“It’s a start, a framework, and nothing else. There can be no real solution till we have a conservative president and majority in the Senate.”
We’ve been down that road with Bush, and his administration fiscally was just the same old Beltway operation. You say that the Libertartians want it all today and that that isn’t realistic. Perhaps it isn’t realistic, but if we don’t get something close to all of it very soon, we won’t have a recognizable future.
“Realistically” because even people on FR aren’t serious about cutting spending it is clear to me that a financial bus plunge is inevitable.
WTF does any of that mean? Yes I realize we don’t have a great deal of time to fix it, but we also don’t control the Senate or the Executive.
You need the votes to get it done.
You don’t have the votes. Sitting there pontificating about your superior position on the issue doesn’t change that reality.
How are you going to get it done?
Yep, this country is going off the cliff, mainly because pretend conservatives, which are the majority among Republicans, and on “conservative” forums, cannot support the ideal of a balanced budget. Everyone is so worried about “their side” winning, that they forget that by the time we grab control of the “bus” it will be airborne and ready to crater.