"Stormy" weather ahead...
Posted on 03/24/2018 10:24:22 AM PDT by Drango
These relatively small agencies won't make or break the budget. However, you have to start somewhere.
Disappointed we didn't make a dent in defunding some of the liberal sacred cows.
But Defense...!!!
You won’t be thinking that if China has you by the balls.
This has all changed. The news you are reporting is lagging over this reality. WH invoked this power last night:
"Stormy" weather ahead...
Swamp won.
Wrong....I’m surprised at everyone who’s not getting this. This is not a budget. It’s a bill. And Trump controls the spending on every dime of it. BO did this on purpose his whole presidency.
Trump controls where the spending goes and where it won’t go, not Congress. Brilliant!
Actually, this is the most disturbing thing to me. Trump was willing to give up a lot in order to get military funding. This begs the question of 'what does he know, and what do his generals know, that makes them feel that defense spending is a crucial priority particularly at this time?'. I know a strong defense is always important, but there is a lot going on in the world at this point, maybe more threatening than many of us realize, and this may be why he was willing to sign such a crappy bill.
Can you translate that into English please?
I think it means ‘you’ve given me the money, I’m declaring an emergency and will spend it as I see fit’.
He gave up nothing. Read post#5.
a spending bill does not a budget make
Would you please explain this letter? This is the first I’ve seen it & I haven’t a clue what it means. Thanks.
I didn’t see your post before I commented, but I agree entirely.
What is this?
> Trump Signs Federal Spending Bill Boosting NEA, NEH Arts Funding <
And the federal government will have to borrow almost $1 trillion more to pay for it all. But don’t worry about it! It’s not our problem.
It’s our grandchildren’s problem.
Totally off topic, but I have to say - I love red hair on women. Where is that from?
That in a sense in a nutshell is it. He has enough $$$ to carry past Nov and has now put the onus on Congress to pass a budget. He has essentially a line item veto on these appropriation bills because of that 1985 law. Anyone who is bellyaching over this right now is wasting their breath because virtually none of the pork and mandates in this bill are now null and void.
Thank you for the link you provided, DarthVader. Can you explain a little bit to this old lady, what the significance of this letter means? Thanks : )
Is this true? I know the letter is, but is it really up to the president?
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