The dems don't want a budget passed. They want to use the continuing resolution for as long as they can. Under the rules of CR no programs can be defunded ie healthcare. Passing a budget means Obamacare can get defunded. 

No budget last yr. ,so the faux CIC-CEO now wants nada cuts in spending, regs, and taxes. Yipe. Apparently Nov. missed his elitist mind and understanding. Golf does cut down on past and present reality. For two and plus years, the naif has brought debt and deficits to a record level. Dems have controlled Congress since 2006, remember? Pubs only have the House now and the socialists,err, Dems have the Executive and Senate. And the MSM and propaganda groups like the NEA-SEIU-ACORN-NPR still pronounce that it is Dems who are exploring energy here in the USA, balancing budgets, defending the borders, cutting expenses. Every one of those emotive points are lies. Most Americans are waking up to those facts . In two years, just list successes for America that have stood the test of our heritage, history, culture and values. Care, tax hikes,more regs,no education reform, horrid foreign policy in the ME and with Chavez, failed Stimulus, no private sector jobs worth reporting and unemployment numbers (underestimated with people giving up looking) at near 15-16% now and the Labor Dept. going to put out numbers on Mar. one month deficits more than a year of W's , plus rates going up to nearly 10% again. Yipe. This is success? And it is W's fault? LOL There are none so blind that those who will not see and Obama and his ilk are as blind as bats.

If all of the cuts to the CR are "Ideological" does that not mean the spending was "Ideological" to begin with?

At this point I would have to say The Speaker and Mr Cantor are winning the argument on the deficit.

And the real winners in Wisconsin are the Taxpayers and the Children. Now the Unions must work for them and not the other way around.

The President does nothing but hit his sound bites as he ramps up his Win the Future 2012 re election campaign. This country has spent $5.3 trillion on this mans on the job training we can no longer afford him. He has failed to show leadership on anything. I like the man and have no doubt he is from Hawaii I just have no faith in his vision for America and his agenda has not proven to be a path in the right direction. Right Track 28% Wrong Track 65%. Job Approval rating by Independents dropped 10% from 47% to 37% in one month, they will no longer be swayed by Hope and Change, President Obama has a Record he must defend now. If we are only given a viable alternative in 2012 the Independents will send this man back to Chicago.

You can put in consideration that when Odumbo came to office, odumbo,dingy reid and ballerina pelosi blame everything on Bush for the mess we are in. Now do you see the congress under control of rep. crying like the three stoogies and blaming everything on the demo's. Even though the three stoogies had control of all three chambers and still couldn't pass a budget to me they sound like the most incompetent elected officials? Now they are trying to make the rep. like the bad guys what a joke to the taxpayer.

How can you create a budget with no money? No wonder they are going in 2 week increments. The US is BROKE!!! We have off-shored all of our jobs and given away all of our resources and now we are reaping the greed that we have sowed.

Dems failed miserably, there's no legitimate dispute about it.

Congress failed to do its job

"President Obama first proposed a budget for fiscal year 2011 on Feb. 1, 2010. That was 404 days ago.

Here's what Congress did manage to do: The House produced two of 12 appropriations bills. The Senate has not voted on a single one. Lawmakers couldn't even agree on their own legislative budget.

And those two House votes? They happened way back in July, when Democrats had huge majorities in the House and Senate, with Obama in the White House.

Why Democrats failed to take more action when they had the chance remains somewhat of a mystery.

"Certainly the White House didn't make the budget a priority," Zelizer said. "And there are divisions in the Democratic Party, and especially in the Senate, that are significant. Not everyone is on the same page."

In the absence of a full-year budget, lawmakers have instead passed five short-term spending bills called "continuing resolutions." Designed to bridge short-term gaps in appropriations, Congress has approved one after another to keep the government running. Average length: 34 days

That forces federal agencies into a head snapping game of stop-and-go. Hiring is delayed, work is repeated, and agencies struggle to implement new legislation. Uncertainty is king, with agencies left to guess what their funding level for the year might be.

Republicans want 10 times the budget cuts the White House wants. Last week, the Obama delegated Vice President Joe Biden to meet with the House and Senate leadership. No deal emerged, and Biden has since decamped to Europe."

