Posted on 04/08/2011 10:15:07 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
The bipartisan deal struck Friday falls short of the House Republican campaign pledge to cut $100 billion in fiscal 2011 spending.
The pact cuts $78.5 billion when compared to President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget request, which was never enacted.
The accord cuts $39 billion in actual spending, $22 billion less than bill the House passed in February.
In a brief interview, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Hill the agreement was "as good a deal as we could get."
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said he expects "significant" opposition from conservatives, both to the short-term fix and the long-term spending bill. He said he will vote against both
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Right you are, more work to do. Its a start, and even though not what I wanted, it was better than I thought they would do. So keep the pressure on, praise what they accomplished, and let them know they can and will do better if they want to keep their jobs. This seems better than that Contract we had with America a while back that fizzled when they had them by the cahones. This time they know we are watching, but alas, here in Brown Town , no one cares,.... yet...
So you were 22 when you graduated high school?
“Theyre only really tough when fighting for the top 3% of this nation. The rest of the time theyre ready to throw you overboard.”
Really? Would you please cite examples?
If you can’t, then I guess your post should be considered classicist.
Fine nitpicker. I’m 54 years old.
I know that Michele Bachmann didn’t like it, and I love and appreciate her so much! However, I’m very pleased with the results.
As you said...the fight goes on. This is a multi-election revolution.
Yep. I think we all saw this coming.
Thank you for posting some very much needed sanity. ;o)
Here, here!!!! I see the “Donner Party” Republicans are out in full force tonight. They don’t get 100% of what they want, immediately they are ready to eat their own. You did a masterful job in capturing the truth of the situation and not the half cocked opinions of many.
“The Republicans won. The conservatives lost.”
Nonsense, our armed forces are still being paid. Where do you think the extra 30bil was coming from. ODumbo woul dhave shut them down without blinking and you all would have been SCREAMING as loud as you could.
Better start looking at the big picture. The Dems control the congress and the Presidency, they lost big. We did not have ANYTHING to lose.
Baah, fighting instincts like sheep.
I’ll believe it when it actually happens.
And the Senate is Dem controlled, so the bill will fail. No brainer for Reid to accept that as if it's some "concession".
Wave goodbye Bohner.
Pay particular attention to the US Unfunded Madndates at $113 trillion and extrapolate that a bit into the future.
Have fun.
I wouldn’t call it a major victory, but it was more than I expected from Boehner. I give him a B.
As to the rest of your post, I agree that people should climb down off their high horses and get a reality check. When you only control 1/3 of the process, this wasn’t too bad at all as a pretty solid first start into the big battle, especially when the pubs’ usual M.O. is to fully cave, then snivel, then lick their wounds and go home and curl up in the fetal position. It appears that they tuned up their spines a bit, perhaps as a result of the strong rebuke they received over the lame duck fiasco.
*SIGH* We have so far to go to restore this country to a constitutional republic.
Have you ever stopped to think how blissful life could be without Marxists constantly on the prowl?
Really? Lots of Boner supporters? Don’t count me in that crew. Tears Boner is worthless.
This is being driven by fear instilled by Posser’s win in WI. It really is a win. Not because Boner did well, but because the demscum are terrified. And frankly, that’s the FAR better situation if we want to have ANY chance of saving the Republic...
So do I. It begins the erection of a nice platform for ‘12.
We, the good people, need to start raising money and organizing a ground game for a huge turnout and anti-fraud measures for ‘12.
then why are Harry Reid and Obama smiling?
Yes, the establishment Republicans "won". Hopefully we can primary them all out next year.
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