◼ "The plan we offered is consistent with the president’s call for a balanced approach,” said the Ohio Republican. “We’re still waiting for the White House” to do the same.” - CBS-DC
“The president seems to think that if all he talks about are taxes, and that’s all reporters write about, somehow the rest of us will magically forget that government spending is completely out of control, and that he himself has been insisting on balance,” McConnell said in remarks on the Senate floor.
◼ Reid: If you were expecting a fiscal-cliff deal before Christmas… don’t - Erika Johnsen/HotAir
