Saturday, April 9, 2011

Captain Obvious: Budget Comprimise Pleases NOBODY

This is just a quickie Captain Obvious to note that Friday night's comprimise in Congress to avert a government shutdown--temporarily--pleased no one, and worked mainly as a stalling tactic for all involved. 

Democrats and liberals are not happy about the concessions made to Republicans, nor the apparent bragging by the President at the resolution:

"As for the rest, it was a sucky deal. Billions of dollars axed from programs mostly dedicated to easing the lives of Americans who, even in the best of times, have a rough go of things economically. And these are not the best of times.

". . .Politicians must make compromises. This can be frustrating, infuriating, but necessary. There is, however, no need to put lipstick on a pig. And that's what touting the "biggest annual spending cut in history" as a good thing does. . ."

Read more at: Daily Kos

And conservatives aren't happy either. First, I must point out that every time John Boner Boehner makes a public declaration on the issue, he lets more average Americans know who he is, which could raise him to a Newt Gingrich like target, instead of an orange, drunken, crying man nobody recognizes. But oh, the tea baggers know who he is already!  To wit:

"John Boohoo is done. He’s public enemy number 2 next to any democrat. Well, maybe he’s just “number 2”. Either way...done."

"Just go away, Boehner. Thanks for handing the scum zero and Reid a victory so they can parade about on TV. Grow a pair, you weakling."

"To OHIO FREEPERS: Is anyone up for helping to Primary Boehner? Cheers!"

Read more at: Free Republic

2 comments:

  1. Yeah, I'm not happy. Come on $38.5 billion cuts and that's it. Hell, even Obama proposed for more.
    Quite simply put, you guys won tonight.

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  2. Really? M'mkay, if you think so. But as long as we're talking ONLY of spending cuts, and there are zero proposals for revenue, nobody is really being serious here.

    Taxes are necessary to promote the commons. There are certainly wastes of spending and those SHOULD be cut. That's not what's going on here. We're cutting muscle and bone along with fat.

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