To: Impy; Eric in the Ozarks; campaignPete R-CT; fieldmarshaldj; sickoflibs
38 posted on
11/19/2012 5:31:54 AM PST by
GOPsterinMA
(The autopsy will show that this nation committed suicide.)
To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; Eric in the Ozarks; campaignPete R-CT; fieldmarshaldj; ...
RE :”
Boehners willingness to give in so easily on revenues makes it less likely that there will be real spending cuts as part of any deal. Were likely to get more of the sort of smoke-and-mirrors measures that the president has already proposed, such as reliance on phantom savings from ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, double-counting cuts that were already included in last years budget agreement, and the perennial promises to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse. Just look at how illusory the alleged spending cuts in last years debt-ceiling deal turned out to be: In the twelve months following that deal, federal spending actually increased by 3.6 percent, an average of $11 billion more every month.
At a minimum, Speaker Boehner seems to have given up any leverage that he might have had to demand the entitlement reforms necessary for any long-term spending restraint. Having conceded on taxes, what does he have left to trade?” They are wasting their time trying to cut entitlements now with O as POTUS anyway?
What about the automatic spending cuts? Does the GOP really want to go on record by restoring that funding while cutting longer term entitlements at the same time. Party now and work later when you get old?
Dems can let all the tax cuts to expire then put up bills extending only some of them and Republicans will fold. In fact this will give the GOP cover for giving in without voting for tax increases, maybe they should have done this in late 2010 instead of now.
Will the tax increases on the rich and the automatic spending cuts be enough to put the country in recession? If so then why save Os economy?
39 posted on
11/19/2012 5:48:38 AM PST by
sickoflibs
(How long before cry-Bohner caves to O again? They took the House for what?)
To: GOPsterinMA
Captain Dudley Smith
is on basic cable with
That fruity gay spock
44 posted on
11/20/2012 12:07:39 AM PST by
Impy
(Boehner for President - 2013)
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