You know they’re desperate when Carney is dragging out the birther card.

Via The Hill:

White House press secretary Jay Carney mocked Republican demands that their agenda be considered as part of talks to raise the debt ceiling, saying the GOP proposals were missing only legislation questioning the president’s birthplace.

Carney dismissed suggestion that the White House discuss the Keystone XL pipeline or other items on the GOP wish list that have been floated as concessions Republicans would seek from White House would make in exchange for a debt ceiling increase.

“The only thing I didn’t see on it was a birther bill attached to it,” Carney said.

Carney said it is Republicans’ “constitutional responsibility” to raise the debt ceiling and he said the White House will not give ground on the debt ceiling talks.