President Obama Reveals Plan To Raise Revenue

President Obama met with Republicans legislators at the Whitehouse on Tuesday to offer a solution to the impasse on deficit reduction.  The Republicans, who had already voted not to raise the debt ceiling, have demanded that two trillion dollars be slashed from the budget before they will vote in favor of it.  The President, unwilling to destroy the safety net for the disadvantaged, disabled and retired persons living on fixed incomes, proposed raising revenues instead without raising taxes.   "I've got a great idea," he said. "Why don't all you Tea Party guys take the billions of dollars you're gonna get from the Koch brothers and their buddies in 2012, then eliminate your own jobs, and use that money to reduce the deficit.?"  Dumbfounded, they looked to Speaker of the House John Boehner for guidance.  He thought it over for a few minutes, then smiled broadly, wagged his finger at the President, and said, "Awwww, you're just trying to trick us again, ain't you?"