Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof



Obama To Take Case To American People - a day after Representative Eric Cantor (R-Va.) informed the President, during budget talks at the White House, he was not willing to negotiate, President Obama will appear on three local television news programs beginning at 5:00 PM ET.

Republican leaders have painted themselves in a corner as the nation's debt ceiling limit rapidly approaches. Arguing against raising taxes for multi-millionaires, reducing tax subsidies for oil companies and opposing eliminating tax breaks for corporate jets is not a position that will play well with hard working American families

The president is right to stand firm in his position and to take his case to the voters.

In addition, the first to be hit hard by the lack of Congress to compromise on a budget reduction plan, will be seniors and medicare recipients, who will not receive their checks come August.

Budget talks with Congressional leaders will continue at the White House today beginning at 4:00 PM ET.

President Obama may invite Congressional leaders to a weekend summit at nearby Camp David if an agreement is not reached by tomorrow.

Stay tuned...

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Poll shows Voters Will Blame GOP if Debt Ceiling Is Not Raised - 48% of the respondents said they would blame Republicans if the 14.3 Trillion debt ceiling is not raised according to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac. While, 34% indicated they would blame Democrats. TheHill.com has more here.

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Arab League To Request UN Membership for Palestine - long in the works, full membership will be formally requested. Reuters.com has more here.

Watch to see the U.S. position on this critical issue. The U.S. has long favored a two state solution in the peace talks between Israel and Palestine. However, in the delicate peace talk dance, it is doubtful the U.S. will favor full membership in the UN prior to a negotiated agreement between Israel and Palestine.

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E-Waste Bill Has Bipartisan Support - in a rare showing of agreement on capitol hill, The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act would ban waste from electronics from being shipped overseas, where it is disposed of improperly. Politico.com has more here.

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Lack of Congressional Action on Emissions Halts Industry Action - American Electric Power has ended it's plan to build a carbon capture plant at it's largest coal plant in West Virginia. The lack of congressional action on the issue has prompted the utility to drop it's plans for the 668 million project. The New York Times has more here.

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