Boehner needs a reasonable, effective Tea Party compromise

Tea Party Member | July 28, 2011 | Tea Party Member

[MNJohnnie]

Have you looked at the polls. This is killing 0, not helping him. He is losing Independent voters across the board. The Dems need a deal, not the GOP.

[tsowellfan]

Default is THEIR baby all ready

It should be but Boehner's doing the bidding for the dems so it's all still in Boehner's court which means it's still a republican baby. Guess he's enjoying the spotlight too much to let Reid and Obama make the final decision on where this nation will head.

It will be perceived by the American people that Boehner and his party and not the Senate or President let us down if anything goes bad because the average American voter does not follow events they only eat up what they are told my the MSM.

[newzjunkey]

Newsflash... the "Tea Party" compromise was "Cut, Cap & Balance."

Second, Boehner's plan guarantees House & Senate votes on a Balanced Budget Amendment after October 1. The idea being supporters can coalesce behind one version for a big push.

You can bet Reid, Pelosi & Obama have the champaign on ice tonight.

[Hoodat]

Here’s a TEA Party compromise. We’ll allow the debt ceiling to be raised just enough to allow Obama to continue spending at the current level for the remainder of the fiscal year. And beginning with the new fiscal year, the budget must be balanced, and the issuance of new bonds must be halted (i.e. as bonds become due, they cannot be re-issued).

[DManA]

Cutting the trillion dollar increase by a $billion is not a compromise. It is capitulation.

[preamble]

Boehner wasn’t listening to his own conference. He doesn’t have the pulse.

He should have put in repeal of the mandatory Obamacare $105 billion
in there.
Sweeteners. For the Tea Party or the principled.
He should have ditched the Super Committee. Right there I wouldn’t
vote for it. Who is going to appoint?

Now they are surprised that Steve King and Michele Bachmann are still
voting no. Have they been watching the past 2.5 years?

[tsowellfan]

By the way; tsowell is FOR the Boehner plan

Tsowellfan is AGAINST raising the debt ceiling.

[Brandonmark]

JimRob is so right! This is what we have in Congress now:

[DManA]

I have heard that exact argument for 30 years. Next year we'll do something. Promise.

You can bet Reid, Pelosi & Obama have the champaign on ice tonight.

[bobk333]

>Whoa—Compromise? I don’t think so. Compromising principle is a one way ticket to Marxist hell

What I proposed is a compromise, but it is absolutely *not* compromising principle in any way.

It asks for *much more* in cuts than the CCB. It asks for much more in real tax reform (there is no tax reform in the current bill.) It asks for a *real* Balanced Budget Ammendment (the current one in the CCB is weak.) It asks for open debates on everything. It asks for open debate and scrutiny on future appropriations bills.

It forces the Democrats to openly debate these issues in what will probably be the most historic election year in our lifetimes.

It puts the onus on the Democrats. They will then have to make a decision: Accept the reasonable compromise and vote on these issues next year -- or take the responsibility of not raising the debt ceiling.

[RummyChick]

This little tidbit should scare the heck out of any Tea party person:

“To force action on a deficit reduction package, the White House would agree to strengthen the mechanism that compels Congress to pass the special committee’s recommendations, the officials said. The officials would not detail proposals for a so-called trigger that acts as an incentive for both parties to bargain in good faith and reach agreement. “
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60177.html

Might I add all they need is 7 votes from that Committee. 6 dems and one Backstabbing RINO.

[F1reEng1neRed]

I don’t think there’s any way the RATS agree to that. There’s no way they’re going to stick their necks out and put themselves on record as being opposed (as we know they are) to a BBA that close to an election. No way.

[DManA]

It asks for *much more* in cuts than the CCB.

There are no cuts in CCB either.

[TonyInOhio]

Have you looked at the polls. This is killing 0, not helping him.

Obama Rates Higher Than Boehner, Reid on Debt Situation

I guess Gallup disagrees. :)

[Jim Robinson]

I’ve got a short message for the White House: FUBO!!

[DannyTN]

"3. At least 30% of the cuts have to come from entitlements. "

I strongly dissagree with this one. Democrats are going to hang Republicans with the entitlement cuts. That's why Obama makes it sound like it's either tax increases of Entitlement cuts, and he will only give on one if they give him the other.

Cutting people's SSA and Medicare that they paid taxes for is not going to set well, and is going to kill the GOP. Cutting Medicaid which helps the poorest of the poor is even worse. I think that's why the Republicans got thrown out last time they were in control.

You can cut these things, but don't call it a cut. And it's better done with a separate bill altogether.

SSA.

• You can pass legislation forcing all states to put a means test in for food stamps. 35 states have completely abandoned any kind of means test. If they have liquid assets over X they don't need food stamps. If they have illiquid assets over Y, then structure the food stamps as a loan, and place a lien against the assets.

SSA disability.

• Have independent auditors review the programs.
• Run sting tests like that guy recently did with the audiotapes.

Medicare and Medicaid.

• Legislate that Medicare has to at least try the free IBM fraud detection program that IBM offered them, assuming there were no catches.
• Add independent audits and independent sting tests.

Put more controls in place to prevent and punish fraud, but don't announce $ cuts. Just try it and see what happens.

[Elendur]

your #18 was perfect analysis.
especially when McConnell “told” the Dems,
that they could reject the first few plans,
and we would keep coming with things closer to Reid’s.

[tsowellfan]

https://www.facebook.com/marklevinshow#!/note.php?note_id=10150244483935946

[RummyChick]

jacksonjk Jill Jackson
House GOP aides say they still expect to vote on Boehner bill tonight, but they’re not there yet.

[RummyChick]

prismsinc Ric
Levin claims Boehner is making another deal in secrecy (POLITICO leaked) that the 25 #teaparty members are being forced to support #tcot