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Debt Fight Headed For "Train-Wreck" On August 2nd
FNS via RCP ^ | June 25, 2011 | Krauthammer on FNS

Posted on 06/25/2011 2:29:24 PM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi

Charles Krauthammer: "I think Obama and the Democratic Leadership have made a bet. The only way to get out of the November election next year alive is to run against Republicans as the 'granny-killers' who want to destroy entitlements. Medicare and Social Security. The only way to reduce the debt is to do something on entitlements. The Democrats will refuse and I think this is all headed for a train-wreck on August 2nd."

Chris Wallace, host: "Really?"

Krauthammer: "Yes, really. I wouldn't say it otherwise."

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: august; debt; krauthammer
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I agree with #23 above. Obama and his Democrats want more taxes, no cuts other than cuts that can be sold as done by mean, heartless Republicans and a big raise in the debt ceiling to push the issue past November 2012. That reelects Obama and maybe gets them back the House as well as the Senate.

The Republicans shouldn’t play the game on Democrat home turf. Instead, Republicans must refuse to raise the debt ceiling now or at any later time and say Obama & Co. got the US to this point and the problem is the Democrats job to fix. If your Congressman and Senators are Republicans, call the and say “No to any debt ceiling increase.”


41 posted on 06/25/2011 5:36:42 PM PDT by RicocheT
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To: Longbow1969

I tend to agree with your post, with one added factor. Specifically, most liberals actually believe that when the situation gets bad enough they will have the “out” of dramatically raising taxes in various and myriad of ways (V.A.T., national sales tax, general tax rates, etc.) and continuing on their merry way for an undetermined number of years more.

They will not talk about it publicly, but it’s in the back of their power-addled brains.

Of course, it wouldn’t work but you couldn’t convince them of that.


42 posted on 06/25/2011 5:39:33 PM PDT by Let_It_Be_So (Once you see the Truth, you cannot "unsee" it, no matter how hard you may try.)
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To: BobP; All
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43 posted on 06/25/2011 6:00:34 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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To: greeneyes

I agree. Republicans would be in a much better position to make their argument if they had significantly cut discretionary spending when they had their chance back in March.


44 posted on 06/25/2011 6:02:21 PM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi (Moutaineers are Always Free)
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To: MontaniSemperLiberi

Or in 2001 - 2006.


45 posted on 06/25/2011 6:44:08 PM PDT by Gil4 (Sometimes it's not low self-esteem - it's just accurate self-assessment.)
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To: MontaniSemperLiberi

Simply retort with the Weiner pie analogy.

Or simply retort with a story about Chicken Little.


46 posted on 06/26/2011 7:02:12 AM PDT by eaglestar
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To: RicocheT; Gil4
RicocheT wrote:
The Republicans shouldn’t play the game on Democrat home turf. Instead, Republicans must refuse to raise the debt ceiling now or at any later time and say Obama & Co. got the US to this point and the problem is the Democrats job to fix. If your Congressman and Senators are Republicans, call the and say “No to any debt ceiling increase.”
Yeah! Republicans would never have done this. Why, no Republican controlled Congress would ever propose deficit spending. And no Republican President would ever sign on to deficit spending. A Republican President would veto any attempt at deficit spending.
Gil4 wrote:
Or in 2001 - 2006.
Oh yeah. Never mind.

</sarcasm>

The two party system we have got us in this hole. I doubt either party, left to their own "leadership" will pull us out.

The TEA Party needs to keep pushing on principles and holding all of our Congress critters and Senators feet to the fire. If the Republican party caves on this, then every incumbent should be replaced. Repeat as necessary until we get the correct, principled, constitutionally sound outcome.

47 posted on 06/26/2011 7:38:58 AM PDT by cc2k ( If having an "R" makes you conservative, does walking into a barn make you a horse's (_*_)?)
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