Boehner Plan Tabled 59-41

[lover22]

Republicans have walked themselves into a bit of a corner. They wanted dollar for dollar extension of the ceiling for cuts in spending.

So now a small rise in the ceiling won't pass because to many in the Republican Party, the cuts aren't sufficient enough. So they add in ridiculous amendments to the constitution as clauses.

A large dollar for dollar rise in the ceiling won't pass because it would push this political tool and talking point's next arrival to after the election cycle and cost them valuable Obama smearing material.

They're stuck, they can't get the votes for either unless the later is some form of the Ryan budget, which the Dem's will never pass anyways.

[jonlord44]

BTK is grand masta, lettuce wait and see wisdom.

[smmay2]

Go look at the debt to the penny and look at every fiscal year. Ending debt was always more than starting debt every year for Clinton. Do you still believe the bullshit that he ran surpluses?

And sorry, keynesian theory looks good on paper but governments can't resist spending. aka buying votes

[christina !!!]

[coperberr]

Gridlock is the only hope for America now. But even that won't be enough, since the Republicrats clearly intend to vote to raise the debt ceiling.

[nc33]

Yeah, because doing what 49 of 50 states does (balanced budget amendment) and fixing the problem once and for all is really stupid.

You're a fucking idiot.

But hey, now that the majority have voted FOR it ... if the country defaults, it's on the Democrats. Congrats DIMs, you now OWN the default. Enjoy it.

[rosends]

Well, thinking there is a legislative final solution to over spending, or even just budget problems is just another flavor of stupid, asshole.

[Eye Lost Her Again]

Oh I did check the Treasury. And guess what they had to say:"For fiscal 1999, the unified
budget reported a surplus of
$124.4 billion. For the same pe-
riod, the Financial Report re-
ports an excess of revenue over
cost of $76.9 billion. The differ-
ence between these two amounts
occurs be cause they are pre-
pared primarily on different
measurement bases to carry out
their different objectives."

and

"For fiscal 2000, the unified budget reported a surplus of $236.9 billion. For the same period, the Financial Report of the United States Government reports an excess of revenue over cost of $46.0 billion."

You're more than welcome to pull up the Treasury site for yourself and stop believing GOP propaganda.
http://fms.treas.gov/fr/99frusg/99suppl.pdf
http://fms.treas.gov/fr/00frusg/00suppl.pdf


The government brought in more money than they spent under Clinton either way you measure it... period.

[snazzy4razzy]

Debt can't grow without a deficit