In the end, they will all have to stand before us and the world with a national debt “ceiling” (”suggestion” actually) and figure out how much longer they can play shell games with a national debt of nearly $17 Trillion dollars
I for one am going Galt to the best of my ability
My apologies and sincere regrets to those of my fellow working citizens who depend on consumerism for their livelihood
Whatever happens spin like a dreidle that your side won and the bad evil other side lost.
Boehner is a big government RINO. I believe this is all political theater and he will fold at the last minute.
We had a really good debate over this issue a little earlier this afternoon and discussed how it could (or might not) happen. Although we did not have the actual Rush transcript which is in this thread, we had some good conversation based on what was said on his show today concerning this issue.
See that thread here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2755222/posts
Do a bill that gets us to next August.
Get rid of the commission idea.
Make the election about Cut Cap & Balance vs Tax & Spend.
We’re allowing our elected ‘leaders’ in Washington to run our country into bankruptcy. No matter what bill finally becomes law, our national debt will grow - legally - and the spending won’t stop, just be deferred a tiny bit or hidden. America will still owe trillions that can never be repaid. The Republicans standing strong are to be praised and rewarded for their principled stand while ‘old Washington’ hands’ such as John Boehner are busy selling us out to the Democrats so they can say they ‘saved’ America from ‘default’ and, they hope, get a pat on the back from Paul Krugman or some other leftist. That won’t happen, ever, but the RINOs won’t admit it and keep trying to appease the left while selling out TEA party members principles that gave the majority in the House to Republicans and helped make John Boehner, Speaker. That they even got to Allen West is an indication of how difficult it will be to effect real change in Washington. It may not even be possible, but we have to try in 2012. Vote out the RINOs (Boehner, et al.) and vote in TEA party conservatives that will work with President Palin to change Washington back to something that at least approximates constitutional principles.
The thing I don't get though is what is the alternative? If the house sits on their hands and sends nothing to the Senate, the House will clearly be at fault.
The GOP has to be willing to let the bill die if the senate changes the bill. And at some point the GOP has to be willing to communicate, that they won't accept a lot of changes in the bill.
I don't think the house needs to be afraid of the ball being hit back to their court. But they just need to be prepared to hit it back and communicate why they are hitting it back.