Why don’t republicans ever fight back? Why isn’t it repeated over and over that the democrats have never prepared a budget of their own? Even when they fully controlled the government.
Why isn’t it said that the democrats never raised the debt limit when they totally controlled the government...Dec/2010.
Why isn’t it brought up that Sasha and Mahlia get their homework done before it’s due, but their father and Harry Reid hasn’t got the same message? I pray the republicans stick with the balanced budget ammendment. And will they please respond about the threats to veterans and seniors not getting their monthly checks. Watching weak politicians is so damn frustrating.
" “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, "the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”
-- Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
How about sending to the Senate a clean rise in the ceiling with a BBA attached. No spending cuts, but also no additional borrowing beyond the $2 trillion or so, and no additional taxes. Give them everything they want right now, but make it conditional on votes for a BBA. Why would they want to object to something that the majority of Americans want? They wouldn’t dare kill a deal like that and let the economy tank, not with the election this close. The blame would fall squarely on them. The anger coming their way would be immense. Force the BBA issue by throwing it into their court. They get their debt ceiling increase, the markets soar, our credit rating is intact, and grandma gets her check. We get the BBA through Congress in return, and sent to the states to ratify. Power returns to the people, where it belongs.
We’re hopelessly stuck on the spending and tax issues with time running out. It’s time to think outside the box.
This endless talk of ten-year cuts and budget projections is a waste of time and pointless, as it’s predicated on wishful thinking about growth rates, etc., and other murky assumptions.
Just get that BBA rolling NOW and send it to the states.
What’s more responsible than that? Deal with the spending later, when we (hopefully) take back the Senate and the White House. When the BBA becomes law, the spending will take care of itself.