Posted on 03/06/2013 11:58:02 AM PST by Starman417
It wasn't supposed to be this way.
For all the criticism of John Boehner and Mitch McConnell we've witnessed over the last months, some congratulations are in order. Boehner and McConnell have Obama tied up in knots.
WASHINGTON (AP) Congressional Republicans' unyielding stand against income tax increases has caught President Barack Obama and his allies off guard, resulting in the spending-cuts-only approach to deficit reduction that Democrats most wanted to avoid.It also has dimmed hopes for broader efforts this year to start taming the costly and fast-growing "entitlement" programs of Medicare and Social Security.
The result is a new round of deficit reduction that tilts more toward Republicans' wishes than many people would have expected after Obama won re-election with a campaign that called for higher taxes on the rich.
Democrats thought House Republicans would accept some new revenues last month to minimize military cuts and to pressure liberals to confront entitlement spending. Instead, Republicans seem more determined than ever to block tax increases on high incomes, whatever the political risk.
The scarequester strategy has failed. The Obama regime did its best to frighten America about the sequester.
Maybe more alarmingly, the White Houses Office of Management and Budget issued a press release earlier this month claiming that the cuts in federal spending could force reductions in food inspections, which could lead to outbreaks of more food-borne bacteria, such as E. coli. Administration officials and their allies are making similarly alarming claims regarding what could happen to workplace safety, law enforcement, and education.
Obama even canceled White House tours. The Easter Egg Roll could be on the chopping block and the Thanksgiving turkey might not be pardoned.
Yet a notable number of things will not be affected by the sequester, including Obama's paycheck and the collection of taxes for Obamacare.
Meat inspectors will be furloughed but fine wines will continue to flow:
In its bid to make the sequester as painful as possible, the White House announced Tuesday that it is canceling all visitor tours of the White House "during the popular Spring touring season." This fits President Obama's political strategy to punish the eighth graders visiting from Illinois instead of, say, the employees of the Agriculture Department who will attend a California conference sipping "exceptional local wines" and sampling "tasty dishes" prepared by "special guest chefs."Yes, even as the White House warns that the modest automatic spending cuts will force the furlough of meat inspectors, two divisions of the Agriculture Department will underwrite the 26th California Small Farm Conference in Fresno next week.
The event will feature USDA speakers, field trips, a banquet and a tasting reception, according to the conference website. Conference organizers promise the tasting will be a "mouthwatering event" featuring "fine wines and exceptional micro-brews paired with seasonally driven culinary delicacies." How can we sign up?
Indeed, the Obama regime is determined to make the sequester as painful as possible.
The Obama administration denied an appeal for flexibility in lessening the sequesters effects, with an email this week appearing to show officials in Washington that because they already had promised the cuts would be devastating, they now have to follow through on that.In the email sent Monday by Charles Brown, an official with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service office in Raleigh, N.C., Mr. Brown asked if there was any latitude in how to spread the sequester cuts across the region to lessen the impacts on fish inspections.
He said he was discouraged by officials in Washington, who gave him this reply: We have gone on record with a notification to Congress and whoever else that APHIS would eliminate assistance to producers in 24 states in managing wildlife damage to the aquaculture industry, unless they provide funding to cover the costs. So it is our opinion that however you manage that reduction, you need to make sure you are not contradicting what we said the impact would be.
This email confirms what many Americans have suspected: The Obama administration is doing everything they can to make sure their worst predictions come true and to maximize the pain of the Sequester cuts for political gain, said Rep. Tim Griffin, Arkansas Republican.
Obama predicted that Republicans would cave on taxes, but as a philosopher once said
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_1Pw1xm9U
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Awfully long time since you made a comment, pal:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:starman417/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change
Sure looks like you are just here to pimp that blog.
Have you any thoughts on that?
When did this happen? Certainly not during the 'fiscal cliff' cave-in.
He's gonna start a new war. Just wait-n-see!
Obama seeks to brutally attack ordinary Americans to make them blame Republicans?
Spell the following word arefully:
B-A-C-K-F-I-R-E
( Eff you Obama)
Obama seeks to brutally attack ordinary Americans to make them blame Republicans?
Spell the following word carefully:
B-A-C-K-F-I-R-E
( Eff you Obama)
Haha, what short memories they have!
He's gonna kill people like they are cordwood.
If those two succeed in cornering the Obamadork/felon, I will gladly eat my past criticisms.
And believe me, I look forward to eating those criticisms.
He’s gonna kill people like they are cordwood. >>>>>>>>>
That is bound to happen and when it does, many will fight back.It may take years to get the country back.
Republicans: "OK"
Unyielding stand against tax increases? They just raised taxes two months ago
“It also has dimmed hopes for broader efforts this year to start taming the costly and fast-growing “entitlement” programs of Medicare and Social Security”
I have been paying into Social Security for a long. I have been paying into Medicare for quite some time to. I would not call those “entitlements”. The problem is the expansion of Social Security from a retirement fund to also a disability fund. Those payments should not come out of the Social Security fund.
The symbolism of this is perfect: it shows how out of touch the federal government is -- closed to average Americans -- and its shows how little Mr. Obama cares about Americans.
In its bid to make the sequester as painful as possible, the White House announced Tuesday that it is canceling all visitor tours of the White House "during the popular Spring touring season." This fits President Obama's political strategy to punish the eighth graders visiting from Illinois instead of, say, the employees of the Agriculture Department who will attend a California conference sipping "exceptional local wines" and sampling "tasty dishes" prepared by "special guest chefs." Yes, even as the White House warns that the modest automatic spending cuts will force the furlough of meat inspectors, two divisions of the Agriculture Department will underwrite the 26th California Small Farm Conference in Fresno next week
Great comment - Thanks for passing it along...
In its bid to make the sequester as painful as possible, the White House announced Tuesday that it is canceling all visitor tours of the White House "during the popular Spring touring season." This fits President Obama's political strategy to punish the eighth graders visiting from Illinois instead of, say, the employees of the Agriculture Department who will attend a California conference sipping "exceptional local wines" and sampling "tasty dishes" prepared by "special guest chefs." Yes, even as the White House warns that the modest automatic spending cuts will force the furlough of meat inspectors, two divisions of the Agriculture Department will underwrite the 26th California Small Farm Conference in Fresno next week
Yes, I was very upset to learn that I would not be able to visit and view the redecorating done there in Socialist Red......
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