republicans and we will get all these things accomplished. i think it was a very diabolical plan they put together back last year after the november election. they are carrying it out. a good example is the fact that barack obama has not even been engaged in these budget talks. president obama did engage yesterday. i want to play a bit of what he had to say. here is president obama s take on things. i think what the american people expect from me is the same thing they expect from every member of congress, that is that we are looking out for the interests of the american people and not trying to score political points. i think what they are looking for from me is the same thing they are looking for from speaker boehner and harry reid and everybody else. that is, that we act like grown-ups. your reaction to the act like grown-ups. if you look at the polls, americans are split evenly on who is to blame for this possible government shutdown. i have got a challenge for
this is a huge week when it come to setting priorities for your government and spending your tax dollars. sadly this might be too much to ask. what they re looking for me is the same from speaker boehner and harry reid and everybody else. that we act like grown-ups. the most pressing issue is the threat of a friday government shutdown. house republicans offered another one-week temporary extension with this twist. they stay pentagon would get six months of money to remove the military from the budget brinksmanship. the president says no deal. he wants to settle the next six months in one deal and he wants to do hit the week. then comes the bigger issue. house republicans today unveiled their next speck plan. that s confusing. it ends in october. and the cuts guarantee current short-term budget fight will