It gets rid of $2.4 trillion in planned spending. Why is that not good?
It removes the issue from the table until after the 2012 election. When we ought to have a GOP President and Senate majority -- which can then address the problems in a way that they can never be addressed with Barack Obama as President. How is that not good?
It creates a big PR win for the Republican House -- since they are doing their job in a way that independent voters can understand, appreciate and approve. How is that not good?
It puts the onus squarely where it belongs -- on the Democrat Senate to pass the bill and the President to sign it. If they fail to do their job, then "default" is their fault. How is that not good?
Don't you want to make progress? Turning this thing around is not a one-day project.
And if we don’t have a GOP President and Senate majority-what then? Four more years of this?
It didn’t do a bit of good for the Republican House to pass Ryan’s budget; it got shot down in the Senate. I don’t see anyone blaming the Senate for the mess we’re in now.