Posted on 09/15/2013 10:14:04 AM PDT by John Semmens
Despite opining that “a government shutdown would be the worst possible outcome in our negotiations over the budget,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) vowed he will “make no compromises to avoid it.”
“We’ve got control of the narrative,” Reid boasted. “Why should we give Republicans a break? Almost half of Americans depend on the government to put money in their pockets. The other half are afraid of riots in the streets if the flow of subsidies to client populations is halted. The media are ‘all in’ for blaming the GOP if anything bad happens. When you have the winning hand you don’t need to be nice.”
The Senate Majority Leader’s perspective was echoed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). “We’re past the point of no return in this country,” Boehner argued. “Too many people are on the government teat. The slide into the abyss can’t be avoided. All we can do is try to get our fair share of the loot before it all goes to Hell.”
Reid acknowledged that he wasn’t entirely unsympathetic to Boehner’s plight. “We’ve offered to help him fend off the Tea Partiers in his Party,” Reid said. “If he can bring enough Republicans over to our side on the budget we’ll see to it that those who cooperate get a bigger piece of the pie when it’s carved up.”
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Good one, and not far from the truth. Reis and Bonehead are the new McCain/Graham.
These satire stories are great, I am having trouble these days seeing the difference between them and what’s happening.
satire aside, you just know Harry Reed would love to find a way to shut down the government, create mass confusion, and make sure the Republicans are blamed. That could tilt the 2014 election if he can find a way to pull it off.
yeah I think the “satire” should stop it is getting too hard to tell the difference
The Democrats should exercise extreme caution in the budget fight, because the most recent example, of sequestration, has proven to be a Republican victory.
Even though Obama tried to make it as painful as possible to the American people, he failed. The unavoidable conclusion is that the government has such vast bloat, that nobody will notice if a LOT of it is cut.
So shut down the government. Save a ton of money. And only start it back up when the public demand it, not the Democrats and certainly not their MSM allies.
Cut for the sake of cutting. There’s a long way to go through pure blubber before you get anywhere near the meat.
This supposed to be satirical? if so, I missed the satire. Reid’s comments seem pretty much spot on.
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