Obama: Debt deal is only a first step (God help us all! Well, business owners&taxpayers anyway)

Yahoo ^ | 8/2/11 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the emergency bill Congress passed to prevent a government default is just the first step to ensuring the country lives within its means.

Speaking in the Rose Garden, Obama says lawmakers still need to find a balanced approach to reducing the deficit that includes some adjustments to Medicare and reforming the tax code so the wealthy pay more.

[NormsRevenge]

Screw the political elite ruling class that is so out of touch with the ecoomic realities fo hwo they have pushed this nation to the brink.. and are going to keep on pushing..

at some point,, when do WE push back?

[NormsRevenge]

ecoomic realities fo hwo
=
economic realities of how

spell check is your friend. oops.

[expatguy]

How much longer until he is gone?

Do Americans even have a clue as to how much damage is being done around the world?

Seriously - he is a joke - we are being laughed at.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[Logical me]

The communists/Marxist branch of the GOP sold us down the drain. It's leader Bonehead is to be congratulated.

[eeevil conservative]

I have a special appreciation for you wording...

WE have merely been able to block a few blows....and we are already labeled terrorists....we will be treated as terrorists when we are finally able to push back....

[Freedom56v2]

Some have a clue, at least 40% dont.

I wonder if our US House and Senate GOP members have a clue...Over past few days they have seemed totally clueless about the damage being done.

[NormsRevenge]

President Barack Obama says the emergency bill Congress passed to prevent a government default is just the first step to ensuring the country lives within its means.

Lies.

[expatguy]

In my years overseas I have never seen it this bad -

and it is getting worse daily...

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[Myrddin]

The liar spewed the same old crap. He's going to raise taxes. He's going to pay off his union buddies with more union jobs so they can fund his re-election via union dues. He's going to make life miserable for businesses. Perhaps it is really time to look outside the U.S. We are on a trajectory down the toilet. "BONER" sold us down the river. Of course, he did it with the help of other RINOs.

[EternalVigilance]

Their demeanor is so similar.

[Nateman]

They had a balanced approach. CCB and it was tabled without even any debate in the Senate. As of today the budget could have been balanced and the Republicans heros if they had even a slight bit of courage.

[NormsRevenge]

We have the same leadership that couldn’t get Norm Coleman to cast a 60th vote for cloture and allow us to drill anwr and establish a coherent energy policy back in 2005.. but NOOOooOOOooo.. Ol’ Mitch failed then , and he’s failed now..

[Steel Wolf]

WE have merely been able to block a few blows....and we are already labeled terrorists....we will be treated as terrorists when we are finally able to push back....

One man's terrorist is another man's friendly neighborhood insurgent. ;-)

[Dick Bachert]

[silverleaf]

Do Asians really believe this marxist drivel that America is broke because rich people don’t pay enough taxes?

[NormsRevenge]

Senate Vote

Lugar , McConnell, McCain and many more GoP say Yes,, Bring on the debt!

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00123

[NormsRevenge]

Grouped by Home State
Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Nay Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska: Begich (D-AK), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Boozman (R-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: Boxer (D-CA), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Yea Udall (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut: Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Yea Coons (D-DE), Yea
Florida: Nelson (D-FL), Yea Rubio (R-FL), Nay
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Yea Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois: Durbin (D-IL), Yea Kirk (R-IL), Yea
Indiana: Coats (R-IN), Nay Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Nay Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas: Moran (R-KS), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: McConnell (R-KY), Yea Paul (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts: Brown (R-MA), Yea Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri: Blunt (R-MO), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Yea Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska: Johanns (R-NE), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Nevada: Heller (R-NV), Nay Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Ayotte (R-NH), Nay Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Hagan (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Yea Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Yea Portman (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Yea Toomey (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Nay Graham (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah: Hatch (R-UT), Nay Lee (R-UT), Nay
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Virginia: Warner (D-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia: Manchin (D-WV), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin: Johnson (R-WI), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea

[expatguy]

Not at all FRiend, they can call a spade a spade here

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[Roninf5-1]

I wonder if our US House and Senate GOP members have a clue...

They know exactly what they are doing. They aren't stupid. They are working with their Democrats pals against the American people.

[ngat]

Are you saying the budget could have been balanced as of today CCB had not been tabled? I think I may be unclear as to your meaning.