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Fiscally-conservative Democrats have declared war on the Green New Deal
theguardian ^ | 4/10/2019 | Kate Aronoff

Posted on 04/11/2019 6:35:40 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Utah representative Ben McAdams, a Democrat, warned ominously this week that a “day of reckoning is coming”. It’s the kind of sober language typically used to describe a climate crisis which – if we continue on with business as usual – could end human civilization as we know it. McAdams, though, was describing a decidedly less grave threat, if it can be considered a threat at all: the federal deficit.

He and 26 other members of the so-called Blue Dog Coalition – centrist and fiscally-conservative Democrats – are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the federal government from running a deficit if there isn’t a war or recession happening. Social security and Medicare would be spared from the brutal spending cuts the amendment would bring about ... but that’s it.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: democrats; fiscallyconservative; greendeal; war
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1 posted on 04/11/2019 6:35:40 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Look for him to become a Republican the next time he runs for re-election.


2 posted on 04/11/2019 6:42:21 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Fiscally conservative democrat? Isn’t that like the rainbow colored unicorn?


3 posted on 04/11/2019 6:44:10 AM PDT by LouAvul (Freedom without responsibility is chaos. Next step? The Abyss.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Got a serious message for these 26 “Blue Dog Democrats”. If you have any street smarts and good common sense you all will switch your political Party status from Democrat to Republican, like right now...today, otherwise you will not be in Congress after 2020...you will have been defeated. Wake up...Dummies!!!


4 posted on 04/11/2019 6:46:33 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Both of them???


5 posted on 04/11/2019 6:46:50 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (We live on a tax farm as free-range humans!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

bookmark


6 posted on 04/11/2019 6:49:37 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The party of enemy islam.

Anything resembling any sanity at all therein is a ruse to make one look away from that, just for the moment it takes for the mohammedan stinkbugs to get their hooks in that much deeper.

The islamist Party of the sooner would be sharia US.


7 posted on 04/11/2019 6:54:01 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Head Fake.
They are only looking for cover to prevent from loosing their seats in 2020.
That is assuming the GOP-e can pull their head from their backside.


8 posted on 04/11/2019 6:54:10 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

We don’t want them to switch.
We want to take them out.


9 posted on 04/11/2019 6:55:13 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So 40% or more of the budget is off limits.


10 posted on 04/11/2019 6:57:58 AM PDT by pas
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To: LouAvul

“Fiscally conservative democrat? Isn’t that like the rainbow colored unicorn?”

A rainbow colored unicorn can, at least, be imagined.


11 posted on 04/11/2019 6:59:09 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
the so-called Blue Dog Coalition – centrist and fiscally-conservative Democrats

In other words, future Republicans.


12 posted on 04/11/2019 7:01:38 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: ChicagoConservative27
AOC-3-reasons
13 posted on 04/11/2019 7:02:54 AM PDT by FrankR (Did I mention that NO Russian collusion was found...NONE....?)
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To: LouAvul

“..Fiscally conservative democrat? Isn’t that like the rainbow colored unicorn?....”

Huh? Come to California and get a taste of Democrat Fiscal Conservatism.....


14 posted on 04/11/2019 7:10:34 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Fiscally conservative Democrats?

That’s like a unicorn.


15 posted on 04/11/2019 7:11:57 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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Fiscally-conservative Democrats

Unicorns. There are no fiscally conservative anything in DC Democrats or Republicans.

16 posted on 04/11/2019 7:21:58 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: LouAvul; ChicagoConservative27

Posted before I saw your posts, but I live here. I can attest that there are no fiscal conservatives in DC.


17 posted on 04/11/2019 7:23:21 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: cuban leaf

That entire “Blue Dog Coalition” needs to change parties immediately. Boy, would that have an impact on the Democrats.


18 posted on 04/11/2019 7:28:27 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is the best project/program/portfolio manager in the world!!!!)
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To: rightwingcrazy

“A rainbow colored unicorn can, at least, be imagined.”

We call it a “purple squirrel”


19 posted on 04/11/2019 7:30:32 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is the best project/program/portfolio manager in the world!!!!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

“fiscally conservative democrats”

More then one exists? I didn’t think one existed!

They like snipes?

or Bigfoot?


20 posted on 04/11/2019 7:31:14 AM PDT by Reily
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