Let the whining begin
20 Jan 2011 15:16 #14
by Mayhem
Replied by Mayhem on topic Let the whining begin
Lets have a bake for the half-baked of the country like this one
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Ban guns and computers for libs. They are too unhinged to own them.
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Ban guns and computers for libs. They are too unhinged to own them.
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22 Jan 2011 02:38 #18
by lionshead2010
Replied by lionshead2010 on topic Let the whining begin
When I lived in Maine I often heard lobstermen there use the phrase "being caught between a rock and a hard place". I don't know if that phrase orignates Downeast or not, but it sure seems appropriate to describe the pickle President Obama and our elected Democrats are in right now. This should get very interesting.
Boehner should win this round of default chicken
Republicans are intent on extracting major concessions from the Obama administration in exchange for agreeing to lift the debt limit. They will play a game of debt-limit chicken with Geithner and President Barack Obama....
Yet if history suggests Obama holds an advantage over Republicans, the tide of current events argues otherwise. It’s difficult to envision a scenario in which the party controlling less than half the levers of government has as much momentum as Republicans enjoy right now.
After all, they just won a landslide election because they promised to reduce the size and cost of government. If they offer to increase the debt ceiling only if Obama agrees to cut spending, then Obama’s intransigence could hurt him....
So to review: The U.S. may declare it has reached its borrowing limit at the end of March but not run out of money until the end of June. That gives Republicans three months -- plenty of time -- to appear to be standing up to Obama without actually forcing a default.
If Obama vetoes a bill raising the debt ceiling because he can’t countenance its required spending cuts, let him defend that position. The same goes for the Democratic Senate, if it won’t pass a bill from the House. It would be hard to pin the blame on Republicans as we inch toward financial disaster.
As June wears on, both sides will have to get serious in order to stave off default, and here is where House Speaker John Boehner holds all the cards.
He promised during the 2010 campaign that Republicans would cut spending by $100 billion. It’s surprisingly easy to accomplish that, and voters will blame Democrats if government can’t.
While Democrats may have an articulate president pressing all sorts of alarm bells, Republicans will enjoy something more potent: an actual mandate. Spending will get cut, and the debt ceiling will be lifted.
You can take that to the bank.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-0 ... ssett.html
It also reminds me of the times I've played chess against a really good chess player. The outcome was never in question...it was just a matter of time. "Check".
Boehner should win this round of default chicken
Republicans are intent on extracting major concessions from the Obama administration in exchange for agreeing to lift the debt limit. They will play a game of debt-limit chicken with Geithner and President Barack Obama....
Yet if history suggests Obama holds an advantage over Republicans, the tide of current events argues otherwise. It’s difficult to envision a scenario in which the party controlling less than half the levers of government has as much momentum as Republicans enjoy right now.
After all, they just won a landslide election because they promised to reduce the size and cost of government. If they offer to increase the debt ceiling only if Obama agrees to cut spending, then Obama’s intransigence could hurt him....
So to review: The U.S. may declare it has reached its borrowing limit at the end of March but not run out of money until the end of June. That gives Republicans three months -- plenty of time -- to appear to be standing up to Obama without actually forcing a default.
If Obama vetoes a bill raising the debt ceiling because he can’t countenance its required spending cuts, let him defend that position. The same goes for the Democratic Senate, if it won’t pass a bill from the House. It would be hard to pin the blame on Republicans as we inch toward financial disaster.
As June wears on, both sides will have to get serious in order to stave off default, and here is where House Speaker John Boehner holds all the cards.
He promised during the 2010 campaign that Republicans would cut spending by $100 billion. It’s surprisingly easy to accomplish that, and voters will blame Democrats if government can’t.
While Democrats may have an articulate president pressing all sorts of alarm bells, Republicans will enjoy something more potent: an actual mandate. Spending will get cut, and the debt ceiling will be lifted.
You can take that to the bank.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-0 ... ssett.html
It also reminds me of the times I've played chess against a really good chess player. The outcome was never in question...it was just a matter of time. "Check".
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