A nay vote will be an albatross around the neck of RAT candidates up for re-election next year. This is good.
Maybe good politically, but sucks ass for America’s future. I’m not willing to sacrifice my son’s future for a potential Republican political win down the road. Guarantee BBA goes to the states or no debt ceiling increase.
“A nay vote will be an albatross around the neck of RAT candidates up for re-election next year. This is good.”
I agree - with elections even closer by then (we’ll suddenly see lots of newborn “conservatives” in both parties) as well as the tea party freshmen, I think the BBA debate will be avidly watched and quite animated. Look what a big deal the debt ceiling thing has become this time, and a constitutional amendment prospect will be even bigger. Politicians know the polls pretty much all say that the majority of Americans badly WANT a balanced budget for DC.
I also like the part where it says that if the necessary amount of cuts aren’t recommended and approved by Congress by the deadline, then there will be cuts across the board. That should get people’s attention.
So while it looks as if the debt ceiling issue won’t come up again before the election, the ensuing discussions on the above could prove to be even more beneficial for our cause - and the country.
What’s certain is that a BBA debate, and having to take a stand on it, is the one thing neither BHO nor Reid EVER wanted, particularly in an election year :-)
Exactly.
CNN/ORC INTERNATIONAL POLL — JULY 18 TO 20, 2011 Question 25 Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White ...-—— -—— -—— -—— -———— Favor 74% 74% 75% 76% 72% Oppose 24% 25% 24% 23% 27% No opinion 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/-7.5
“A nay vote will be an albatross around the neck of RAT candidates up for re-election next year. This is good”
Bingo