Posted on 10/16/2013 7:01:16 PM PDT by rightwingerpatriot
It's official: Obama has won and conservative Republicans have lost. The US Senate just approved legislation to end the so-called government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. The bill funds the government through January 15th, raises the debt cap, give back-pay to furloughed workers, and has only two tiny crumbs of concessions that essentially do nothing. The first is that Obamacare will verify the income of those signing up for it, but as the website and program itself is so riddled with junk, that'll likely never happen. The second bit of nothingness is that a bipartisan budget committee will form and create a broader budget plan by mid-December. This is the equivalent of me saying I'll work on my diet plan while living at a buffet restaurant and having pizza delivery on speed dial. Nothing will come of this and it'll just be another dog and pony show for the rubes.
The sad fact is that this loss is more than a political hit to conservative Republicans. It's a loss to America as the government spending will continue to spiral upwards beyond the insane levels we currently have. Right now, the US government takes in $200 billion a month but spends $300 billion. Raising the credit line on the taxpayer credit card isn't going to solve the problem. We've reached the tipping point and if the parasites who subsist off of government handouts become a majority, the game is over and the American experiment will come to an end.
The only positive that I take from this is that we know more clearly those who stand up for saving America and those who are willing to end our republic and let it become a socialist state in the progressive mold. The actions of these RINOs and beltway politicians clearly show they're not on the side of the American people as we are continually robbed. We need to clean house of turncoat Republicans such as John McCain, Mitch McConnell, and John Boehner, who signaled that he supported the legislation. I would gladly love to see the majority of politicians swept out and term limits put in place as they become corrupted very quickly and look to represent special interests and not the people.
Still, the media will cheerfully gloat and progressive liberals will have a field day on various forums. I listened to our Liar-in-Chief's brief comments and fought to keep the bile from rising up my throat. This will be treated as a tremendous victory, but the true reality is that these insane progressives are dancing while Rome is burning. Hail to the emperor as he plays us another tune.
Neither better nor worse, just honest with God. I am what I am.
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