Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 3 March 2013
Various driveby media television networks ^ | 3 March 2013 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

Posted on 03/03/2013 4:40:52 AM PST by Alas Babylon!

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120121-136 last
To: norwaypinesavage
Their choice was simple: pass the resolution, or shut down government forever.

You make that sound like a bad thing. Especially now, compared to the unrecoverable morass we are currently facing.

Honestly, they should have passed a CR every day, 24 hours at a time, forcing a budget vote. That's why they sent the TEAparty to Congress.

121 posted on 03/03/2013 9:50:35 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Hey RATS! Control your murdering freaks.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 115 | View Replies]

To: Fishtalk
But entitlements? Gotta do a lot of other fiscal housekeeping first

Denial just ain't a river in Egypt. We need to do entitlements first, especially Medicare. And what did we do? We just added another huge entitlement program called Obamacare.

Do you know what the Germans did to get their fiscal house in order? They reduced benefits to the elderly. The Greeks cut pensions by 20% and it still is not enough. This other fiscal housekeeping won't come any where near solving our fiscal problems.

122 posted on 03/03/2013 9:57:06 AM PST by kabar
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 112 | View Replies]

To: lodi90

I totally agree!


123 posted on 03/03/2013 10:09:03 AM PST by mtnwmn (Liberalism leads to Socialism)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 120 | View Replies]

To: rodguy911

RodGuy, I put up with you wailing and moaning about voting for romney for well over eighteen month. This morning in an earlier comment you appeared to be coming to your senses regarding the utter failure romney was in his campaign.

Your reference to 100% is a non sequitor. Soliciting for a small G’ment is FREEDOM. There is simply too much G’ment at all levels. There are more laws passed by every branch of G’ment that allow any prosecutor way to much leverage and g’ment money to create monster havoc.

The Republicans at all levels have been complicit with the Democrats in extending their personal power/money at our expense.

In Texas we had the good fortune of electing Ted Cruz, who as of this time is being vilified by McLame and other REPUBLICANS - what ever happened to Reagen’s 11’s commandment. (Sarcasm intended)

You live in Florida - Your “republican” governor has just singed up for romneycare -

Someone in an earlier thread asked why the Republicans DO NOT EXPEL people from the party. What does the Republican party stand for? What do you stand for? When will you have enough G’ment?


124 posted on 03/03/2013 10:14:43 AM PST by DanZ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 101 | View Replies]

To: norwaypinesavage

Making excuses for spineless elected officials is no way to go through life.

If you cannot stand the heat get out of the kitchen. Every citizen needs to fight. Once you give up you become a slave.


125 posted on 03/03/2013 10:21:59 AM PST by DanZ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 115 | View Replies]

To: Fishtalk

lol, after all that....surely you will.


126 posted on 03/03/2013 11:08:15 AM PST by Girlene
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 98 | View Replies]

To: ROCKLOBSTER
"Honestly, they should have passed a CR every day, 24 hours at a time, forcing a budget vote. That's why they sent the TEAparty to Congress."

This Tea Party member since April 15, 2009, would rather have adults in congress that live to fight another day. We simply have to deal with the fact that Obama is President, and Harry Reid is Senate Majority Leader. Makes a great cartoon, but it's hardly a way to govern:


127 posted on 03/03/2013 11:19:10 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 121 | View Replies]

To: norwaypinesavage

Mouse just needs to stop wavin’ fingers and bring a bit of firepower to that deal.

...havin’ the stones to use the stuff might help, too.


128 posted on 03/03/2013 11:45:51 AM PST by Unrepentant VN Vet (For why should my Freedom be judged by anothers conscience? 1 Cor 10:29)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 127 | View Replies]

To: ROCKLOBSTER

My opinion is cave-ins have consequences, just as elections do- so my answer is yes they are complicit...


129 posted on 03/03/2013 12:17:16 PM PST by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: TomGuy; ROCKLOBSTER; newfreep

With Reid controlling the Senate and Obama the WH, Republican control over spending is in name only. Think about it. We are governing by crisis and by continuing resolutions. There is no agreement between House, Senate and WH which is what it would take to control spending WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

CRs have to be agreed on by all three. These are passed because there is no budget that all three can agree on. At every turn, Dems refuse to cut or reform and insist on tax hikes. There can only be “compromise” CRs - that is, votes to keep the government wheels turning as things are to avoid a shutdown.

