[ForGod'sSake]

Tea Partyers shouldn't lament that their preferred Cut, Cap, Balance approach, which passed the House, is impossible to get enacted into law in 2011; rather, they should take pride in realizing that because of their movement, real spending reform is indeed politically possible — just not this year.

I call baloney. Pubbies have to pass exactly -- nothing -- and Jug Ears and his politburo out of necessity will HAVE to cut spending. I don't think there's any way the idiot in the white hut will make good on his bluff of NOT paying SS, Medicare, etc. Unlike general funds, these are "trust" accounts, and as such the gubmint is held to a higher standard in their capacity as fiduciary. Have I missed something?

[fatez]

I think you have missed something. Like it or not, we need independents to vote for our candidates for President, Senate and Representatives next year. If Obama successfully pins the lack of an agreement and it’s results on the tea party and the independents bite on it, we lose everything. Here is the real issue, the Supreme Court. I want Obama out so that the next vacancies are not filled by another Kagan or Sotomayor. We lose the court, all these crucial votes coming up on Obamacare and all the other crap he is pushing become law.