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/11/news/economy/budget_crisis_congress/?cnn=yes

Those terrible Republicans! President Obama submits a budget with a $1.6 Trillion deficit and the terrible want to cut 3% of the proposed deficit! That barely fits the definition of a trim much less slashing the budget!

I am tired of this blame the Dem's Blame the Republicans. The ppl we should blame is The American Ppl. We let it happen. we need to run our country like a house and we are the family in that huse take care of home first and Get our Pride back and and American Made again.. We need price freeze accross the board take care ok the working class middle class and low class. rich should pay there fair share.. We all should .

I love seeing the Lefties twist and turn now :-)

I won't waste anyone's time arguing with the Left. Wisconsin is simply what lies ahead in the Unionized States because the Basic Liberal Plan of Buy Union Votes is exposed .

Even the Unions in Wisconsin agreed to give up concessions on Pension and Health Care -- what they fear the most is controll over being fired :-) They just lost that one too !

Did you Libbies see that Iowa just Outlawed Collective Bargaining ?

Are you aware that Federal Officials do NOT have Collective Bargaining Rights ? Jimmy Carter outlawed them because even he realized they were destructive ?

So why are Liberals upset about Wisconsin ? Because most of the them are either State or Federal Union backers or members :-)

The Left is exposed--- for simple proof,, check Obama's February Record Deficit -- Obama's Deficit in February 2011 for 1 MONTH,,, is almost 150 % higher than George Bush's Deficit for all of 2007--- LOL

We cannot survive 22 more months of The Community Organizer whose Lazer Like Focus has NEVER been displayed.

We cannot survive 22 more months of Dingy Harry Reid,, who cannot pass his own bill in the Senate because he is so out of touch with the Financial Crisis we face today,, even the Democrats realize he is out of touch.

Obama lied thru his teeth today when he said we set record Oil Production numbers ,,, we produce far less oil today than we did in 1977.

That fact was verified this week by the Energy Committee in the House.

The Democrats and Liberals are in a Frenzy now ,, because Obama's record of spending and debt is exposed . If the National Media ever actually thought of challenging Obama's record,,, he would be impeached.

Enjoy this ride into Hell my wonderful Liberals,,,, Obama is a Communist Plant bent on destroying America,,, and one day you will realize this,, but it will be far too late.

BS - SHUT IT DOWN ! ... A Pox On Both Your Houses !

The Repub leadership is trying to be too cute, by half, and if the freshmen go along with this childish behavior we are lost.

Both sides think this is a big chess game and in the end they will outmaneuver the other side and capture the King - tripe foolishness.

We are dying as a nation and these fools play games.

We shall begin again in January 2013.

Each and every day the American people realize they made a horrible mistake with Obama, Pelosi and Reid.

Massive Record Deficits, Obama Care , High Unemployment, Diplomatic Failures.

Obama is way over his head,, he never had a real job and is trying to lead America ?

The Liberals are like angry little children as their realize that the silly rhetoric and dreams Obama spun to them are all BS. The Independents realized long ago they bought a dream in the sky with Obama and left him.

Liberals = 20% of voters

Moderates = 35 % of voters

Conservatives = 40 % of voters

Check November 2010 voting results- Republicans had even larger gains at the State Governor level than they did in the House and Senate-- and now the States are facing their budget problems. They all know Obama will bankrupt every state.

Exactly how could Obama POSSIBLY WIn in 2012 ? His achievements ? ===== 0 :-)

