The GOP is going to force the Democrats to stop spending

[CaGOPatriot]

WASHINGTON — Believe it or not, there is some bipartisan agreement in Washington, D.C. The problem is Republicans and Democrats agree those automatic spending cuts known as the “sequester” will probably start on Friday, the deadline for a budget agreement.
From Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri: “Unless the Republicans are willing to compromise and do a balanced approach, I think it will kick in.”
And from Republican Sen. Coburn of Oklahoma: “It will kick in…but you’re not going to see $85 billion all of a sudden shrink from the federal government.”
The two senators appeared on “FOX News Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the administration continues to warn of dire consequences. The Transportation Secretary and the Education Secretary made the rounds today offering examples of what will happen if the sequester is triggered on Friday.
“The sequester doesn’t allow us to move money around. That’s the difference here. If we could shift money around, certainly we would do that. These are very tough decisions,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The roadblock is a budget agreement. President Obama wants what he calls a balanced approach — spending cuts with additional tax revenue. The Republicans refused to increase revenues, saying they already raised taxes on the rich earlier this year.
The cuts set to be triggered on Friday will range from 5 percent to 7 percent for most government departments. They will be phased in over the next six months. Workers, who may be furloughed for up to three weeks, will get 30 days warning before they must stay home.
These are across-the-board cuts that trouble supporters of the Pentagon.
“I can find lots of waste and mismanagement, but, by God, across the board cuts are the worst and most cowardly way to approach this situation,” said Sen. John McCain on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
There is a promise from Democrats that something will be passed in the Senate this week to stop sequestration.
“We will vote on something this week. And it will be a balanced approach. It will do both spending cuts, and it will close some loopholes — some really important loopholes that need to be closed just from the sense of fairness in our tax code,” McCaskill said.
But such a bill is unlikely to get through the Republican House.
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Since Obama and the democrats won't listen to reason it is up to the Republicans in the House to stop the over spending by the government. If sequester is the only way to stop the liberals and the welfare leeches so be it.

 

[TheOldSchool]

The pubs will go along with it. Everyone wants to make sure their interests get paid.

 

[CaGOPatriot]

This is the chance Mr. Boehner has been waiting for to stop the welfare waste.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

fuck the "balanced" approach...

all that means is BO wants to replace any spending cuts with more tax money so he can spend at the same or greater level....

resulting in net spending cuts of....ZERO.......

bring on the sequester....it will at least slow down the spending rate....

 

[Duped]

More tax hikes to offset the sequester is what the Obamanist want!

 

[Lakhota]

Guess What? The Debt Everyone Is Freaking Out About Does Not Exist

 

[Lakhota]

The Great Sequester Lie: A Pox on One of Their Houses

 

[Lakhota]

CNN Host Schools Bobby Jindal For Spouting 'Misleading' Economic 'Nonsense'

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Guess What? The Debt Everyone Is Freaking Out About Does Not Exist

so we should just ignore increasing taxes too......as if they don't exist either.....

 

[Wacky Quacky]

The GOP? The party of massive spending is going to stop the other party of massive spending?

You be sure to let me know when that happens, I'll be looking for the pigs flying out of people's ass.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

WASHINGTON — Believe it or not, there is some bipartisan agreement in Washington, D.C. The problem is Republicans and Democrats agree those automatic spending cuts known as the “sequester” will probably start on Friday, the deadline for a budget agreement.
From Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri: “Unless the Republicans are willing to compromise and do a balanced approach, I think it will kick in.”
And from Republican Sen. Coburn of Oklahoma: “It will kick in…but you’re not going to see $85 billion all of a sudden shrink from the federal government.”
The two senators appeared on “FOX News Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the administration continues to warn of dire consequences. The Transportation Secretary and the Education Secretary made the rounds today offering examples of what will happen if the sequester is triggered on Friday.
“The sequester doesn’t allow us to move money around. That’s the difference here. If we could shift money around, certainly we would do that. These are very tough decisions,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The roadblock is a budget agreement. President Obama wants what he calls a balanced approach — spending cuts with additional tax revenue. The Republicans refused to increase revenues, saying they already raised taxes on the rich earlier this year.
The cuts set to be triggered on Friday will range from 5 percent to 7 percent for most government departments. They will be phased in over the next six months. Workers, who may be furloughed for up to three weeks, will get 30 days warning before they must stay home.
These are across-the-board cuts that trouble supporters of the Pentagon.
“I can find lots of waste and mismanagement, but, by God, across the board cuts are the worst and most cowardly way to approach this situation,” said Sen. John McCain on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
There is a promise from Democrats that something will be passed in the Senate this week to stop sequestration.
“We will vote on something this week. And it will be a balanced approach. It will do both spending cuts, and it will close some loopholes — some really important loopholes that need to be closed just from the sense of fairness in our tax code,” McCaskill said.
But such a bill is unlikely to get through the Republican House.
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Since Obama and the democrats won't listen to reason it is up to the Republicans in the House to stop the over spending by the government. If sequester is the only way to stop the liberals and the welfare leeches so be it.

