Shutdown Avoided at the 11th Hour by the Drama Queens (Harry Reid, Clinton)

[BagongBuhay]

Pathetic...we're worse than a third world country. Kindergartners running the government.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by whatyousay

Uhh, no. They originally wanted to cut $100B, then it got whittled down to $61B, and then they settled at $38.5B. This is the most massive budget in the history of the world, and these idiots are quibbling over cutting 1% of it when $1.6T of the budget will be borrowed money. What an incredible joke being played on us all.

It's gonna take a BigTop and three rings if they ever really get serious.

[AuDiBelle]

Originally Posted by burdell

It's gonna take a BigTop and three rings if they ever really get serious.

Yeah, I'm not holding my breath.

[nimchimpsky]

I'm just happy they come up with something before the shutdown.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by nimchimpsky

I'm just happy they come up with something before the shutdown.

Avoiding a shutdown is all well and good but still too much politics and too little concern for actually doing good for the country on both sides of the aisle.

[nimchimpsky]

Originally Posted by burdell

Avoiding a shutdown is all well and good but still too much politics and too little concern for actually doing good for the country on both sides of the aisle.

Can't argue with you there. You definitely have a point. I was just trying to stay positive, lol.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by burdell

I couldn't agree more, the POTUS and all 535 members of Congress should be ashamed of themselves and their juvenile behavior, responsible adults would've had this done long before the deadline loomed.

"responsible adults would've had this done long before the deadline loomed".

Couldn't agree more. This should have been completed way before September 30, 2010 when the fiscal year ends. The dems had complete control of both houses AND the White House, and the didn't do their job. It took the repubs to get control of the house in order to get the senate to act.

And I think the dems didn't pass a normal budget for the previous year either. They passed Continuing Resolutions for that year also.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by nimchimpsky

Can't argue with you there. You definitely have a point. I was just trying to stay positive, lol.

I guess I'm still naive enough to find the difference between what we were taught about government in school vs. the sad reality of government today depressing and unlikely to be chane in my lifetime.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by Loveshiscountry

yea and I tap my heels together 3 times hoping this fraud goes home. He doesn't care much about slashing the budget.

But he DID cut it more than the dems have for the past 4 years.

So which would you rather have. the dems who have spent like there is no tomorrow or the repubs who are trying to cut spending?

[Isitmeorarethingsnuts?]

Should be interesting when we start dealing with Paul Ryans plan for next year. These guys can't give up 37 billion.... it should get interesting. And it seems that both sides of the aisle, on CD anyway, realize the need to cut deeply.