[The Citizen Soldier]

All of your arguments may be valid, in the near term. However, who is considering our children and grandchildren?

[octex]

All of your arguments may be valid, in the near term. However, who is considering our children and grandchildren?
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I completely understand what you’re saying, as I have a daughter and grandkids.

In re the “near term”: We can’t eat the elephant (no ref. to GOP) in one bite; we have to do it a piece at a time.

This little budget bill removes the ability of the Dems to attack the GOP about shutdowns (which would hurt the GOP in 2014, as they would be again falsely blamed), etc.

The GOP needs good press, not false accusations, to keep the House majority and win the majority in the Senate. If that can be done in 2014, a GOP Legislative branch can do a lot to change things. ....Proof is in the past.

Clinton’s last 6 years had a GOP Legislature and was forced to agree to many positive actions so he could be re-elected for a second term.

Bush’s last 2 years had a DEM Legislature that forced him to just give in to them because they were veto proof.