The sequester doesn't stop anything though. Spending still increases.

 

[Toronado3800]

I hope they come up with a reasonable plan.

At the end of the 90's the economy was good and the budget balanced. That was not soo long ago.

Obama's budget trends aren't terrible. We just have to keep the Reagan deficit hawks uninvolved.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

R's still have time to fold and based on their past I have confidence that they'll give O what he wants. Spineless wonders. The sequester isn't something that even makes any cuts. If we can't even make tiny cuts to a projected budget, then we're cooked.

 

[rdean]

We know Republicans spent trillions on tax cuts with 66% going to the top 10%.

We know Republicans spent no money on two wars, the cost of which they handed to Obama.

We know Republicans spending in Iraq cost more than 30,000 young Americans their health for the next 50 years that we now have to pay for costing unknown trillions.

We know Republicans passed a "drugs for votes" bill costing trillions.

So what did Democrats spend money on? A stimulus that was nearly half tax cuts (the only way to get it passed)?

And yet, according to the GOP, it's the Democrats who have a spending problem?????? Really?????

 

[CaGOPatriot]

We know Republicans spent trillions on tax cuts with 66% going to the top 10%.

We know Republicans spent no money on two wars, the cost of which they handed to Obama.

We know Republicans spending in Iraq cost more than 30,000 young Americans their health for the next 50 years that we now have to pay for costing unknown trillions.

We know Republicans passed a "drugs for votes" bill costing trillions.

So what did Democrats spend money on? A stimulus that was nearly half tax cuts (the only way to get it passed)?

And yet, according to the GOP, it's the Democrats who have a spending problem?????? Really?????

All spending done by Republicans benefits the American people. It protects them from foreign attackers and creates jobs. Spending done by the liberals is just for the welfare and social security leeches liberals created with Roosevelt's New Deal and LBJ's great society. If we do what the Republicans want and take all of these programs away along with the unions, epa, osha, the FTC and their regulations that do nothing but cause frivolous lawsuits and destroy business we could get the USA back working again.

 

[Mr. H.]

We need to bleed.

Bleed out but good.
It's a cleansing thing.
Dry it up, flesh it out. Field dress the carcass.

Shock to the system.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otoe3Gbvx4I]Shock to the System by Yes - YouTube[/ame]

Dreaming all the time
They be dreaming all the time...

 

[Flopper]

WASHINGTON — Believe it or not, there is some bipartisan agreement in Washington, D.C. The problem is Republicans and Democrats agree those automatic spending cuts known as the “sequester” will probably start on Friday, the deadline for a budget agreement.
From Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri: “Unless the Republicans are willing to compromise and do a balanced approach, I think it will kick in.”
And from Republican Sen. Coburn of Oklahoma: “It will kick in…but you’re not going to see $85 billion all of a sudden shrink from the federal government.”
The two senators appeared on “FOX News Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the administration continues to warn of dire consequences. The Transportation Secretary and the Education Secretary made the rounds today offering examples of what will happen if the sequester is triggered on Friday.
“The sequester doesn’t allow us to move money around. That’s the difference here. If we could shift money around, certainly we would do that. These are very tough decisions,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The roadblock is a budget agreement. President Obama wants what he calls a balanced approach — spending cuts with additional tax revenue. The Republicans refused to increase revenues, saying they already raised taxes on the rich earlier this year.
The cuts set to be triggered on Friday will range from 5 percent to 7 percent for most government departments. They will be phased in over the next six months. Workers, who may be furloughed for up to three weeks, will get 30 days warning before they must stay home.
These are across-the-board cuts that trouble supporters of the Pentagon.
“I can find lots of waste and mismanagement, but, by God, across the board cuts are the worst and most cowardly way to approach this situation,” said Sen. John McCain on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
There is a promise from Democrats that something will be passed in the Senate this week to stop sequestration.
“We will vote on something this week. And it will be a balanced approach. It will do both spending cuts, and it will close some loopholes — some really important loopholes that need to be closed just from the sense of fairness in our tax code,” McCaskill said.
But such a bill is unlikely to get through the Republican House.
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Since Obama and the democrats won't listen to reason it is up to the Republicans in the House to stop the over spending by the government. If sequester is the only way to stop the liberals and the welfare leeches so be it.

