Dems falling apart over Omnibus spending bill

American Thinker ^ | March 08, 2009 | Rick Moran

[Don Corleone]

This bill should be thrown under the Obamnibus!

[Enterprise]

I've been thinking the same.

Senators and House members must have investments like anyone else. As time goes by, the value of these investments drops and they can't liking it. These people must have family members and friends who are also being hurt by what is happening. Their constituents must be livid knowing that their Democrat Senator or House member, by supporting Obama's horrific spending plans, is steadily devaluing their 401Ks, raising their taxes, potentially bankrupting their pensions, and putting back breaking financial burdens of future generations.

And slowly but surely the loyal constituents of these politicians are starting to ask: "For what?"

[chris_bdba]

Those dems that were elected in republican districts are going to have it very rough in 2010 after all of these spending bills that were passed! I’m hoping that SF Nan won’t be Speaker after this Congress!

[Blue Highway]

who the heck keeps voting her back in? She’s a clueless idiot.

[strykr]

Hey.. let's not forget folks... per the director of the OBM, Peter Orszag, (there latest ploy to dodge/accept responsibility for the economy)was they (Obama’s Admin) “inherited” bill from Bush Administration. He cited that most of the spending was from last session but was shelved. Well he forgot to point out a small fact.. most of the “earmarks” weren't included in the spending bill that was held over. Also it's funding 6 mos into FY ‘09. Excuse me but that makes it Obama’s responsibility. They're also going to have to learn that you can't continue to blame the evils of the world on Bush!!

[Eva]

It is way more simple than that. Bush vetoed the spending bill because of the ear marks. So, congress passed a stop gap bill which would fund things until Obama got in office. They added even more ear marks and resubmitted the budget.

At the time of the original veto, Obama swore that he would take a veto pen to any bill that contained earmarks. Obama lied, the economy died.

[Lancey Howard]

who the heck keeps voting her back in? She’s a clueless idiot

That would be the citizens of San Fransicko.

[azishot]

Does this mean it’s an OmniBUST spending bill?

[madamemayhem]

oh but is it not rude to refer to madame speaker as that pond scum sucking bottom feeder?

[MtnMan101]

It's NOT our Money!

[Blue Highway]

That is true but I didn’t think they were as clueless as she was, despite them being freaks.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks neverdem. All, some more analysis:

Pass the popcorn, please. This is getting good. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi went after each other in a closed meeting with the Democratic leadership over what to do about the Senate's failure to pass the Omnibus spending bill... The problem is that the GOP is balking over the 8,000 earmarks as well as some other wasteful spending that they wish to see removed. And Reid can't get the Republicans to budge which has angered Pelosi who feels rather exposed after the House passed the bill easily... This is more than simple obstructionism by the GOP. It is an attempt to hold the Democrat's feet to the fire on the more than $14 billion in earmarks. If they want that kind of waste in the bill, they are going to have to eat the pork sandwich themselves with no help from Republicans. The Democrats look weak, unsure of themselves, and in disarray - which mirrors exactly how the White House looks. You think there's some kind of connection? Don't bother looking for it in the media since the impasse is being protrayed as just more GOP obstructionism.

It can't be bipartisan, and the fiction that it is has been laid bare as a lie, despite the best efforts of the partisan media shills. Obama hasn't been purring, "we won't raise taxes," because even he must be aware that no one is going to believe that -- so he goes on record as saying that not only will the Bush tax cuts not be extended, but taxes are going up across the board, *after* they go up to what they used to be.

Instead of an austerity budget to get the deficit under control, or an accelerated depreciation allowance (a business tax cut, familiar from the Reagan and JFK administrations), or just continued income tax relief to keep employment rates from further falling, the enemies over at the Party of Treason are trying to crush private property, crush all charities, crush all dissent (the misnamed Fairness Doctrine is the deal-breaker, if they plan to keep the peace they won't pass it; if they try to pass it and fail, it will be the big issue in 2010 midterms, and I think that it is intended to be -- a misdirection, or rather, redirection of rage away from the other outrages), crush all small business, and create a tax-subsidized single party state (for example, the support for ACORN).

[A Strict Constructionist]

It’s only rude when discussing someone that is not a POS.

[bestintxas]

You cannot vote out Pelosi as her SF base will keep her in Congress.

You can vote out the Dem majority, though.

Work on that instead as it will be more productive.

[MrB]

Senate Republicans, who withheld their support even when they had substantial interests in the measure

Ah, so even when they were "substantial"ly BRIBED, they wouldn't "compromise".

[IamConservative]

Wonder what the roll call was on the cloture vote. Evan Bayh came out against it.

I bet the Dem caucus is fracturing in the Senate.

Let’s not for get. More democrats voted against Porkulus than there were R’s voting for it...

They are going to screw the pooch..

[SunkenCiv]

Maybe, but the two-year wonders in the House *have to have it* and are Obama’s army down there; best case scenario IMHO is, continuing res, with all the earmarks ditched. By the time it comes up again in September, the economy will be booming, and the Demwits will get their earmarks passed without the tremendous staggering size of the misnamed stimulus package. That isn’t what I’d prefer, but I think that’s the best we’re likely to get.

[SunkenCiv]

Well put!

[SunkenCiv]

You cannot vote out Pelosi as her SF base will keep her in Congress.

You can vote out the Dem majority, though.

Work on that instead as it will be more productive.

I wholeheartedly agree.

OTOH, if Pelosi can't deliver, she will be vulnerable after the 2010 elections, when the Demwits vote for their new Speaker (assuming they hold the House, which I think they will, with or without getting the omnibus spending) and Obama would like to be rid of her, to have his own creature running it. Meanwhile, Pelosi's has an impact on statewide politics in California, and not in a good way for the Demwits.