You forgot the /sarc tag. Seriously, you believe how these budgets are reported in the House and the Senate and reported on by the MSM is simple?
We are in a *stronger* position to effect a *lot* more than a meager $100b in cuts *because* we didn't get the $100b (and the inevitable shut down of government that would have been required to get it).
Everyone is talking about the Ryan plan and trillions. The president is trying to play catch up, and he's failing. "Raise taxes" is the best he can do. That won't be a popular plan to release on or around April 15th in an economic slump. Financial systems are failing all over the world and some economists are saying that, with one small disaster, we will be *days* away from a complete collapse. This is even reported in the MSM.
Go ahead. Fight repubs because they didn't get you your ridiculously puny $100 billion, while they are fighting hard (and winning, btw) for trillions. Once you've unseated the folks we just got into office in the House (the Senate and Presidency are still controlled by dems, for crying out loud, and you may recall from your civics classes that they get a say in the budget as well), who do you think will be running the show? Santa?
If we don't get >$5 trillion in cuts, I'm right there with you. We need to let the Repubs know that they can't do this anymore. However, this last CR was *not* the "big test." $100 billion. Ridiculous and petty.
“You forgot the /sarc tag. Seriously, you believe how these budgets are reported in the House and the Senate and reported on by the MSM is simple?”
—I’m not looking for an MSM article- I just want the facts. It’s a Conservative hangup, I guess. Silly me.
“We are in a *stronger* position to effect a *lot* more than a meager $100b in cuts *because* we didn’t get the $100b (and the inevitable shut down of government that would have been required to get it).”
I don’t like Obamacare, Cap and Trade, NPR public funding, etc., etc. Perhaps you do. And I don’t like being lied to.
I have not seen any evidence whatsoever that the GOP is prepared for the “next” battle. And do you honestly think that Obama is going to be down with Paul Ryan’s plan? Hell, do you honestly think that once the election heat turns up on the RINOs, that they’ll even go for the plan?
But yeah, this is *the* year that Cubbies are going to win the World Series...
It shouldn't be but all I can find of the 38.5b is
CR 5 - Cut $4 billion in spending by targeting programs that Obama has already marked for elimination and reductions
CR 6 - Supposedly cuts an additional 6 Billion from current fiscal year.
CR 7 - Supposedly cuts an additional 2 Billion from current fiscal year.
That leaves cuts of 36.5 Billion for when the 2011 budget gets signed.
A total of 48.5 Billion in Cuts. But can you name something that actually got cut? How much?
Almost like playing 3 card Monte and it should not be.