Another budget proposal

The current administration has had an issue with completing a budget in what, 3 yrs? Even with complete control of the house and senate, still no budget. I'm of the opinion we, as a country need to have a budget every year, and live within it (yes, that applies to the reps as well, who have screwed up in the past and gone OVER their budget). If you are going to spend like crazy, set the budget accordingly....and admit you are spending. Put "borrowing" in your budget.

At least the republicans are putting out proposals. The Ryan plan, and now, the Lee plan.

I like that they are at least making an effort to make us solvent at some point in our future.

I like quite a bit of this plan!

http://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index. ... ican-dream

They don't "control" either body...But take heart--Reid said he's fed up with the 60-vote filibuster rule, and things may change at the beginning of the next Congress....

Did you miss the discussion that the Senate DOESN'T CREATE BUDGETS...The House does... ?

The Republicans are putting out garbage that they know has no chance of passing, and it's about talking points.

LadyJazzer wrote: They don't "control" either body...But take heart--Reid said he's fed up with the 60-vote filibuster rule, and things may change at the beginning of the next Congress....

Did you miss the discussion that the Senate DOESN'T CREATE BUDGETS...The House does... ?

The Republicans are putting out garbage that they know has no chance of passing, and it's about talking points.

Huh? The democrats controlled the house AND senate for 2 yrs. Why no budget?

RenegadeCJ wrote:

LadyJazzer wrote: They don't "control" either body...But take heart--Reid said he's fed up with the 60-vote filibuster rule, and things may change at the beginning of the next Congress....

Did you miss the discussion that the Senate DOESN'T CREATE BUDGETS...The House does... ?

The Republicans are putting out garbage that they know has no chance of passing, and it's about talking points.

Huh? The democrats controlled the house AND senate for 2 yrs. Why no budget?

Because what they want to do would make any kind of real budget impossible (even using liberal "math").

LadyJazzer wrote: They don't "control" either body...But take heart--Reid said he's fed up with the 60-vote filibuster rule, and things may change at the beginning of the next Congress....

Did you miss the discussion that the Senate DOESN'T CREATE BUDGETS...The House does... ?

The Republicans are putting out garbage that they know has no chance of passing, and it's about talking points.

I guess the Democrats are "Evolving"

Finally, in 1975 the Democratic-controlled Senate[4] revised its cloture rule so that three-fifths of the senators sworn (usually 60 senators) [/b][/i] could limit debate, except on votes to change Senate rules, which require two-thirds to invoke cloture.[17][18] Another type of filibuster used in the Senate, the post-cloture filibuster (using points of order to consume time, since they are not counted as part of the limited time provided for debate), was eliminated as an effective delay technique by a rule change in 1979.[19][20][21]

Whiny Democrats... they passed this 60 senator rule and now that it is working against them, they want to change it. Another typical hypocritical move by Reid and the Democrats. You lefties are a joke.

The Denver Post had an article on this today, Congress is more concerned with making legislation so toxic it won't be passed by either party, but the DNC & RNC can use it in campaign commercials.
Voice of Doom: "Sen. Harry Reid hasn't even permitted a vote on the budget Congress has passed. Why not, call Harry Reid now and demand that the Senate vote on the current budget."

FredHayek wrote: The Denver Post had an article on this today, Congress is more concerned with making legislation so toxic it won't be passed by either party, but the DNC & RNC can use it in campaign commercials.
Voice of Doom: "Sen. Harry Reid hasn't even permitted a vote on the budget Congress has passed. Why not, call Harry Reid now and demand that the Senate vote on the current budget."

I think Obama should hold a press conference and discuss HIS budget, and demand that congress vote for it....he was a Harvard professor right? So you would assume such a smart guy would know much more than the average shmoe in congress about budgets given his vast experience.