Get serious. Do you really think Republicans in the House will stay the course when their supporters start putting the pressure on. When contract cancellations hit, the FAA, starts cutting back on flight controllers, and Wall Street starts talking recession, Republicans will start falling like a house of cards.

 

[CaGOPatriot]

WASHINGTON — Believe it or not, there is some bipartisan agreement in Washington, D.C. The problem is Republicans and Democrats agree those automatic spending cuts known as the “sequester” will probably start on Friday, the deadline for a budget agreement.
From Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri: “Unless the Republicans are willing to compromise and do a balanced approach, I think it will kick in.”
And from Republican Sen. Coburn of Oklahoma: “It will kick in…but you’re not going to see $85 billion all of a sudden shrink from the federal government.”
The two senators appeared on “FOX News Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the administration continues to warn of dire consequences. The Transportation Secretary and the Education Secretary made the rounds today offering examples of what will happen if the sequester is triggered on Friday.
“The sequester doesn’t allow us to move money around. That’s the difference here. If we could shift money around, certainly we would do that. These are very tough decisions,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The roadblock is a budget agreement. President Obama wants what he calls a balanced approach — spending cuts with additional tax revenue. The Republicans refused to increase revenues, saying they already raised taxes on the rich earlier this year.
The cuts set to be triggered on Friday will range from 5 percent to 7 percent for most government departments. They will be phased in over the next six months. Workers, who may be furloughed for up to three weeks, will get 30 days warning before they must stay home.
These are across-the-board cuts that trouble supporters of the Pentagon.
“I can find lots of waste and mismanagement, but, by God, across the board cuts are the worst and most cowardly way to approach this situation,” said Sen. John McCain on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
There is a promise from Democrats that something will be passed in the Senate this week to stop sequestration.
“We will vote on something this week. And it will be a balanced approach. It will do both spending cuts, and it will close some loopholes — some really important loopholes that need to be closed just from the sense of fairness in our tax code,” McCaskill said.
But such a bill is unlikely to get through the Republican House.
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Since Obama and the democrats won't listen to reason it is up to the Republicans in the House to stop the over spending by the government. If sequester is the only way to stop the liberals and the welfare leeches so be it.

Get serious. Do you really think Republicans in the House will stay the course when their supporters start putting the pressure on. When contract cancellations hit, the FAA, starts cutting back on flight controllers, and Wall Street starts talking recession, Republicans will start falling like a house of cards.

If the Republicans fold the Tea Party will get stronger. I think the Republicans know this and will see who they need to serve to stay in office.

 

[auditor0007]

Guess What? The Debt Everyone Is Freaking Out About Does Not Exist

The biggest point is that revenues are still at their lowest levels in over 60 years. Cons keep telling us the problem is spending but ignore the fact that revenues are completely out of whack with historical levels.

 

[CaGOPatriot]

Guess What? The Debt Everyone Is Freaking Out About Does Not Exist

The biggest point is that revenues are still at their lowest levels in over 60 years. Cons keep telling us the problem is spending but ignore the fact that revenues are completely out of whack with historical levels.

Revenues are low because liberal regulations and taxes have forced businesses to leave the US. Deregulation and tax cuts and stopping the union thugs are the only things that will bring them back. India and China and other foreign countries don't have the business strangling regulations, taxes and unions we have here. Now do you see why businesses left the country? Its called free enterprise for a reason. Freedom.