I agree. It’s not the beginning of the end, it is the end of the beginning of the first battle in a long war.
For selling us out.
I will agree until Planned Parenthood is done for. There is no reason to keep this leach to stay alive.
Hah. Howard Kurtz thinks that this is a triumph for BO.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-04-08/government-shutdown-how-obama-rose-above/
For some time now, I have been asking God to
rout out corrupt enemies of my neighborhood,
my city, my county, my state, my country ...
AND to stand up Righteous people in leadership.
Tonight I thank God for evidence that He hears
and answers when we call upon His Mighty Name.
I agree. He got some real concessions out of them, re: the Senate voting on repeal of the healthcare bill and not funding more IRS.
That's BIG. That will put a lot of dims who are up for re-election...in a tight spot.
Just heard my pet project was thrown overboard again. Some s#$t. Who cares again? Planned Parenthood needs to go from taxpayers funding. I always thought it a simple thing.
I disagree. The American people voted in 2010 based on promises the GOP made...and put them in power in the house on on the way there in the Senate. One of those promises was 100 billion and now they are not keeping it.
They should have, IMHO, held out for the entire 61 billion, and defunded planned parenthood. If they will compromise over 20 billion (which does not allow them to meet their promise of 100 billion), then they will not have the grit it takes to get through the 6.7 trillion which is really what is necessary.
The GOP should have then passed a bill to fund the military and send it through alone (which I believe would pass alone) so they show they will not play politics with those serving in harms way or their families. Then held firm on the others and forced Reid’s and Obama’s hand.
The House repubs can kill this thing next week...or tonight. Boehner should never have gone for “the best deal he could get.” He should have shut the thing down.
If the House repubs do not go for the deal in enough numbers, then the shutdown will occur. They will try and talk them into going along, but the Freshmen/Tea party repubs need to vote a definitive, “No”, IMHO.
Congratulations Mr. Boehner, for continuing your establishment ways and selling the American people out. 38B, woo hoo!!!! That’s gonna make a dent in the deficit.
...also congratulations for your securing the continued funding of Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, NPR, and the EPA Global Warming regulations. You’re doin’ a hell of a job!
Agreed and I sent Speaker Boehner a message of support.
I’m waiting to see the entire release of exactly what was agreed to. I’ve heard bits and pieces but want to read the agreement myself and not feed into or off of, the emotional release I see exhibited. This is a war where must stay united through each battle. I’m in it for the long haul.
The ‘genies’ of government spending and debt are out of the bottle and dems can’t avoid this dialogue any longer. I will continue to support those who are laying the groundwork for 2012!
It may have been a victory for Republicans, but is was most certainly not a victory for the teapary. So if you’re a Republican, I guess you’re pleased tonight. If you’re a conservative, you’re not.
We finally got cuts...and this was on what should have been a Dem budget.
We didn't get it all as some purists would want but as you said we got the upper hand in the first battle of a larger war.
Now onto a FULL budget process. Much more will be won there.
The GOP is like the Detroit Lions. They don’t win often and when they do it is because the opposition screwed up, not because of a superior game plan or execution.
You realize that this budget is $231B larger than the previous one, right?
There is no $100B, $61B or $37B cut. The government just got a 6.5% raise.
Sorry, we got nothing. Chump change in spending cuts. Total failure in negotiating skills. They didn’t evaluate their hand, didn’t start with a goal that would achieve anything, showed their hand and then caved out of fear they would be blamed for shutting the government. They also totally ignored that we had won a great victory in WI this week against everything the unions could throw against us and we had the support of the public.
38 billion in cuts in a year with a 1 and a half trillion dollar deficit is nothing. Social and fiscal conservatives have been betrayed and will not forget. Huckabee and Bachmann have shown themselves as no friends of TEA Party conservatives.
38 billion in cuts? Well that takes care of 3 days of government spending. Now on to bigger and better things like the Ryan budget proposal which has the real meat in it.
He hit a single.
This was indeed a pretty big win for the Republicans and from what I could stomach watching MSDNC, the left is FURIOUS at Obama tonight.