[Liz]

FOX NATION: At one point in the negotiations, the 2012 budget was to be slashed by $36 billion. The final number of cuts: just $7 billion. And just to ensure we don’t have another bruising government shutdown fight over cuts in September, the deal deems and passes the 2012 budget---sometimes called the Slaughter Solution.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to set their own internal rules.

What’s deem and pass? It’s a legislative trick that essentially means that Congress will consider the budget passed without ever actually having to vote on it. The Senate, which has not passed a budget resolution in two years, will be “deemed” to have passed a budget resolution for this year and next year.

IOW, for the purpose of budget points of order on the Senate floor, it will be as if the Senate had done a budget resolution. This will apply to both FY12 (this year) and FY13 (next year), meaning there will be no pressure for the Senate to consider a budget resolution on the floor before 2013.

I'm sure we are in for more surprises----heck, I would not be surprised if Pubbies used the same tactic Ohaha used to jam O'Care down our throats. ROTFL.

THIS MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD---HOW DESPERATE CAN HE BE? Representative Chaka Fattah Democratic progressive told CNN host that it’s all good about the US debt ceiling deal. He stated that it will allow progressives to spend up to $50 TRILLION over 10 years.

"$50 TRILLION should get me reelected."

[sickoflibs]

That is the post I saw last night and may have pinged you with, but how could they pass those next two budgets in the deem and pass of this debt bill unless it says they are two FYs of CRs from that FY11 budget they passed a few months ago??

I dont see anything on the internet about it either.

[Condor51]

Representative Chaka Fattah Democratic progressive told CNN host that it’s all good about the US debt ceiling deal. He stated that it will allow progressives to spend up to $50 TRILLION over 10 years.

I checked into him and it's no wonder he's an imbecile and dolt.

He's from Philly.