Posted on 07/20/2011 9:32:16 AM PDT by Qbert
The combined forces of Democrats, the liberal media, and squishy Republicans are working to stampede Republicans into ratifying the expansion of the federal government from an average of under 20% of GDP up to 25%, where it stands after two and a half years of Obama. This is being done in the guise of the Gang of Six Plan (summary here), based on the Simpson-Bowles Commission, whose work was snubbed by President Obama when it was delivered several months ago.
The script being played out today is by now familiar in the age of Obama. Rather than confront problems in a timely manner, Obama waits until a crisis looms, scare-mongers about a nonexistent "crisis" (in this case, alleged "default" even though there is sufficient federal revenue to service debt and cover Social Security and Defense), and seeks to stampede Republicans into a "compromise" in which they provide real and immediate concessions in return for vague promises of something good happening sometime in the future.
The Gang claims "savings" of $3.7 trillion over ten years, but Sen. Jeff Sessions, who has seen the plan scores the actual cuts at 1.2 trillion. But "savings" promised beyond the current Congress are meaningless, since no Congress can obligate a future Congress's ability to spend )or do anything else). In return, they are asked to buy into higher taxes, many of them in the form of "tax reform" eliminating "loopholes" such as the mortgage interest deduction. (If you think housing prices have crashed, just wait until mortgages are no longer deductible. I can think of no better way to further devastate the ressidential construction industry and the personal wealth of the middle class.)
Daniel Mitchell of Cato provides a guide what the GOP is being asked to accept as "compromise."
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
What is any US Senator doing forming a 'gang'? RIP US OFFF and tell US it is for our own good....
Democrats waited until CBO can’t score it.
Yeppers
Democrats are NOT in control of the funding. Every nickle, dime, and billions spent first originate in the House. The American people have control of the peoples HOUSE, but liberals know exactly how to get 'pubbies' to do their dirty work. Boehner sent the signal to these liberals when he refused to end the funding for BamBamCare because of some stupid rule old Nanny the red Pewlousie set in motion.
Now it is quite demonstrative to me what these overlords think of US by forming a 'gang' to give the liberals their way with US.
When are people going to wake up to the fact that is the goal of the Republicrat/Dumbocan Party. The Globalists want to eliminate the US Middle-class and are using our phony baloney "representatives" to do it.
Because he is just another F..king weak politician. We need to wake up to the fact that most of the GOP are men who are sissy's at heart. Very weak men who deserve nothing but our contempt.
Think of the men who went ashore on D-Day, or at Iwo Jima. Those were men who new how to fight. Then look at our GOP leaders prancing before the cameras. Disgustingly weak, pathetic men -- all of them.
Never again should any conservative entertain the thought that Coburn is a friend of Liberty. He is a traitor to our Constitution.
“Gang of Six: Promises, Promises”
more http://blog.heritage.org/2011/07/19/gang-of-six-promises-promises
No wonder Obama likes it.
He thinks all Republicans will vote for it but not even 1 Democrat will vote for it.
Says "Gang of Six" is at best 1 to 1, cut to tax hike according to the handout he was given.
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