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.
We got rolled!!
Absolutely! Boehner was the "typical, Washington politician". He already forgot what the 2010 election was about.
“Read my lips. No new taxes!”
George H.W. Bush
I think we all know what happened after that.
They should have promised to cut 100 billion IF they took both houses. With the RATS still controlling the Senate, there was no way they could have gotten that much.
If they can't shut it down over small spending cuts then how can they shut down whole government departments?
right on I agree...