So just how should they have handled it? Tell us what the winning strategy should have been?
Republicans waive the white flag of surrender
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Boehner os like a moon jellyfish,
No spine.
No confidence in the GOP leadership or dem lite.
Since they “Waived” the white flag, does that mean you are saying they didn’t surrender?
Shallow.
Vote out every incumbent. That is my vote for now on.
Go away.
We didn't cave.....WE were surrendered, w/o cause.
*Disgust*....and we were told, "Work with / Trust Us"
the (Washington) Ruling Elitists, "screwed" US(A) again.
“When confronted about this Boehner and his flunkies use the excuse that “we’re only one-half of one-third of the government.” Well Mr. Speaker, that’s about as weak an excuse as there is because the one-half of one-third that you control, just happens to control all the purse strings. In case you forgot, the House controls one hundred percent of the spending and taxing authority of the Federal Government.”
EXACTLY
As a “writer,” you should learn (know) the difference between waive and wave.
With the terrible economy Obama and the Democrats have generated and voter's obvious desire to see federal spending cut, this seems like an awful shallow 'victory'. The cry from right-wing commentators to 'wait until the 2012 budget/debt ceiling fight' sounds a bit optimistic considering that it was so difficult to get the little we got this time, but I'm willing to wait a few months before throwing up my hands and deciding that my country is screwed - and me along with it - because the Republicans simply don't have the will and/or the guts to call the Democrats bluff and stand firm on simple, obvious decisions, such as true spending reductions and no more funding of liberal Democrats pet projects, such as NPR and Planned Parenthood.
We need to find a few savvy, articulate and gutsy Representatives to take on the liberal media news shows and succinctly explain why the Democrats are killing the U.S. economy and why they must be stopped. We desperately need conservative voices to be heard. Voices that will parry with the obnoxious ABC, CBS, NBC news anchors and not wimp out or allow themselves to be made to look like idiots. In short: we need some tough politicians who, like Reagan, can smile and chuckle while cogently explaining the Republican position and it's basis while making leftist news interviewers and liberal Democrat mouthpieces look foolish for opposing common sense policies that most Americans would applaud, if they understood them. Right now, few do. As for the 2011 budget deal, to paraphrase King Pyrrhus, many more such 'victories' and the GOP will be undone.
The whitehouse really wanted a shut down, but they didn't get it. I would say that one point constitutes a victory.
The amount of money they were fighting over was the amount of money the federal government spends in 12 hours. This wasn’t a fight, it was show for TV and feeble minded people.
To those who say we take what we can get now and wait for the next elections to take over the Senate...
Our debt increases 4 billion per DAY (since 2007). Every day we wait makes things that much worse, for all of us.
Next, one assumes we take over the Senate in 2012. The chances of the GOP taking control of the White House or Senate is at best 50/50. What happens if we don’t take either, tread water for 2 or 4 more years?
We have no more money, and the GOP had the perfect chance to drive that point home, but Boehner caved. Since he caved this time, I think the chances are about 100% that he’ll cave on the debt limit and on the next budget. He doesn’t inspire confidence in me.
The GOP should have shut down the govt. and then go nationwide and tell us all what we don’t want to hear. With proper graphs and honest numbers, even some dems would begin to understand.
The time for patience is over. It’s time to let people know that the gravy train is gone, forever. EVERYONE is going to have to suffer, the rich and the poor, and programs will have to be cut, or eliminated, even the ones you like or benefit from. If that results in massive protests or riots, so be it, we’re not far from that as it is now. If the troops don’t get paid for a week, or a month, so be it, they enlisted so they’re stuck where they are.
We can keep hoping things get better or we can face reality. With a 55 trillion dollar debt, there is no possible way for things to continue as they have been. We need to cut the federal govt. at least 25%, cut the budget across the board at least that much, and let the chips fall where they may.
Let’s do it....for the children....
That is absurd. He did not cave and the democrats lost.
The old caive and waive.
This is such ignorant Barbara Streisand.
What complete nonsense. What did you expect? A complete turn back to a balanced budget in one negotiation? Boehner got more then the Dems said they would give and got them to guarantee that the repeal of Obamacare vote would be brought to the Senate floor and the de-funding of Planned Parenthood to the floor. The last two are huge. Forcing the vote on Obamacare could well gain us the additional seats to take over the Senate and Presidency in 2012. Let’s wait to see what happens to judge.