Sen. Pat Toomey 'Terribly Disappointed' in Supercommittee's Failure
His key point, obscured in the smoke he's blowing, is this:
"Finally, to ensure that we do not face another shutdown in the future, I will be working to pass legislation that will keep the government funded if Congress does not pass appropriations bills."
This is McConnell's plan---give away Congress' power of the purse.
Mitch McConnell tells donors: No more shutdowns
It looks like "conservative" Toomey has drawn the assignment of doing it, or at least paving the way.
Why couldn’t the Allies work with the Nazis to “solve” the World War II crisis?
Representatives and Senators who lack the stomach for doing their jobs ought not to hold those jobs.
it’s just that simple.
I thought they already gave Obama the power to raise the debt limit on his own.
Wasn’t that part of the last deal our republican heroes signed off on?
Toomey, working towards a better capitulation.
For the children!
/ sarc
The other side will not negotiate in good faith.
Toomey voted to allow openly gays in the military. Nuff said...
When you cross the aisle to compromise with a communist, you still get some communism in the final product.
Its “frustrating” that “both sides” can’t “get together” and find a solution.
I think I’m going to puke. Hey Pat, the Dems’ solution is to keep saying no until you give in. That’s their “solution” and you’re too stupid or weak-willed to stop them.
There are moral implications for those who are stewards of the people's money; they treat it so lightly and talk about government spending as if it were all their money (I guess the stuff they print is, but not our tax dollars).
At this point the Republicans should shut ‘er down ‘till we get a real honest to God, constitutional budget. There simply cannot be any accountability for spending without a budget.
Sooner or later the day of reckoning will have to come. Better that we do the reckoning ourselves.
Psalm 37:21 “The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:...”