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There are over 350+ bills sitting on Harry Reids desk.
It will probably take them the 2 years just to read through them.
Passing a Budget would be a great start.
That is something the Republicans have not done since 1998. Even when Republics controlled both houses of Congress from 1999 to May 2001, and again from 2003 through 2006, they only passed Continuing Resolutions, Omnibus, and Supplemental spending bills - no budget. It is one of the reasons why Republicans lost so badly in 2006 and again in 2008.
Neither political party has passed a budget (meaning all 13 appropriation bills) in 16 years. Furthermore, the majority of the Continuing Resolutions, Omnibus, and Supplemental spending bills passed by both parties since 1999 have been with veto-proof majorities.
Increase the deficit like they have done for the past 50 years.
If they want to give more tax cuts to the rich, encourage business to invest even more outside the USA and increase subsides to Big Oil, Big Pharma or Agribusiness they are simply going to have to borrow more money or cut the incomes of our seniors, veterans, and eliminate defense contracts.
What a lot of people fail to realize is Barrack Obama is probably counting down the days till when he boards a large luxurious 747 (now given a prosaic USAF flight number) for a flight to either Chicago or city of his choosing (maybe Honolulu) . He will be free of the crushing burdens of Office, on a government pension (worth several hundred thousands of dollars) and a retired Presidents stipend (He will be in his late 50s and will probably be collecting this money for 20-30 years). He and his wife might also come back to Washington to let the girls finish out their schooling before he gets on with his own life and interests. Which might include a tenured char at an Ivy League law school or political sci Dept.
Agenda? To broker power, the same agenda as the Dems. The only positive out come is that it will put additional pressure on Obama to justify any every Veto. As it stands Obama enjoys the Reid buffer zone. Another possible outcome is that the Dems might feel the need to compromise and show that they are willing to work it out rather than stalemate constantly. The GOP will be left needing to explain why they couldn't have done the same when the tables were reversed.
So you are conceding the point that when Democrats control both houses of congress they deficit spend at a rate 4 times higher than when the Republicans control it?
Both are ultimately failures.
Democrats gave a lot of lip service to it under Bush and looked the other way under Obama. Republicans did the same sort of thing prior.
Are you seriously saying no pork from the left? No votes to go to war from the Dems? No Dems had their hands in the Banking fiasco? Frank and Doud were GOP? Bailout, and stimulus was all GOP? Okay believe what you like.
Easy one. Same as the dems, more spending, more government, less freedom.
Its funny to see people who still believe there is a difference.
There is a difference. Democrats lower our deficits and debt growth, and republicans raise our deficits and debt growth. This has been a fact since Reagan brought supply side/trickle down economics to Washington.
The following debt history shows national debt growth from Carter to Obama. Notice how every republican inherits a low national debt growth rate, and then makes it shoot up. Then notice how every democrat inherits a high debt growth rate and then brings it down.
There is a difference. Democrats lower our deficits and debt growth, and republicans raise our deficits and debt growth. This has been a fact since Reagan brought supply side/trickle down economics to Washington.
The following debt history shows national debt growth from Carter to Obama. Notice how every republican inherits a low national debt growth rate, and then makes it shoot up. Then notice how every democrat inherits a high debt growth rate and then brings it down.
Note: G(H)W Bush opposed supply side economics, and he passed legislation to help Clinton achieve a balanced budget.
Congress technically passes the budget.
If you look at congresses during your same time frame, Democrat congresses add four times as much debt per session as do Republicans when a party has control of both houses.
Both parties add to the problem.
Oh, did you know that the national debt rose by $1.1 Trillion in the Fiscal Year for 2014? No, you didn't - Obama fooled you and the MSM.
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