10:30 EDT: President Obama Speaks on His Vision for a Balanced Approach to Reducing Our Deficit

[hedgehog]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

[gateley]

1. K&R nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. Thanks for the heads up!

:hi:

[Modern_Matthew]

3. K&R! I've had it up since 9:30, impatiently awaiting. nt

[jtrockville]

4. I sure hope there's no mention of SS, which by law can't contribute.

Social Security can't contribute to the deficit. It's a separate program. In fact, Social Security is a creditor to the United States, because the US has been borrowing from Social Security's SURPLUS.

[Modern_Matthew]

5. He's late! Haha. nt

[hedgehog]

6. Well, every President is late on these things by abiout 10-15 minutes

just to make sure everyone is standing by.

[hedgehog]

7. 10:55 - 2 minute warning

[gateley]

8. So far so good --

He's doing okay. What do you think?

[Modern_Matthew]

9. He's making me proud to be a supporter. nt

[gateley]

11. He's laying it out plain and simply and I wonder how the

Republicans will counter it. Probably by just repeating their current line and not addressing the points he's making (and has been making).

[Modern_Matthew]

14. Yep. I would bet my small paycheck on that. nt

[otohara]

10. It's Not Fair

keep pushing that line Mr. President, because....it's not fair.

[otohara]

12. Ha, Not Class Warfare, It's Math

good one POTUS

[Modern_Matthew]

15. I guess they don't teach that in the fancy charter schools. nt

[gateley]

13. There are several things he's said that could be made into

powerful spots. "I don't think asking a hedge fund manager to pay the same percentage of taxes is class warfare".