Obama placed the responsibility on Republicans. On Thursday, two ill-fated proposals aimed at blunting the blame over the cuts – one Democratic and the other Republican – failed to overcome procedural hurdles in the Senate. His chances are squeezed by anti-tax conservatives, by liberals unwilling to cut into Medicare and Social Security, and by a Republican leadership that has dug in against any new revenue after ceding to Obama's demands two months ago for a higher tax rate for top income earners. “There will be no last-minute, back-room deal and absolutely no agreement to increase taxes,” McConnell said ahead of the session.įor Obama, Friday's session was his first opportunity to spell out his 10-year, $1.5 trillion deficit reduction plan in a face-to-face meeting with congressional allies and adversaries. The White House said the meeting was under way by 10:18. It's about taking on the spending problem here in Washington.”Īrriving separately in black SUVs, Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California entered the West Wing shortly after 10 a.m. “The discussion about revenue in my view is over. 1st,” House Speaker John Boehner said bluntly after the meeting. But with the automatic federal spending cuts ready to start taking their toll, the path toward that grand bargain Obama campaigned on last year has significantly narrowed. Did I make a horrible mistake as a writer getting into the middle of a nuanced sci-fi debate? Yes, most definitely.Obama is seeking a big budget deal that would raise taxes and trim billions from expensive and ever-growing entitlement programs. Is he a hyper-wonky follower of the post-movie Star Wars universe? Even less likely. Now, did Obama use the phrase correctly? Probably not. While battle meditation could influence both the Force-sensitives and the insensitives of both sides, Force Meld concentrates on coordinating and improving the Force-sensitives of the user’s side. A refinement of battle meditation, it was known to the ancient Jedi, though dangerous. According to a Wikia entry,įorce Meld, otherwise known as Jedi meld or Battle meld, was a technique where a number of Force users joined their minds together through the Force, drawing strength from each other.
super-geeky) users pointed out that there is, in fact, a Jedi mind meld, employed in later books of the Star Wars universe. Twitter immediately lit up with comments poking fun of the fact that Obama mixed up Star Wars’ ‘ Jedi Mind Trick‘, used for mind control, and Star Trek‘s Vulcan ‘Mind Meld’, for sharing thoughts.Ī few savvy (i.e. During a press conference related to recently triggered budget cutbacks, known as the “sequester,” he said, “I can’t do some kind of Jedi Mind Meld on congressional Republicans,” referring to the partisan gridlock that has prevented Congress from passing a budget. President Obama inadvertently triggered national geek outrage, after he mistakenly mixed up the warring science fiction universes of Star Wars and Star Trek.
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