[vbmoneyspender]

Here is the important part: Next year the cap is $1.043 trillion, a $6 billion drop from current levels.

A 6 billion cut this year. Great job Boehner.

[Brandonmark]

John Boehner (R-Ohio) that his debt ceiling fallback plan will reduce the deficit by about $850 billion over ten years.

[newzjunkey]

This is very disappointing. I wonder what the Speaker will have to say about the CBO scoring.

Has the CBO scored the so-called Reid plan? Not finding anything.

[wiggen]

“Most of the effects of the Boehner plan come from caps it imposes on discretionary spending. Next year the cap is $1.043 trillion, a $6 billion drop from current levels”
So its not cuts but caps. They can’t even finds a way to actually reduce spending today.

[EasySt]

I listened to Boehener on the radio today tell Rush Limbaugh that meaningful cuts won’t be possible because of all the baby boomers retiring, and that the cuts for 2012 are 7 Billion, instead of 6 Billion (Like that makes it OK), and that Obama gets his Trillion Dollar spending spree money now and we will wait years if not forever for any cuts, because that’s the way it’s done in Washington.

Epic Failure! (More likely PLANNED Failure...)

That does it for me. I want Boehener fired with the rest of them, and I want the government to undergo a limited shutdown for the duration of Obamas remaining term. They should be cutting a half a Trillion a year and de-funding one agency after another. Instead we are being offered chump change that WILL NOT EVER materialize and not a single significant cut to ANY agency whatsoever.

It’s enough to make me want to vote for Ron Paul! (Expletive deleted)

Stop the madness!

[chuckee]

The political reality appears to be there will be no significant spending cuts with the Dems controlling the Senate and the Presidency.The reality is the most the Republicans can do controlling only one house in Congress is to stop new spending initiatives and minor cuts. Most of the significant cuts will only have a chance after Obama is evicted from his current residence and if the Republicans can take the Senate in 2012.Otherwise, the irresponsible Dem party will be singularly responsible for marching this country into bankruptcy.

[delchiante]

The bernie madoffs scheming to spend at least 8-9 trillion over next ten years...and calling it cuts!

Micro managing ninn, money whores, addicted to spending other people’s money.. r and d ...

[delchiante]

The bernie madoffs scheming to spend at least 8-9 trillion over next ten years...and calling it cuts!

Micro managing ninny, money whores, addicted to spending other people’s money.. r and d ...

[Principled]

Boehner HAD to know this wouldn’t fly.

So what’s his game?

[houeto]

[mo]

So that little dog-and-pony show Boehner and Obama put on last night was all for OUR little benefit?

DC is a freakin’ cesspool. I am so tired of these RinoCrat clowns peeing all over Americans and telling them its raining out!!

[no-to-illegals]

I must be an idiot. This does not seems to be difficult. Funding or appropriations begin in the House. If it is not funded it is a cut in spending. Stop the funding of unnecessary programs would be an idea. Department of Education, Energy, HUD, and countless programs. Stop duplication. It looks simple. I must be an idiot.

[logician2u]

If someone can explain how it is that Congress can project "savings" of xxx billion over the next ten years with a "plan" that cannot be enforced beyond FY 2012 . . but still hasn't delivered a real budget for the current year, I will be very grateful.

This all seems like political posturing for the next election and nothing more.