Asked if Republicans would accept that, he said, "I guess we are going to find out."

He said Republicans would accept "billions for unemployment, not one cent for jobs."

The Republicans must stop their stalling, let the votes be counted and accept the result.

Republicans, who once resisted federal regulation of health insurance, now accept it as inevitable.

The Republicans eagerly accepted him into the fold.

The Republicans should call the President's bluff, claim joint victory and accept something close to the deal he's offered.

Those principles include promoting competition among industries and encouraging private investment in the "national information infrastructure" - goals that Republicans would accept.

But if Republicans did not accept his terms, "further blood is on their shoulders".

Republicans accepted two smaller education initiatives, one to help all children learn to read by the end of third grade and the other expand after-school programs.

With much bemoaning, the Republicans also accepted the plan.