Posted on 01/22/2013 1:59:35 PM PST by Wisconsinlady
“The Club for Growth will not oppose tomorrow’s vote on the debt ceiling,” Club for Growth President Chris Chocola said in the statement. “The Club for Growth will, on the other hand, strongly oppose any efforts during the upcoming debate over the continuing resolution and sequester that fail to arrest out-of-control spending and put sensible limits on the growth of government.”
That's a major reversal for an organization whose primary mission is to force lawmakers to curb government spending.
Until now, Club for Growth has demanded that any vote to increase the debt limit include a balanced budget amendment. The last time Republicans tried to raise the debt ceiling, during the August 2011 budget battles, Club for Growth came out strongly against the deal, even though it included $1.2 trillion in discretionary spending cuts.
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Well said, this is incremental surrender. More thought seems to be going into how to sugar coat the surrender than doing anything effective and courageous to save the country.
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