Where is Van Jones today ? LOL

This is A trickle up plan that could get the country back on track in A short time and help to pay off the deficit, it could save the country A lot of problems, The States, are in trouble, the people who can not find work are too; the pension plans are not funded, the economy is not bringing jobs back fast enough to have A solid recovery, and it could get worse, many more small businesses could go under, etc. they have a deficit problem, this could help them to pay for medical insurance when it is mandatory, and possible save the government more money.
One way to tackle this would be to take around 17 to 20 million people who need it, low income people who can not find work, and people who have low incomes, [I based these figures on 17 million people,] and pay them 500.00 per week, This would help to bring these people up to the poverty level and give them A chance to grow from there, and give the economy a better foundation to grow on, and take 28% tax from the top not to be refunded to these people for any reason, this 28% would be around 2,380,000,000 per week for two years, or around 247 billion dollars; take out their SS tax and pay that to SS, this 8% would be around 680,000,000 dollars per week or around 70 billion dollars for two years going to SS, or the deficit; this would leave them with around 350.00 dollars per week to live on, This 350.00 by 17 million people would be around 5,950,000,000 billion dollars per week, or around 618 billion dollars for two years going into the economy this would solve the job problem temporarily for two years, while the economy rebounded, and it would help to keep the small businesses from going under
,[unknown amount of savings], and would get them to hire; During this two year time frame to save money, and to help fund this, stop giving these people food stamps, and unemployment, and other for the two years, possible they could stop the food stamps for another year, this would stabilize the jobs problem, and save the government billions of dollars that could be used to pay on the deficit.
the 28% tax they would take from the top should be given to the states, not to be paid back, but with oversight, this money would be around 2.4 billion dollars per week, they could stabilize 3 or 4 states per month, and in so doing would eventually stabilize all the states, and this would be one of the best ways to stabilize the nation, and give the states time to start to recover better; all this to be done with oversight.[ This money to the states is not to be paid back
because it solves A problem, paying it back would create another problem]The other problem is the deficit! with the states stabilized, and the lower class receiving a pay check, the federal government would be in A better position to start to cut waste, and to curb spending, and the increase in sales tax, as the economy starts to recover faster would bring them more revenue, also if they pay these people even if they find work, for two years it would only increase the taxes they collect, and the SS tax and the new demand for business in the market, as some of these people if only 6 or 7 million of them were to find work.
By doing this it could hold crime down! saving money;, it could help the real estate markets, and when this is all over, and the economy is growing, these people would not need near as much assistance, saving more money, they would have already been helped, as they helped the country as they spent the money to provide for their families.
the other is How to pay for it, not counting the savings on food stamps, lower crime, and all the other benefits, the tax break they, extended to they wealthy, over a ten year period of time would pay for this in full, 17 million people receiving 500 per week would come to 884 billion dollars, it would be less if you figure in the unemployment money, the food stamp money, housing assistance etc., if they ear mark the tax cut for the wealthy for this it would pay for it with money left to implement it with too!
The wealthy would receive much more if the business economy picks up than they would receive on the tax cuts, all the new business would more than make up for those tax cuts! , with the economy going at full throttle, it would be much easier for the government to pay down the deficit, even If they would need to add A tax, to get it done, If they do need to add a tax it would be less, when the economy is back to normal, then they possible could with hold some money that usually goes to the states this is one way they could tackle the problems, and help all the country, and the states, It would help with education to by not laying off teachers at this time!
Another thing that could be done is to repeal the tax cut for the middle class, and apply anything they could to the deficit, I'm not sure about the middle class tax cut being repealed, If it would help or not, and with the states receiving the money they need to balance their budgets, the federal government could withhold some of the money they normally pay the states for a couple of years, and apply it to the deficit.

What we're seeing is the emptiness of the Republican Party. They haven't had a new idea in over 30 years. It's a whole lot easier to campaign, make up slogans and say NO. NO. NO, NO, NO, to everything than it is to govern. Well Mr. Tan-man --- you won last November. But like the dog who finally caught the car --- what do you do with it now!!!

So far no one seams to be able to understand the impact that this plan # 37 above would have on the deficit and the economy!

just the food stamp , housing subsidies, unemployment, and other assistance money that the government gives the states every year, that could be saved by doing this plan would almost pay off the deficit by its self, if they withhold this money for two years, while these people would have the money they would need to survive, then the unspent stimulus money could be applied to the deficit to, once the deficit is paid off it would be easier to bring down the national debt, with all the new tax revenues they would be taking in because of full employment, sure hope someone is able to understand this plan be for the country goes broke!!!

Hello: MR. President, Hello MR. vice President, Hello MR. speaker of the house... Is any body home? Hello" Can you all stop fighting long enough to take A look at this plan?

