1.5 trillion deficit and we cut only 70 some billion? A victory?
I thought it was 38 billion that was cut.
All military personnel were issued checks or vouchers dated from April 1- April 8th and told that would be the last check they received if Congress did not pass a bill to extend the budget. Most other Federal employees didn't receive these checks/vouchers, just the military.
Congressional offices were overwhelmed with calls, emails and face to face confrontations from military personnel and families pleading with the Republican Leaders to cut a deal.. So Boehner took as much as he could get and made a deal, not because thats what he or the others wanted, but he, nor our party, wanted to stop the military from receiving their pay.. That was the deciding factor. Now where is this being played out in the media??
These thugs are blackmailing our military to get their budgets passed....
That's if you are using Obama's proposed 2011 budget, a budget that failed to pass all of last year, as a baseline to define spending cuts.
I think it is more accurate to use the 2010 budget as baseline, which means, spending went up and deficit spending went up.
That's the so-called "victory".
I was ticked off at first, too - but as I read many different analyses I think maybe this frames the debate for future, and much larger battles.
The libtard media is in bed with the demoncrats, so no matter what the reality is, WE would have been the reason for Gov. "shutdown".
We originaly proposed 31 billion in cuts, the Dems said no - the Tea Party Congressmen/women wanted 61 billion, so we got 38 - better than the 31 Dingy Harry said was a non-starter.
Not a big victory for "us", but I think this sets the stage, with our eyes on 2012, for much grander victories.
Bachman in 2012!!
VIctory? No...but I do think we need to realize that we are in a war and perhaps we have won an early battle but just barely. There is no doubt that this is the biggest cut in spending since WWII. (HOw sad is THAT???) THe problem will be that the Dems are going to dig in even more since they feel just as betrayed by Obama as the conservatives do by the REpublicans. It’s going to be near impossible to pass a budget unless the Republicans do an excellent job in explaining it, and Ryan seems to be the only one able to do that.
The big battles...the debt ceiling, 2012 budget and Obamacare and PParenthood which Boehner DID get Reid to agree to a debate and vote on...are still looming. I think that a shutdown would have hurt the Dems, it would have hurt the Republicans too. It does make me feel good that the Democrat liberals are not celebrating this.
Yes, it was a victory, like Guadalcanal was a victory. The tide of government spending has been stopped; now it will be rolled back, despite frantic opposition.
Wait until 2013!