Considering the GOP only has one branch of government, it’s kind of hard to get bills passed.
They really can only block...and even then UP TO a point.
Anyone who thinks they can block enough to get CCB actually passed in the Senate is insane and needs to go to the loony bin tonight.
I think we need it, but I just don’t see a way to pass it.
We were successful in keeping out any tax increases.
That’s at least something.
You were not successful in keeping out tax increases. That is up to Super Congress.
Early last evening, it began with Krauthammer. He looked imperiously down his long crooked nose, resembling so much the cartoon guy in the film “Despicable Me”. He said, with disdain that he should have to answer such an obvious question. “Of course they will pass Boehner’s bill, (this BEFORE the BBA was added). It will happen sometime tonight but it will happen.” Krauthammer then sniffed.
Before him it was Bill Crystal on some web site or another, also sniffing. “Boehner’s bill will undoubtedly pass tonight. The Tea Party types gotta make like they’re griping but it’ll all come together before days end.”
On and on it went, all day and all night. George Will. the Wall Street Journal. Kathryn Hamm. even Laura Ingraham for God’s sake.
they sniffed and smirked and winked their eyes. As I paraphrase as I did above, they kept telling us that the Tea Party guys just wanted to rough Boehner up a bit. Soon, so they all were so smug and sure, the bill would pass.
Today, as I sniff and smirk, I note that Boehner had to add that balanced budget thing in there and even at that he still had a whole bunch of votes going against him.
As I sniff....the pundits told us what would happen.
NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THEM GOT IT RIGHT!!!!
BWWWWWAAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!
I must sniff.
The conservatives need to mount a new tactic to amend the constitution to enact The Balanced Budget amendment. Bypass the Congress as we will never get 2/3 vote for it there...too damn many dumbocrats... Therefore go to the states...Two-thirds of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose the amendment.
The states have to balance their budgets let the constitution put the same restraint on the fools we’ve elected. And whoever thought that the same group of dimwits who got us into this position would pass meaningful legislation to solve the problem are dumber than dirt in the first place.
So while we are passing the BBA lets pass a simultaneous “throw them all out” term limit amendment also !