I don’t understand your comments. It strikes me that you’re saying that NOTHING - $38 billion or $61 billion - matters. Get real! That’s just a version of political nihilism!
Not at all. I think Boehner got the best for the moment, and should keep pushing for more from here on holding the debt ceiling battle. If we don't have the GOP's back in the debt limit debate coming up, then Shumer and Obama will roll us all.
The overwhelming complaint on FR seems to be that Boehner didn't meet the Tea Party demands...that he "caved."
And yet, for this particular round, I can't find any TEA PARTY CANDIDATE'S proposal or demand of Boehner beyond about $60 billion in "cuts."
So my question is, among all the blood-curdling cries of "Vote Boehner Out, He Caved!"....is...ok, if he had not "caved" and the Tea Party candidates had got all they asked for, they'd still only have made a minor dent in the deficit.
Yeah, sure. Most freepers want a shutdown for 2 years, save $7 trillion, or $2T in cuts this week, etc. Except that that is NOT what any Tea Party candidate asked for!
I just don't trust anyone who puts themselves on the same side as Reid Obama and Durbin and Pelosi in wanting Boehner to lose his job. It doesn't make sense.