The president will make his pitch in the Rose Garden at 10:30 a.m.

By George E. Condon Jr.
Updated: September 18, 2011 | 11:11 p.m.
September 18, 2011 | 10:16 p.m.

President Obama on Monday will call for a combination of spending cuts and $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue increases that would save $3 trillion over the next decade. And he will warn Congress that if they do not give him a “balancedâ€