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The rational Republicans have to join the Dempcrats and kick Bohner and the Tea party to the curb. They do NOT represent how the majority of the American people feel about the Debt Limit or anything else.
If we were to trust a study, one only needs a vocal group that is really a minority but can drive the thinking of the majority. Per that study, about 10% gets it done.
If we were to trust a study, one only needs a vocal group that is really a minority but can drive the thinking of the majority. Per that study, about 10% gets it done.
The Tea Party Caucus are doing what they were elected to do. They are sticking to their guns and representing their constituents. Whether some people like it or not, that's the way our representative democracy is supposed to work.
The Tea Party Caucus are doing what they were elected to do. They are sticking to their guns and representing their constituents. Whether some people like it or not, that's the way our representative democracy is supposed to work.
They're also demonstrating why term limits are a bad idea.
Now we are at the mercy of a bunch of inexperienced ideologues who put their narrow political agenda ahead of the welfare of the country.
It didn't used to be this way.
Heads will roll even if they compromise now...and it wil be more Republican heads than Democratic ones.
The problem is Boehner's plan doesn't actually do anything. According to the non-partisan CBO, his budget only saves 850 billion, falling short of the 1 billion goal.
Reid's plan saves triple what Boehner's does, 2.2 billion, again reviewed by non partisan CBO
Boehner's plan cuts exactly 6 hours of spending. Really pathetic. He's better with the Ron Paul plan to default on The Fed or CC&B.
Reid's plan kicks the can down the road allowing Obama to spend another nearly $3 Trillion before the 2012 election.
Neither are acceptable to anyone with basic elementary school math skills.
Boehner's plan cuts exactly 6 hours of spending. Really pathetic. He's better with the Ron Paul plan to default on The Fed or CC&B.
Reid's plan kicks the can down the road allowing Obama to spend another nearly $3 Trillion before the 2012 election.
Neither are acceptable to anyone with basic elementary school math skills.
Speaking of math skills the forum should consider how the bill is scored by the CBO. The bill that had cuts during the extend the Bush tax cuts debate started out at 60 billion. Then was watered down to 38 Billion and once scored the grand total was around 300 million.
Are the cuts in Boehner's plan a cut to projected spending or are they actually real cuts? As Rand Paul said only in Washington can you take projected spending { no money spent} and call it a cut. A real cut is you spend 30 billion on dept A and the next year only get 28 billion. Like you said that is basic elementary math.
According to Rand some have scored the Boehner plan as only cutting 7 to 8 billion in real cuts. The rest of it is the imaginary cuts in projected spending. Lets get real are we really going to cut or just fake like we are going to cut and hope the people are that dumb to fall for it. Oh wait a minute the people are that dumb.
Honestly? After the slap-down he gave to Skippy the other night, I was impressed.
Slap-down? LOL
The only thing he did was prove that he and his bunch are part of the problem and not the solution. I can assure you More people watched the President speak than watched the whinner in charge of the House.
Casper
Honestly? After the slap-down he gave to Skippy the other night, I was impressed.
And then left the scene with tears rolling down the cheeks, and you got high on it?
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the people are that dumb.
