Posted on 12/01/2010 5:44:59 PM PST by onyx
The dims walked into a trap.
Spending bills have to originate in the House.
Food bill has spending.
Senate passed it and threw it back to the House.
House takes extreme umbrage and tables it.
No food bill for you.
And Obama is playing basketball.
Yeah. And while we're at it, can we call it like it really is? My income tax goes up substantially next year. That would be a tax increase.
Therefore it's a Democrat Tax Hike! The Democrat Party has planned on this tax hike for years now! It's Obama's Tax Hike, to put it bluntly. Democrats made the requirement for the deal, Democrats controlled the administration, Democrats could had the votes to put a stop to it, ergo the Democrat Party and it's leader, President Obama, are responsible for this outrage.
So these fools, rather than debating the merits of the START treaty, would automatically help to ratify it for some measly temporary tax cut extensions. (Oh, I'm sure there would be some sort of debate for show, but the fix would be in.)
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Even if this was a good, solid treaty along the lines of the ones negotiated by Reagan, if a bloc of Senators agrees to just vote for ratification in exchange for something, even something good like tax cut extensions, it is still a sellout.
Yes, you’re absolutely right!
I know that, so what’s he doing now?
Democrat tax hike! Precisely!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
INDEED!
What kind of idiocy is this? Tolerance Sucks Rocks said it best at post #89!
This is appalling. These two issues have no relationship to each other in any way, passage of one does not automatically mean the other should be passed!
With each passing day, I more clearly see that our government has been hijacked and perverted. Governance now bears no resemblance to the principles laid forth in The Constitution.
Simply appalling.
“I’m glad you’re confident. I’m NOT.”
Let’s see. The Democrats incompetently screwed up a ‘win’ on the Food Bill. 0 pts.
The Democrats dont have the votes for the DREAM Act in the Senate. 0 pts.
Collins has said no to DADT until tax bill is done. 0 pts.
The Tax vote was a clear repudiation of Obama’s proposals and we will have tax cuts extended for all for a few years. 0 pts.
Oh, and the Republicans under McConnell have checkmated the Democrats - NOTHING except tax cuts and spending bill. Do that first... once they are done with those 2 they likely will not have time or political capital to do anything else.
” Reid and Obama have their agenda and we have too many squishy RINOS and sore losers with the DREAM Act and this monstrosity looming.”
We do, but I’ve gone from very worried to not-very-worried about the Lame Duck. The clock is ticking and the Dems have produced nothing so far.
Reminder bttt
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