Ok. Very short diary. Just this from MarketWatch:
The White House rejected an invitation to President Barack Obama from Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to meet at the Capitol on Thursday to talk about deficit reduction. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the administration knows Republican positions about taxes and spending and has met repeatedly with Republicans including McConnell. Obama insists that revenues be part of a deal to cut the deficit and raise the U.S. debt ceiling. Hearing Republicans repeat their opposition is "not a conversation worth having," Carney said.
I can only hope this is the Obama we will see more of. In any case, I'll wait for the outcome of the negotiations before I get too excited.
Update over the fold:
Reuters points out that Carney did not directly reject the invitation. Obama apparently left an out.