If you do this it will fix the economy in a few short months and solve the unemployment problems for two years, while the economy gets back to full recovery! Then you all can finish the fighting and arguing on your own time!!! We are moving closer to the edge of the cliff, its time to do something positive to stop the country from going bankrupt!!!

This is A trickle up plan that could get the country back on track in A short time and help to pay off the deficit, it could save the country A lot of problems, The States, are in trouble, the people who can not find work are too; the pension plans are not funded, the economy is not bringing jobs back fast enough to have A solid recovery, and it could get worse, many more small businesses could go under, etc. they have a deficit problem, this could help them to pay for medical insurance when it is mandatory, and possible save the government more money.
One way to tackle this would be to take around 17 to 20 million people who need it, low income people who can not find work, and people who have low incomes, [I based these figures on 17 million people,] and pay them 500.00 per week, This would help to bring these people up to the poverty level and give them A chance to grow from there, and give the economy a better foundation to grow on, and take 28% tax from the top not to be refunded to these people for any reason, this 28% would be around 2,380,000,000 per week for two years, or around 247 billion dollars; take out their SS tax and pay that to SS, this 8% would be around 680,000,000 dollars per week or around 70 billion dollars for two years going to SS, or the deficit; this would leave them with around 350.00 dollars per week to live on, This 350.00 by 17 million people would be around 5,950,000,000 billion dollars per week, or around 618 billion dollars for two years going into the economy this would solve the job problem temporarily for two years, while the economy rebounded, and it would help to keep the small businesses from going under
,[unknown amount of savings], and would get them to hire; During this two year time frame to save money, and to help fund this, stop giving these people food stamps, and unemployment, and other for the two years, possible they could stop the food stamps for another year, this would stabilize the jobs problem, and save the government billions of dollars that could be used to pay on the deficit.
the 28% tax they would take from the top should be given to the states, not to be paid back, but with oversight, this money would be around 2.4 billion dollars per week, they could stabilize 3 or 4 states per month, and in so doing would eventually stabilize all the states, and this would be one of the best ways to stabilize the nation, and give the states time to start to recover better; all this to be done with oversight.[ This money to the states is not to be paid back
because it solves A problem, paying it back would create another problem]The other problem is the deficit! with the states stabilized, and the lower class receiving a pay check, the federal government would be in A better position to start to cut waste, and to curb spending, and the increase in sales tax, as the economy starts to recover faster would bring them more revenue, also if they pay these people even if they find work, for two years it would only increase the taxes they collect, and the SS tax and the new demand for business in the market, as some of these people if only 6 or 7 million of them were to find work.
By doing this it could hold crime down! saving money;, it could help the real estate markets, and when this is all over, and the economy is growing, these people would not need near as much assistance, saving more money, they would have already been helped, as they helped the country as they spent the money to provide for their families.
the other is How to pay for it, not counting the savings on food stamps, lower crime, and all the other benefits, the tax break they, extended to they wealthy, over a ten year period of time would pay for this in full, 17 million people receiving 500 per week would come to 884 billion dollars, it would be less if you figure in the unemployment money, the food stamp money, housing assistance etc., if they ear mark the tax cut for the wealthy for this it would pay for it with money left to implement it with too!
The wealthy would receive much more if the business economy picks up than they would receive on the tax cuts, all the new business would more than make up for those tax cuts! , with the economy going at full throttle, it would be much easier for the government to pay down the deficit, even If they would need to add A tax, to get it done, If they do need to add a tax it would be less, when the economy is back to normal, then they possible could with hold some money that usually goes to the states this is one way they could tackle the problems, and help all the country, and the states, It would help with education to by not laying off teachers at this time!
Another thing that could be done is to repeal the tax cut for the middle class, and apply anything they could to the deficit, I'm not sure about the middle class tax cut being repealed, If it would help or not, and with the states receiving the money they need to balance their budgets, the federal government could withhold some of the money they normally pay the states for a couple of years, and apply it to the deficit.

I'm sorry, but when is everyone going to realize that the people in Congress only care about their own agenda's.  They have nothing to worry about...they are guaranteed a paycheck and they aren't subject to the same rules as the rest of us because of the seats they hold.  You can all sit on here all day and be arm chair politicians and it won't make any difference. 

