Senate Republicans Support Debt Limit Solution

ATR | 2011-07-22 | Mattie Corrao

[92nina]

Senate Democrats refused to solve the debt limit debate on Friday, rejecting the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011 which would cut spending, restrain future outlays and require passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. The Senate then adjourned for the weekend, without offering any way forward in the debt limit debate.

While taxpayers have been balancing their household budgets by restraining their own spending, every Senate Democrat present voted against requiring the federal government to do the same. Voters understand Senate Democrats rejected a solution for America’s debt problem without offering any plan of their own.

Senate Republicans unanimously supported the Cut, Cap and Balance Act, showing they are unwilling to allow continued distraction from the government’s overspending problem. Congressional Republicans have repeatedly refused to accept any debt limit deal that increases taxes, keeping the focus where it should be: the government’s overspending problem. Democrats’ rejection today of the only solution offered to fix that problem shows they would rather bankrupt the country than restrain federal spending...

Read more: http://www.atr.org/senate-republicans-support-debt-limit-solution-a6357#ixzz1Sr7HupG5

[92nina]

Senate Democrats rejected balancing the budget and solving the debt crisis. But where is their plan?

Take this article and others I found to the fight to the Libs on their own turf; put the Left on the defensive at at Digg and at Reddit and in Delicious and Delicious

[cableguymn]

Democrat budget plan is a simple one page document.

1 TAX TAX TAX
2 PRINT PRINT PRINT
3 BORROW BORROW BORROW
4 Spend money on votes
5 Blame republicans for EVERYTHING negative.
6 Take credit for ANYTHING positive.
7 Pat self on back and play a round of golf or throw a party with the money collected in steps 1-3.

[Beowulf9]

What is worse-—free buyers and sellers in a free market unregulated by big government OR a pandering, undisciplined de-regulated government?

[TribalPrincess2U]

No thanks.

I’d have to take a long shower.

[MNJohnnie]

Great article, exactly on the money

The House did it’s job, the Senate Democrats and the White House threw a hissy fit. The coming default and Debt crises is the Democrats problem now.

Don’t like the House plan? Fine Senate Democrats and President 0, where is your plan?

[ClearCase_guy]

The Democrats are blocking the only solution we have.

[D-fendr]

As several have pointed out, the Dem’s strategy is to make the Repubs compromise and debate amongst themselves - trying for a bill the Dem’s will vote for.

Only way to combat this is a unified message from GOP calling them out on it. The media is against us so it takes a very high degree of discipline to hope to break through.