Nothing but surrender. Lee sent a note to General Grant asking to meet with him to discuss surrender terms.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

This is not a situation where I'm only asking for concessions from Republicans and asking nothing from Democrats.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Makes a Statement on the Sequester

And it would also mean asking sacrifice of seniors and the middle class and the poor, while asking nothing of the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction

But we can't ask senior citizens and working families to shoulder the entire burden of deficit reduction while asking nothing more from the wealthiest and the most powerful.

BBC: State of the Union: Obama pledges to reignite economy