's entire budget proposal consists of a yellow sticky with the words "chained CPI" on it - and nothing else.