When his tower was high enough that he could touch his upraised elbow to the ceiling, he went all the way down to the bottom and climbed all the way back up to the top carrying a long stone roughly the size of his leg.

NEWYORKER: Ziggurat

The only bottom line that I have is that we have to extend this debt ceiling through the next election, into 2013.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on Deficit Negotiations

And certainly on the measure that -- the bottom line measure, which is one that would allow for the debt ceiling to be raised, the one created by Senator McConnell to raise the debt ceiling, at the very least, some variation of that needs to be in place so that the United States does not default on its obligations.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing