Obama Makes Campaign Stop of Sorts at Lincoln Memorial (Photo op)
Lot's more battles to be fought to rein in this wildly spending Government.
1.5 trillion deficit and we cut only 70 some billion? A victory?
Other victories mentioned in the article: the British at Concord, Custer at the Little Bighorn, Nazi Germany at Normandy and the Bulge, Japan at Saipan and Iwo Jima....
Yep, Boehner really handed the Democrats a shellacking; he shellacked their butts with his lips.
If this is a victory we are doomed.
2. Grab Ankles
3. Enjoy!
1.5 trillion deficit and we cut only 70 some billion? A victory?
Big victory??? Trillions of deficit dollars and they cut 39billion for the rest of the year that’s less than pennies to the dollar. At least the Pubbies tried. But we’re still funding abortions thru planned parenthood and NPR.The RAT/MSM would have killed the PUBs if the gov’t. closed. Bottom line, we need a new pres.and a pubbie senate.
This was a tactical victory, a relatively minor one. But it does set a pretty good tone for future budget showdowns.
The Dems blinked. And much as I dislike the GOP, credit where credit is due.
It was only 39 billion..... a pittance...and the dems will take credit for it as if they wanted to reduce the deficit....and the media will buy into hook, line, and sinker.
At least it’s a great opening salvo.
I think the republicans still won the battle by a freaking mile.
HR1 was originally to seek spending cuts of $32 billion until Tea Party conservatives insisted on more than $ 60 billion. House Speaker John Boehner won more cuts than he originally sought and got the Senate to agree to votes to defund the health care reform law (BOOOYAHHH!!!!! Down goes ObamaCare!) and groups like the nation’s largest abortion provider Planned Parenthood - once votes Senate Majority leader Harry Reid said he’d never allow to come to the floor.Back on February 3, Reid called $32 billion in cuts “extreme” and “draconian.”
Over the next decade the cuts are expected to save hundreds of billions of dollars.
The deal mandates a host of studies and audits of Obama administration policies. It also blocks additional funds for the IRS sought by the Obama administration and bans federal funding of abortion in Washington, D.C.
The history of offers on this bill goes something like this. Democrats first offered no cuts, then $4 billion, then $6.5 billion, then $33 billion, then settled at $38.5 billion.
Boehner made numerous adjustments to his offer in recent days too, but started at $32 billion, then with a Tea Party push went to $62 billion, then dropped to $40 billion, then $38.5 billion.
Boehner came in $8.5 billion higher than the halfway point between his high offer of $61 billion in cuts and the Democrats opening bid of zero cuts.
And again, I dont understand all the hatred being spewed by some Freepers about this deal. It’s a solid win by the GOP on meeting a promise to reduce spending. If we hadn’t won the house and reduced the dem majority in the senate last year, there would of been no spending cuts this year, hell Obama would of probably increased spending.
It’s also a good battle win because House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s 2012 budget resolution proposes cuts of $5 TRILLION in the next 10 yrs. That’s the big one and if this years budget deal is a measuring stick, I’d say we are still on course and getting solid work done to reduce spending.
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Obama Makes Campaign Stop of Sorts at Lincoln Memorial (Photo op)
This is like watching a football team, the donkeys, drive the ball down to the opponents 1 yard line. Then on first and goal the defense, the dumbos, finally wakes up and stops the other team for a one yard loss. Then they all jump around like they just won the super bowl.
Bottom line - Boehner didn’t get more cuts because he didn’t want more cuts. He’s just another statist. He got the bare minimum he thought he could sell to his base, and from most of the comments around here, he calculated correctly.
I think they should have called Obama’s bluff to not pay the military if the govt was shutdown. Imagine boots on the ground and in the air in three warring countries facing possible death at anytime not getting paid...If Obama did not pay active military he should have been impeached immediately for treason.
Sorry but BHOzo snookered the GOP.
They had the chance to call him all in and they not only blinked they thanked him for it....If the military is non-essential so is the Secret Service and those who protect this a$$ clown.
Red white and blue might not run but GOP sure does....
According to Mike Pence three weeks ago this was to be the BIG battle, I guess he was wrong.
There is a really simple way to cut spending and reduce the debt.
DO NOT RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT.
Then they cannot borrow any money and can only spend what is coming in, so to increase that they need to cut taxes.
Problem solved.
not a victory for the unborn
Oh yeah, while were waiting, just keep sending millions of those lottery style government retirement checks.