Why doesn’t the GOP “picket” the Senate to DEMAND action before the FAA shuts down.
Or is it better to let “do-nothing” Harry Reed claim — after the fact — that the FAA’s shut down is the GOP’s “fault”.
Sometimes, it looks like the GOP confuses “acting polite” with “governing”.
Recognize it?
What drug are you on that causes you to be so confused with how to deal with a democrat Senate? The quote, of course is your own.
OK, then. You tell me which of these two scenarios would be more likely to HARM the GOP in the 2012 election?
(1) A Republican-controlled Congresss chooses to NOT pass a debt-limit-increase bill. As a result, the US Treasury claims that it has no choice but to default on U.S. Treasury bonds. As a result of the default, interest rates jump for consumers and small businessses. As a result, more jobs are lost. As a result, our 2011 recession becomes a depression.
To extract the maximum benefit from this “crisis”, the White House then plays dirty tricks on our citizens. Social Security checks are stopped (even though the SSA COULD just redeem some of its T-Bonds). Military pay is stopped. Doctor reimbursement is stopped.
As a result, the GOP’s claim to be “the responsible party” is understood by a rapidly growing number of Americans to mean that the GOP is “responsible” for the chaos. Support for the GOP and for the Tea Party movement collapses. To save itself, the GOP begs to negotiate a new Debt-Limit-Increase Bill with the Democrats.
As a result, now that the Democrats have all the negotiating leverage, new TAXES — not new spending cuts — are incorporated in the new bill.
or
(2) A Republican-controlled Congress passes a bill to fund the FAA. The Senate passes a different bill. Due to Democrat foot-dragging, “reconciliation” does not occur. The House GOP does not hold itself hostage to this FAA “crisis”. The House takes its scheduled recess.
Since the old bill expired and there was no new bill enacted, for a period of about a month, the FAA delays payments to some employees and delays payments to some vendors. These claims are paid in full later in the year. The media reports that the payment delays are the fault of the GOP. Few people care.
Can you “recognize” that there is a difference here?