This country needs to go back and start over and stick with the plan that our forefathers had in mind - NO PARTIES - TERM LIMITS - AND CONGRESSPEOPLE SUBJECT TO THE SAME RULES AS THE REST OF US!!  Don't spend money you don't have and TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN PEOPLE FIRST!!

End of story and trust me there will be no more comments from me and I won't be checking for your responses.

For the love of Pete! DO SOMETHING you spineless idiots! The clock is running and we are nearing economic Armeggedon. You think what just went down in Japan is scary? If the dollar goes kaput, country files bankruptcy..what will be experienced in this country will make a natural disaster seem like the "humane way out." At least you're gone in a flash (either crushed to death or swept away,...if our self-serving dimwits in Washington don't do what is necessary and grow some balls...society will be plunged into a excruciating, slow death of chaos, anarchy, death...

Hey politicians! Since it's YOU, and your predecessors who got us into this god-awful mess...how bout taking the lead and lead by example. $1 a year wage until you fix the mess you allowed to happen. You do that, and I'll be willing to do whatever is necessary.

When you see the horror of societal breakdown the likes of Egypt, Libya...where people did NOT have the right to bear arms,..can you imagine what this country would be like if the dollar becomes worthless? Yeah, I'd prefer a 50ft tsunami head-on.

The instalment plan of cutting the budget and spending will work. Sometimes a thousand cuts works better than one.

the GOP ran on jobs. how many job bills did they pass? ZERO!!! they said they would balance the budget. they said the dems should have passed a budget. so what are they doing? passing 2 & 3 week cr's. they aren't passing a budget either. and don't be blaming the dems. it was the GOP that said they would pass a budget. that means they need to compromise with the dems. not the other way around. and the GOP created the entire mess with 2 wars unpaid for, tax breaks to the rich unpaid for, medicare drug coverage unpaid for. so guess what, you broke it you fix it. what a bunch of morons. boehner....... WHERE ARE THE JOBS YOU PROMISED???????

It's nice having some adults back in D.C. The childish spending with no concern of the consequences has to stop.

Pjam09,

Your assertion Democrats are at fault for not correcting a 9 year failure of the GOP through failed economical deficit raising policies within 2 years of negotitation with those same GOP members responsible is ridiculously irresponsible and dispicable. It's also delusional. If you're in denial, refer to blog entry#8 and read the facts (numbers) from within Business journal archives dating back to 1980 until 2008. Open your eyes blind man..........

Obama lies,

Connect the dots of your false claim. What's the relevancy of oil consumption between the Clinton administration and the Obama administration have to do with any relevant points indicating our deficit was not caused by Republcans??? I'm not even sure any President can control the country's oil consumption. Except, to issue an executive order to shut down gas stations.........

However, it still does not explain or dispute how Republicans took a deficit from Clinton's $33 billion to Bush's $5 trillion...........with a shrinking GDP resulting. I'll give you a hint....tax cuts for Coporations are really American economic expenditures......hello????

HCR has already been proven by Mathmeticians and Economists to cost LESS than the previous Health Care system did over 10 years........PERIOD!! What do you want to say now???? I'm supposed to believe a Preacher from Ark. (Huckabee) over Mathmeticians and Economists??????

Obama lies,

Wow....Mr. delusional Big Shot thinks he's the only one who has a job. Eventhough, I'm working now, also. His Mommy must be proud. He's under the same delusion about Democrats being repsonsible for an unpassed Budget and our soaring deficit.

Have a nice day, Bozo........with a job.

Robert in Ohio,

What Obama has promised to his base has been 95% fullfilled within 2 years of his first term.....period... Obviously, as a Republican, your dispute about the Promises Obama kept to his Democratic base really have nothing to do with questioning the 95% accomplishment ratio he's already fullfilled with his base and more to do with your agitation those within your own Party can't beat him.....case closed.

If what you say is true why didn't Hinky Harry and the Democrats in the Senate pass HR1 and send it to the President for his signature

Again -- all spending bills start in the House. Mr Tan man doesn't have the guts to even suggest cutting the programs that make up the REAL spending.