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July 29, 2011 05:47 AM UTC
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The contrast with Rep. Pelosi is fascinating.
These tea bagers remind me so much of the “Contract With America” train wreck that I am beside myself. I am not that bright but I do know the old line that if you do not know your history you are bound to repeat it. How did shutting down the government work last time guys? What a bunch of complete clowns.
Here is the solution. Pure and simple. Obama calls a press conference Monday night and reads the following:
Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Just the way you lay it out. Simple, solemn. End of circus. End of clowns.
Apparently they enjoyed it so much last time that this time they decided to go for broke — shut down the nation’s credit worthiness, and bring the world economy to its knees.
All of you out there in Strangeland who voted for the right-wing extremists who cannot govern – and hate government anyway – have a lot of apologizing to do.
Today was the tipping point. He was looking for some way to get the uber-right wingers on board and failed – by some reports losing almost 40 votes from the caucus on what was already (as noted) a very very conservative bill.
It’s possible the original Boehner plan might have been the basis for a compromise bill; now it appears it will turn into just one more Paul Ryan Special, incapable of passage anywhere outside of Teabagistan. If Eric Erikkson of Redstate is right, tonight’s changes will include required passage of a balanced budget amendment, which is a complete non-starter outside of the House GOP (and as dumb an idea as it ever has been…).
Tonight’s failure might as well have been titled “Boehner’s Last Stand”. I think it can be taken as fact that Eric Cantor’s really in charge now.
They already have!
to run government. It’s not as if the Tea Baggers didn’t make it clear that they were a only interested in tearing the joint down. I suppose it’s still possible that Boehner could pull it off Friday but it’s going to be hard for all those who say they prayed on it and the answer was no to say they got a text or something from God over night telling them to change their minds. Apparently the Borg is failing to fully assimilate the Tea Baggers.
Dave Foley (from TV shows News Radio and Kids in the Hall) tweets:
http://twitter.com/#!/DaveSFoley
Was it wrong to chuckle?
….we might be seeing the realistic possibility that there IS no unified Republican’t party anymore. There is a real possibility that the GOP has for practical purposes, split into two irreconcilable parties.
If the GOP will play by the rules and allow any bill onto the floor, why not put out the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Budget?
Think about it – it has as much chance of passage of the House as the one the Orange Man keeps trying to salvage. The moonbats in the Tea Party will vote against both…so who’s to say the Dems couldn’t pick up enough moderate Repubs to pass their bill?
It’s crazy, but not any crazier than what’s been happening the last few days….
If they are all going to fail then why not put out the one that makes the most sense (including tax increases) and then campaign that you gave the American people your best shot at better policy. If this is all about politics then Democrats might as well stop trying to appease the teabaggers and put out a bill that they would be proud to implement.
Which raises the question, do the Dems have strategists at all? Divide and conquer would seem to be an opportunity here. If the “divide” part is already done, where are the conquerors??
You know the Repubs wo would have no trouble figurng out how to take control of the message and take full advantage if the shoe was on the other foot.
Republicans campaigned in 2010 on a pledge to protect Medicare from Obama, and some were surprised when they immediately set out to destroy it. But so far being too incompetent to destroy it has gotten them fulfilling their major campaign promise. Maybe this circus is their way of starting up their reelection campaigns?