Ok, we have heard from the GOP with the Ryan plan…..we heard from the gang of 6……we have heard from damn near every politician that can sprint to a mic after a negotiation session….here a plan and there a plan….plans are everywhere…..and with all that planning…there is NOT a damn solution in the bunch…..SNAFU….or maybe a better description would be….FUBAR!
But wait there is time for one more deficit plan…..yes….one more….this one comes from the Senate and it comes from the majority leader, Harry Reid……his is very simple……
$2.7 trillion package, including $1.2 trillion in discretionary spending cuts, $100 billion in mandatory savings, $1 trillion savings from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, $400 billion in interest savings, while establishing ‘Joint Congressional Committee to Find Future Savings’.
Can anyone say……”VAGUE”?
But it does include one of my favorite things about Washington……..establish a “Commission”…….now that is what is needed…for sure…….look how well the Simpson-Bowles Commission worked (all that is sarcasm, in case you missed it)…..you know how every politician, yes those same politicians, that sprint to a mic to get the first talking point in, likes to use the analogy of….”kick the can down the road”…..a term that is almost as popular as “boots on the ground” or “24/7″……..well sports fans…..a commission is nothing more than kicking that damn can down the road…….a commission is something used to make it appear that progress is being made…….but all we get is that can rolling into traffic…..
Oh goody…the Prez has signed on…..and what would you think the GOP response will be? You got it! To the Repubs it is a non-starter….go figure!
Sorry people….but this plan is no damn better than nay of the others….the middle class is still pulling everybody’s weight in the deficit debate…….now that is fair….we would not want all those jobs that the corporations are creating to be effected b y an increase in taxes…….(yep! Sarcasm again!)
The cowards in Washington have 7 days………
And just when you thought it was safe from another plan…..you were WRONG! It seems that House Speaker, John Boehner has a two step plan….oh goody….more fun……
In the first phase, there would be $1.1 trillion in non-defense cuts with an increase in the nation’s debt ceiling by $1 trillion which should last until April.
In the second phase, there would be a vote on a balanced budget amendment, which is designed to secure the votes of 59 House Republicans who have already pledged not to vote to raise the debt ceiling under any circumstances. And he also wants a commission….cool, huh?
I see Boehner has the same vision as everyone in Washington…..F*ck the Middle Class and collect your dividends from the special interests………business as usual…….not much new! All this is just so damn silly that it begs to be ridiculed!
There is an election in 2012….maybe we as voters should look elsewhere for representatives….the ones we keep electing are cowards and as worthless as tits on a boar…….period!
7 days and counting……tick….tick!
Lobotero,
The Democrats have given and given and given, but the Right refuses to give even a nanometer!!!! These sonsabitches won’t even close loopholes, yet have the temerity to get on TV and claim a lack of leadership. from Obama. Nonsense. Boehner won’t stand up to the Tea Party idiots and that is why we don’t have a budget, a deal….
Republicans are holding this country hostage, and all of ’em can go right straight to hell as far as I’m concerned. These people disgust me.
Morning Terrance……I can only agree with you…..have you noticed the sprint to a mic after any closed door meeting? It is all about the talking point or the sound byte that is important and the people can be damned!
Another anti-Republican rant from Terrance H.
Silly and ignorant.
Both parties are to blame. This is equal blame.
It is time for politics and ideology to end.
Hi solutions and welcome…..personally, I do not agree with Terrance all the time but that is uncalled for…..after reading his blog and his post on why he left the GOP….then his so called “anti-Repub rant” is understandable ……..his opinions are neither silly or ignorant….second…..both parties are truly to blame…..it is time for shared sacrifice….and that means everyone!
I see we have yet another talk-radio zombie meandering about the blogosphere.
Clearly you don’t appreciate the ramifications of defaulting on our debt, being unable to pay our bills. We will see higher interest rates, a sharp decline in the value of homes, unemployment topping 10%, and more squalor than we’ve seen since the Great Depression. This is not an issue with which to play political games.
But that is precisely what the Right is doing.
I have said numerous times that both parties are to blame for our crushing deficits and unthinkable amount of debt. So, it would follow, therefore, that both parties should make some concessions, should give a little. They are both to blame, as you say.
Yet the Right has given absolutely nothing. They are behaving like stubborn toddlers, stomping their feet, crossing their arms and screaming. Never mind increasing taxes, these sonsabitches won’t even close loopholes! They refuse – absolutely refuse – to compromise. What did Boehner say? He rejects the word “compromise.”
So, I assure you that my “anti-Republican rant” is quite warranted. Now explain to me how I’m wrong.
But you can’t.
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Terrance….good comment and thanx…….
At this point, I really hope Obama pulls the 14th amendment. He bent over (and not backwards), and they still won’t compromise.
I really want him to say, “screw y’all.”
Spinny…I heard he is threatening to use the veto if one of these plans passes his desk……did you hear that after he ask the people to let their Rep know how they feel….the server for the Congress crashed and the phone lines are jammed with calls…..and the Repubs are NOT hearing a word…..
I didn’t hear about the server crashing. Dang.
Yeah. F*** the right. I hope Obama sticks it right up their ass.
I hate to rain on anyone’s parade, but you do NOT have seven days, you have ZERO days, actually. The time that would be taken to formulate a bill and then get it through all the convoluted bureaucracy involve means you actually failed already.
Fortunately, that doesn’t mean you will default since current and ongoing federal income will be enough to finance your current debt. However, the US WILL grind to a halt and will also likely lose it’s triple A credit rating, which means that your CURRENT debt is probably about to get a whole lot more expensive for the foreseeable future.
This, of course, makes the corporations, Wall Street, the wealthy, the VERY wealthy and the middle classes all VERY jittery and will almost certainly cost them all an absolute fortune in the short to medium term – the poor have of course also been crapped on, but there’s nothing new in that, so it’s hardly worth listing.
Still, in view of that list, my question is a simple one: Just who is it the Republicans are representing here because it seems that their obdurate attitude has fucked just about everyone? Do these people REALLY think that the US is like the banks – “too big to fail”, ‘cos it isn’t?
Quin, like I said the people are letting Washington know…..but NO one is listening…..special interests have control of the hearing aid….
That’s what the constitution was designed to guarantee – you know that…
Uh huh….but a couple people need reminding……
All of this is such ridiculous nonsense. The whole fiasco is about face time in the media. Its such a hollywood play, the cliffhanger, the climax, the scary part before the end, etc….. A bunch of grown up boys who cant play together and insist on running to the TV and tattling on each other. Its F*cking Insane! Solve the problem and move on! These morons need to be reminded that this is about us, not them! Political careers be damned, grow up and serve the people you as*holes.
Once again Chuq, I will use the 2012 campaign slogan, good for either party.
“YES WE CAN’T!”
Phillip……it is about them! Re-election is everything……if you go hungry it does not matter as long as their message gets out and the bumper stickers are printed….