Obamas top goal, Carney said, is to avoid a scenario where payroll taxes rise after Jan. 1.Obamas wife and daughters are already in Honolulu, awaiting the president.
via White House pressures House GOP ahead of payroll tax votes - latimes.com.
I wondered about the Reporting from Hawaii on this story. This explains it.
Congress Tea Party Choice: Saving face versus throwing us all off a cliff. Nice people these. Proving to the world that we cannot govern.