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>The ONLY COMMON GROUND is that of your political grave >and the complete reversal of every damn fucking last >one of your commie pig agenda enacted by that >treasonous congress.... > > >Obama calls for common ground on budget > AP – President Barack Obama, left, speaks as Sen. >Bill Nelson, D-Fla., right, listens during a >Democratic … > Slideshow:President Barack Obama Play Video Apple >Computer Video:Apple's iPad Lifts Stock CNBC Related >Quotes Symbol Price Change >^DJI 12,169.88 -88.32 >^GSPC 1,321.15 -9.82 >^IXIC 2,784.67 -14.07 > >AdChoices > >By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Erica Werner, >Associated Press – 2 hrs 6 mins ago >WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is urging >lawmakers to find common ground on a budget deal to >avert a government shutdown and says he's willing to >agree to steeper cuts to get there. > >The president issued a call for compromise Saturday in >his weekly radio and Internet address but without >offering any specifics on how to bridge the $50 >billion gulf that divides the White House and >Democratic budget proposal from the much steeper cuts >offered by Republicans. > >The competing plans are headed for test votes in the >Senate in the coming week that neither is expected to >survive but that will set the stage for further >negotiations. The government is running on a stopgap >spending bill that expires March 18, so the parties >have until then to come up with a plan to pay for the >remainder of the fiscal year through Sept. 30. > >"We need to come together, Democrats and Republicans, >around a long-term budget that sacrifices wasteful >spending without sacrificing the job-creating >investments in our future. My administration has >already put forward specific cuts that meet >congressional Republicans halfway. And I'm prepared to >do more," said Obama, although the claim that >Democrats are meeting Republicans halfway only stands >up under the Democratic explanation of the intricate >numbers game being played on Capitol Hill. > >"But we'll only finish the job together — by sitting >at the same table, working out our differences and >finding common ground," the president said. > >Facing a federal deficit of $1.6 trillion, Republican >leaders are under pressure from tea partiers to stick >to a deep menu of $61 billion in spending cuts for the >remainder of this year that's been passed by the >GOP-controlled House. But Obama has threatened to veto >that plan, and a Democratic counteroffer of $6.5 >billion in cuts — on top of $4 billion already signed >into law — restores money the House GOP cuts from >education, health and other programs. > >Republicans used their weekly address to reject >Obama's approach on the budget. > >"You may have heard President Obama say that we need >to make sure 'we're living within our means,'" >freshman Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., said in the >address. "He's right about that. Unfortunately, his >budget doesn't match his words. > >"It continues out-of-control spending, it adds to our >$14 trillion debt and it adds to the uncertainty that >makes it harder to create jobs. Maintaining the status >quo — and refusing to offer a credible plan to cut >spending — is just unacceptable and inexcusable," the >lawmaker said. > >"The American people want us to keep the government >running while cutting

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