You want to control Washington spending , America ? NEW : ` ` Just to sit here by myself serves no purpose , '' says a woman leaving . Obama and Hill leaders are scheduled to meet Friday , but hopes for progress are low . Obama rejects both Democratic and Republican alternatives to the current cuts . Republicans , Democrats blame each other for $ 85 billion in widely disliked spending cuts .
NEW : ` ` Just to sit here by myself serves no purpose , '' says a woman leaving . Obama and Hill leaders are scheduled to meet Friday , but hopes for progress are low . Obama rejects both Democratic and Republican alternatives to the current cuts . Republicans , Democrats blame each other for $ 85 billion in widely disliked spending cuts .