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Originally Posted by dsjj251
Congress makes the budget, all the president can do is make recommendations.
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Way too many voters do NOT follow what politicians do.
EVERY time we have had a government shutdown it has been blamed on the repubs no matter WHAT.
The "media" controls what people know and are told.
H. Bush ran on, "No new taxes".
The dems threatened a shutdown if he didn't cave to their will.
They met at Andrew's Air Force Base for meeting.
H. Bush (foolishly in my opinion) "compromised" with the dems.
The very FIRST thing they did when the meeting was over was to go before the media and instead of saying "we came a a compromise so the gov't will NOT shut down" they proudly stated "W. Bush broke his promise".
Congress submitted a budget Obama would NOT sign and would have forced a shutdown and blamed Congress for "not" compromising when it was HE who yelled to the media , "I will NOT compromise".
The media blasts all over the air-waves that it is the Congress's fault, the average ignorant voter sucks it up.
I am NOT claiming the repubs are without sin but, the major reasons for shutdowns is the dems, IMO.