Posted on 04/10/2013 9:12:31 AM PDT by Kaslin
President Obama found himself weathering bipartisan broadsides Wednesday as he sent Congress his 2014 budget proposal, which in its effort to please both sides of the aisle has ended up angering both.
The budget arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, delivered 65 days after the legal deadline. The $3.77 trillion spending plan, which is over 2,000 pages, tries to curb deficits by further raising taxes on top earners and reining in the growth of Social Security.
Obama called his plan "a fiscally responsible blueprint for middle class jobs and growth," during remarks he made Wednesday morning in the White House Rose Garden.
"If you're serious about deficit reduction, then there's no excuse to keep these loopholes open," he said.
He also said he's "already met Republicans more than half way."
But Republicans argue they already consented to increased taxes as part of the fiscal crisis deal and have expressed little interest in negotiating another hike. And liberal Democrats -- particularly powerful advocacy groups -- have launched a series of campaigns to oppose the changes to Social Security.
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His is a destructive budget; there’s no other way to put it.
Obama: “This spending bill does not jack middle class Americans as much as I originally planned”
Sums up his presser
A nation of morons elects a moron as it’s leader.
What do you expect?
Looks like he wants to screw seniors on their Colas now that he is safe for his second term.
Many seniors listened to his bullsh!! and will now suffer the consequences if he gets his way.
Same goes for federal retirees.
Reap what you sow suckas!
Hey Congress, stop being assholes and impeach this mulatto usurper.
Aw, he’s just imitating European austerity with somewhat fewer spending cuts.
Obama has 2 objectives: punish success & destroy America
Impeachments are tried in the Senate. More than just a bit of pro-Obama bias in there these days.
Let the Dems duke it out first, then the Republicans charge in on their chargers and finish him off.
Let the Dems duke it out first, then the Republicans charge in on their chargers and finish him off.
Obama: “This spending bill does not jack middle class Americans as much as I originally planned”
Sums up his presser
Words of a Columbia and Harvard graduate for sure...
Dear Leader will not be pleased with this criticism.
Like most statements from this socialist administration, they are never on the same page when it comes to the American people and this out of control socialist government!
Sequester? What sequester? Let’s take more Americans money and spend it all, and then spend some more!!! Bread and circuses for everyone (except the rich)!!
“As part of the administration’s effort to win over Republicans, Obama will have a private dinner at the White House with about a dozen GOP senators Wednesday night. The budget is expected to be a primary topic, along with proposed legislation dealing with gun control and immigration.”
I hope his food taster is on furlough and someone from Okin’s get in by mistake.
Where did he find the time to come up with a 2000 page budget while doing all that golfing and campaigning.
Don’t forget his vacations, and I mean real vacations, not working vacations
...over 2,000 pages, tries to curb deficits by further raising taxes on top earners and reining in the growth of Social Security. Obama called his plan "a fiscally responsible blueprint for middle class jobs and growth... If you're serious about deficit reduction, then there's no excuse to keep these loopholes open," he said.
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