I have a quiz for you myself X
Must have been some socialist commie right :2razz:
Must be some GOP guy, but heck, according to the left, the GOP is always wrong and Obama (who my quote is from) never is, so I win. :2razz:
But according to the GOP my guy is always right.
I think the partisan grandstanding has just made us divide by 0!!!
Maybe it was this guy...
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. … Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better"
Peoples perspectives become relevant and informed and oh so right...based on the letter behind the politicians name. Talk about stupid assed...
Who is your guy? I could Google it, but I'm lazy.
Where did you read this?
Sometimes you have to dig a hole to prevent something worse from happening. The potential for something worse in this case is large. Further, both sides agree that something needs to be done about the deficit and now is the time to do it. The disagreement is over how to do it, and neither side is working to find compromise, though Obama has offered just about everything republicans could ask for, all they have to do is have the courage to vote for it.
There would be some I am sure, however, a majority is quite a stretch. Remember, in 2007, democrats voted 26 to 21 in the senate in favor of raising the debt ceiling, under Bush.
They have to give up on the tax increase thing, seriously. Closing loopholes is bad to them? Really, it makes no sense.
August 2nd is not meaningless. It's my birthday, dangit!
You haven't been following the story, have you? Otherwise, you'd know that Obama offered so much, he scared his own party. They still said no.
when you do that, you raise effective rates.
consider, for example, a low-income working family on one income with three kids. take away their EITC and Child-Tax-Credit, and you have just significantly increased the burden of government on them.
I'm reading everything I can, trying to figure out why all the Republicans are answering to Grover Norquist. I Don't Get It.
Is this the 3rd or 4th end of the world drop dead sky is falling earth will end if we don't do this date since Obama's reign of terror began, I can't recall. "Never let a crisis go to waste". Where was the panic when Dem's didn't pass any budget at all when they were up to bat?
Now this post cracked me up....like you really want us to believe thats the loophole that the teaparty is opposed to.....please man lol
August 2nd is not meaningless. It's my birthday, dangit!
I guarantee you...like...rock solid...all your dreams come true if Im wrong (but no way I am) guarantee...if this was president McCain banging the drum for a debt ceiling increase the majority of liberals today supporting raising the debt ceiling here would be opposed to it. When people ask "where do you get the idea" the answer is obvious...they get it from the spin doctors that spoon feed them what they know they want to hear.
I am totally opposed to raising the debt ceiling. Its exactly the opposite of what should be done. We should be targeting massive cuts AND tax increases. The debt ceiling should remain intact. Yes...it might sting. Its going to sting. Decades of fiscal stupidity and voter enabling is going to require some real pain to change. There is still ample resources to pay interest, medicaid, social security, and defense. EVERYTHING else should be on the block starting with congressional budgets, foreign aid, every non-critical expense.
And they'd be wrong. Raising the debt ceiling is the right thing, we don't need to sacrifice our way of life for a rash way out of our debt problem. This will be a long process solving the debt, we can't do it over night. We shouldn't try to, it would be irresponsible.
Explain how not paying your bills is an okay thing? We've already spent this money, and with a deal that cuts spending, and raises revenue in a practical fashion will get us out of this problem. No need to burn the whole thing down, we have to take a calm measured approach, an approach that isn't very sexy, but one that works.