Obama says he won’t accept budget that doesn’t raise spending

The Washington Times ^ | January 2, 2015 | Stephen Dinan

[jazusamo]

President Obama said Monday he will reject any budget from Congress that doesn’t boost spending on both defense and his own domestic priorities, saying the spending “sequesters” need to go.

“America can’t afford being short-sighted and I’m not going to allow it,” the president said while speaking at the Homeland Security Department as he released his $4 trillion budget for fiscal 2016.

His budget calls for boosting discretionary spending by more than 6 percent, and raising taxes to pay for it.

Those proposals have been panned on Capitol Hill, where Republicans control both the House and Senate and have rejected the president’s vision of using the tax system to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor.

[Carry_Okie]

When did odumbo and the demodummies ever pass a budget? All they want is an open check book.

Never, which is why they wanted the porkulus, so that they could pull another every year with "continuing resolutions." That's why the sequester works; it's the only thing I have ever seen that actually cuts Federal spending.

[Gamecock]

Good.

I hope he doesn’t.

Let folks see his true colors.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

What Americans can't afford is spending another $4 Trillion.

[DoodleDawg]

Well since I haven’t seen a Republican Congress yet that didn’t like to increase spending then he shouldn’t have a problem there. His tax ideas, on the other hand...

[rfreedom4u]

So he’s “not going to allow it” huh?

News Flash, Barry!

YOU ARE NOT A KING OR EMPEROR!

Now if we can just get Congress to believe that.

[USMCPOP]

“The correct answer is “FUBO””

I have the facts, I have the attitude. Just have to get me the T-shirt.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

SHUT IT DOWN!

[1010RD]

I’d like to see another sequester.

[Brown Deer]

[Revel]

Republicans can get a spending bill through both the house and the senate. What the Democrats do after that is on them.
If Obama veto’s it then it is on him. If democrats won’t participate in over riding that veto then it is on them. The Republicans should then be crying to every media outlet that the democrats want to shut down the government.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[jazusamo]

Graphic Bump! :-)

[JewishRighter]

But, but, but, but (whimper) I thought the Republicans made a budget deal with the President.

[WilliamRobert]

How about they draft a non deficit budget, say slash one trillion send it to Obama and say sign it send everyone home no back pay, no vacations, no back door lay offs, just fire them all.

[Cheerio]

Here's hoping the GOP-e is ready to go to the mat on this, or are we gonna be regaled again with "WE WILL NOT SHUT THE FED GOVT DOWN".

I think I already know the Boner and turtle head response.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Raise your hand if you believe the GOP will refuse to go along with this. Sucker! :-)

[PapaNew]

Budget? What budget? I don gotta show you no stinkin budget.

[ecomcon]

What a pathetic joke of a website.

[upchuck]

“America can’t afford being short-sighted and I’m not going to allow it,”

This guy is completely over the top. He phrases sentences like he's a dicktator.

[Eleutheria5]

First the MSM must run a sympathy piece on how the poor border guards keep suffering from poor working conditions. Any day now./s