So when you say you don’t understand why spending isn’t under control of the House Republicans, you are saying you either don’t know that if they held out for their version of, say, the Ryan budget which is DOA with Reid, the government would shut down, or you know it would shut down, but you don’t get why the Repubs don’t simply LET it shut down.

Think about the shut down angle, because THAT’s your alternative scenario to spending continuing to go up.

That would be fine with you, I’m guessing, but think about it in reality terms in this whole struggle. It’s an option. But think about it. Don’t fail to include its repercussions in your musings...

Last thing: remember that entitlements are just that, ENTITLEMENTS. That part of the budget is eating us alive and reforms must be made but the Dems refuse reforms. Now add on top of that, Obamacare. Also the interest on the debt must be paid. Must.be.paid.

Not a pretty picture.


130 posted on 03/03/2013 2:36:47 PM PST by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: DanZ; rodguy911

In Texas, we did put Ted Cruz in the Senate but Texas - not speaking of individuals but Texas as a WHOLE, ALSO massively voted for Romney.

Do you understand what that means? Texas, of all places, massively voted for a Yankee, Mormon, moderate-to-lib because he was not Barack Hussein Obama. Such is not a normal Texan vote. But these are not normal times. The candidates were who they were. One or the other would be President the next 4 years.

Brag on Cruz, by all means.

Just remember the rest of the vote and remember WHY Texas pulled that lever. Would you have preferred they NOT have pulled it? Because I assure you, if they had not done so, Obama voters in Texas would have won this state for Obama.

I don’t think rodguy needs to be ashamed. If he needs to, then the state of Texas needs to. But such would be HOGWASH.


131 posted on 03/03/2013 2:52:02 PM PST by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 124 | View Replies]

To: acapesket; A.Hun; aligncare; altura; Bender2; Bernard; bray; cajungirl; Carley; CDB; chickadee; ...

And now, time for the Sunday Show Transcripts:

Fox News Sunday: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-news-sunday-chris-wallace/2013/03/03/exclusive-mitt-and-ann-romney-campaign-mistakes-life-after-presidential-election-loss-and

Meet the Press: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51006727/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/t/march-john-boehner-gene-sperling-raul-labrador-kathleen-parker-joy-reid-chuck-todd-tom-brokaw/

Face the Nation: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3460_162-57572264/face-the-nation-transcripts-march-3-2013-mccain-graham-durbin-dolan-woodward/

This Week: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-gene-sperling-sen-kelly-ayotte/story?id=18630603

State of the Union: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1303/03/sotu.01.html


132 posted on 03/03/2013 3:41:20 PM PST by Alas Babylon!
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 131 | View Replies]

To: Alas Babylon!
The fact that this jerk of a Journ-O-list can consider an interview with this buffoon says it all about ABC News...

As Doctor Evil said to Austin Powers, "There's nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster."

133 posted on 03/03/2013 3:44:51 PM PST by Alas Babylon!
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 132 | View Replies]

To: Alas Babylon!
thanks, for the ping(s) and the transcripts.

134 posted on 03/03/2013 7:23:50 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income,tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :-)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 132 | View Replies]

To: Alas Babylon!

Two good ends to a great thread. Thanks Alas Babylon.


135 posted on 03/03/2013 9:37:06 PM PST by merryberry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 133 | View Replies]

To: txrangerette
Think about the shut down angle, because THAT’s your alternative scenario to spending continuing to go up...That would be fine with you, I’m guessing,

Probably.

OK then, how about a new (downsized) CR every week, instead of every day.

It would be impossible for the press and the apathetic American public to ignore, AND...it could be used to put the heat on the Senate, highlight the FACT that they violated the Constitution by not passing a budget, and force them to act responsibly or be replaced.

136 posted on 03/07/2013 6:07:48 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Hey RATS! Control your murdering freaks.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 130 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120121-136 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson