Jay Carney: “The biggest problem the Republican Party has right now is that they don't have a policy on immigration, which is why we…”

it's unacceptable to demand a ransom from the American people in return for not defaulting, it's not going to change.

What Americans are really tired of is the kind of circus they witnessed in Washington this summer.

We cannot play chicken with the economy in this way. It's just too darn risky. It's just not -- it is not -- it's not appropriate.

There is no doubt that bin Laden is dead. Certainly, there is doubt -- no doubt among al Qaeda members that he is dead.