Republicans Prepare To Cave Once Again On Spending

AAAintheBeltway · Feb 27, 2011

I said before that Boehner and his crowd would back down if obama threatened a government shutdown and it looks like I was right. As if anyone doubted me.

This sets the stage for open revolt led by Bachman and her Tea Party irregulars.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/02/john-boehner-no-on-shutdown-yes-on-entitlement-reform.html

Lucrum · Feb 27, 2011

We need an all new congress.

jem · Feb 27, 2011

the american people handed him a chance to lead us to fiscal conservatism and instead we are going to have to disassemble his party. Which could leave democrats in control.

he will be seen as the worst leader in history.

Banjo · Feb 27, 2011

A Higher Percentage of Americans Believed in King George During the Revolutionary War than Believe in Congress Today

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/hi...the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero)

pspr · Feb 27, 2011

It's just a 2 week extension.

The two-week peace is only temporary but gives House and Senate leaders through Mar 18 to try to resolve conservative demands for more than $60 billion in spending cuts, all concentrated in the second half of this fiscal year.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50197.html#ixzz1FDJz9cBj

Ricter · Feb 27, 2011

Thanks for the link, I have not seen that "lie" of the American Revolution piece before.

377OHMS · Feb 27, 2011

Quote from pspr:

It's just a 2 week extension.

The two-week peace is only temporary but gives House and Senate leaders through Mar 18 to try to resolve conservative demands for more than $60 billion in spending cuts, all concentrated in the second half of this fiscal year.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50197.html#ixzz1FDJz9cBj

Exactly. Its a strategy. They're going to sell Obama small extensions with a large budget cut in each of them.

Its the reason the republicans loaded the main budget bill with every cut imaginable knowing Obama would not sign it. Then they will offer small extension resolutions and get concessions from Obama and the senate multiple times right up to the election.

Its the Dick Morris strategy.

LORD KAL-EL · Feb 27, 2011

Quote from pspr:

It's just a 2 week extension.

The two-week peace is only temporary but gives House and Senate leaders through Mar 18 to try to resolve conservative demands for more than $60 billion in spending cuts, all concentrated in the second half of this fiscal year.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50197.html#ixzz1FDJz9cBj

60 billion

Wow now that's a drastic cut ,good to see congress really getting serious about curbing spending :eek:

pspr · Feb 27, 2011

Quote from LORD KAL-EL:

60 billion

Wow now that's a drastic cut ,good to see congress really getting serious about curbing spending :eek:

I'm surprised the Tea Party Representatives went along with slashing it from $100 billion. The Dems still aren't going to go for it so in two weeks you'll get your gov. shutdown. If not, it will be time to kick Boehner's ass all over Capitol Hill if he caves then.

nutmeg · Feb 27, 2011

Quote from LORD KAL-EL:

60 billion

Wow now that's a drastic cut ,good to see congress really getting serious about curbing spending :eek:

60 billion. zip off a few zero's and we are looking at cutting 6 bucks against 150k.