nation last night. two men and two parties clearly are not on the same page. it s possible they re not even reading from the same book. here s the president, the speaker of the house and then a quick word from cnn s senior political analyst david gergen. temporarily raise the debt ceiling will force us once again to face the threat of default just six months from now. in other words, it doesn t solve the problem. i want you to know that i made a sincere effort to work with the president. in a manner that could secure bipartisan support and be signed into law. and i ll tell you, i gave it my all. unfortunately, the president would not take yes for answer. even when we thought that we might be close to an agreement, the president s demands changed. you got the two plans that are out there. are ultimately horses that you can ride all of the way to the finish line and the issue becomes, what comes after them? and can you get it done before monday or tuesday next week? i i t