Posted on 12/20/2013 3:37:46 AM PST by LD Jackson
A great number of Democrats have touted the bipartisan budget agreement reached by Paul Ryan and Patty Murray. Enough Republicans swallowed the idea to pass it through the House and the Senate and it is on the President's desk. Everyone is happy that an agreement has been reached that will lessen the likelihood of another government shutdown early in 2014. Until President Obama made his position on the debt ceiling clear. He says he will not negotiate on raising the debt ceiling, insisting the Republicans allow the increase, while getting nothing in return.
The Washington Times - Despite the recent bipartisan breakthrough on the budget, the White House insisted Monday it will not negotiate with congressional Republicans on the next debt ceiling increase and will demand an unconditional increase before the government hits its borrowing limit early next year.The Obama administration’s line in the sand sets up yet another high-stakes political chess match with the House GOP — one that could soon overshadow the budget deal achieved last week.
“The president’s position is what it is and it won’t change,” White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters after being pressed on whether the administration would be willing to put further spending cuts, entitlement reform or other Republican wish-list items on the table in exchange for a debt-ceiling increase.
That stance stands in stark contrast to the one laid out over the weekend by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, the Republican architect of the two-year budget deal struck with Democratic leaders in the Senate last week. That agreement, hailed by the White House, failed to address the debt ceiling, with both sides agreeing to leave that fight for another day.
When that day comes, Mr. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said Sunday that his party won’t settle for “nothing.” House Speaker John A. Boehner’s office said Monday the issue will be discussed when GOP members meet for their annual retreat next month.
So much for bipartisanship. The next question is obvious to me. President Obama is not a popular president right now. The disaster of the ObamaCare roll out has shown him for the liar he really is. His approval ratings are in the cellar. More and more Americans are realizing how much they have been lied to by a slick-talking half-black man who had no experience at anything except organizing rallies and campaigning. They are realizing how his hope and change is full of lies and deceit. All of that being said, does he have the ability to hold this line in the sand? The last time he pulled this stunt, he had the American still in his back pocket. They still believed every word he read off his teleprompter. The media was still refusing to question any position he held. That has changed now. The media is now reporting on how much he has been lying to the American people and many of us are waking up to the fact that we have a liar-in-chief who rivals Bill Clinton living in the White House.
President Obama's position of refusing to negotiate on the debt ceiling can not be tenable. I can't tell you what the Republicans will do, but I contend they should stand their ground and call his bluff. After five years of hearing him lie every time he gets in front of a camera, the American people may have had enough. I know I have. Thus, it is past time we called a spade what it is.
President Obama is a liar. The American people are waking up to that fact. The Republicans should use every tool in their bag to capitalize on that realization. If they are to regain a position where they can successfully challenge Obama on his lies, they need to wake up to that political reality.
“If the GOPe doesn’t intend to follow through, they shouldn’t start this fight.”
GOPe never started the last fight. That was tea party starting the last fight. Only after tea party members realized they were losing with the American people is when they joined with GOPe and backed down.
“When do you get it through your head that we can not do it with the House alone?”
Actually, you need the house, senate and potus unless you get 2/3 in both houses which is almost impossible.
As my Drill Sergeant would say, “I will give you exactly what you want”... and he sure made us riot in the hills until we puked and collapsed in our own vomit.
So, that’s your solution?
If we had the super majority in the House and the Senate there is nothing the rats and that arrogant pos occupant of the Spite House could do and we could easily override his veto.
Don’t jump to conclusions.
Let’s see how Bendover Boehner responds.
Oh...nevermind.
They could but they won’t. Why? Boehner. McConnell.
Once the petulant won got his way, within a week or two he had - you guessed it! Delayed or ignored significant portions of obamacare because the rollout has been a Charlie-Foxtrot of epic proportions.
bammy-boy there wants his bammy-care and the big government control it brings. But he doesn't want all the backlash that is coming along with it.
I say go ahead, give him what he wants. But lay it all at his and the rest of the 'rats feet. Then when it inevitably crashes and burns the adults in the room (conservatives) can take over and clean up. People need to be taught a hard lesson. I'm convinced far too many Americans aren't paying attention, and are believing all the excrement shoveled by the MSM. Time to expose the lie.
Ryan is just as bad.
why should he, youo caved before...he knows you’ll cave again. Reps are gutless wonders, spineless wimps
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