So we hit the debt limit...

[mongers]

I think slash and burn would be more appropriate description.

[Admiral Yi]

According to a CNN poll 61% of Americans are in favor of a balanced budget amendment.

I wonder if that's the same people who are in favor of reducing the deficit, against touching Social Security, Medicare, or the military. 

[The Minsky Moment]

Well, the gauntlet will be thrown tomorrow.

Leader Cantor Statement in Support of Cut, Cap and Balance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement regarding the White House's veto threat against the Cut, Cap and Balance Act:

"Tomorrow, the House will vote on Cut, Cap and Balance, a common sense proposal that will cut and cap federal spending to ensure that Washington begins to live within its means and put in place a Constitutional balanced budget amendment   . . . 

Someone please tell me he is kidding.

[mongers]

Well, the gauntlet will be thrown tomorrow.

Leader Cantor Statement in Support of Cut, Cap and Balance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement regarding the White House's veto threat against the Cut, Cap and Balance Act:

"Tomorrow, the House will vote on Cut, Cap and Balance, a common sense proposal that will cut and cap federal spending to ensure that Washington begins to live within its means and put in place a Constitutional balanced budget amendment   . . . 

Someone please tell me he is kidding.

How does it feel to find out you live in an asylum ?   

edit:
well at least in a society, some of whose leaders should be in an asylum ?

[Razgovory]

According to a CNN poll 61% of Americans are in favor of a balanced budget amendment.

I wonder if that's the same people who are in favor of reducing the deficit, against touching Social Security, Medicare, or the military. 

Probably.  People like slogans like "Balance the budget!", but when you get down in the details they become less enthusiastic.

I wonder if the "Balanced budget amendment" is going to be the "preserve marriage amendment" of 2012.

[MadImmortalMan]

Someone please tell me he is kidding.

It's been part of the bargaining baseline for some time. You didn't notice?

[Neil]

But if they don't get their federal cheques, there'll be he'll to pay.

[MadImmortalMan]

But if they don't get their federal cheques, there'll be he'll to pay.

If they don't come to some arrangement, there sure as hell better not be any congressmen getting paid.

[CountDeMoney]

...with the necessary safeguards to make sure that we don't continue to kick the can down the road.

But you kicked it down the road 7 times between 2000 and 2008;  only back then it was called "housekeeping".

[CountDeMoney]

Tim Russert with Catkiller Frist, 2006.

Veddy interestink.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/tax-cuts-and-the-debt-ceiling/6r099vn?cpkey=e10461f7-89e1-415c-aa58-80d1b6f8066e|||

[grumbler]

Tim Russert with Catkiller Frist, 2006.

Veddy interestink.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/tax-cuts-and-the-debt-ceiling/6r099vn?cpkey=e10461f7-89e1-415c-aa58-80d1b6f8066e|||

No surprises there.  When the republicans had the White House, the principled stand was for increases in the debt ceiling.  When the Democrats have it, the principled stand is against increases in the debt ceiling.  The principle in the Republicans' principled stands is expediency.

[Razgovory]

What's surprising is people still buy it.

[jimmy olsen]

Well, the gauntlet will be thrown tomorrow.

Leader Cantor Statement in Support of Cut, Cap and Balance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement regarding the White House's veto threat against the Cut, Cap and Balance Act:

"Tomorrow, the House will vote on Cut, Cap and Balance, a common sense proposal that will cut and cap federal spending to ensure that Washington begins to live within its means and put in place a Constitutional balanced budget amendment   . . . 

Someone please tell me he is kidding.

How does it feel to find out you live in an asylum ?   

Minsky lives in New York, not South Carolina.

[DontSayBanana]

Minsky lives in New York, not South Carolina.

Just means it makes national news less often.  Could be because we expect wackiness from NY politics.  I get regular jaw-droppers from my dad and stepmom in Albany.

[MadImmortalMan]

House voting today.


Gallup

I like the name of the link. Americans, including Republicans. lol








So apparently, we're afraid they won't cut enough, we want compromise and we're a bunch of cynical bastards with no faith in our elected leaders to get it done.