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With two days before the current continuing resolution funding the government expires and with a potential government shutdown on the horizon, the Tea Party came back to rally in Washington today.
"We are one today,” Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told the crowd of about 300 people. “We are one, standing together for resuming fiscal sanity in the United States," she said. "So, I'm here to say, be encouraged stand strong, hold your member of Congress and senator's feet to the fire, because the American people are with you, and we will prevail."
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) revved up the crowd with calls for a fight. "With a deficit this year of $1.65 trillion, a national debt of $14 trillion and a defiant liberal majority in the United States Senate, it’s time to pick a fight," Pence said. "And it's time to cut spending and cut spending now."
If the Tea Party does "stand strong," and Republicans and Democrats cannot come to an agreement on the budget, who will be to blame for the impending government shutdown?
Pence went on the offense against Democrats saying they would “force a government shutdown instead of accepting a modest down payment on fiscal discipline and reform.”
Bachmann warned Tea Party members they might be the target. "It appears that they have decided that they're going to take both feet and be stuck in the mud and not negotiate one tiddly wink, because their goal, as they've already stated is to shut the government down," Bachmann claimed. "That's their stated goal. And you know what they want to do? They want to blame it on you! They want to say that it's your fault."
Bachmann contended that despite Democrats appearing to meet Republicans halfway -- saying that they would agree to about $33 billion in spending cuts. Republicans have insisted on the $61 billion House-passed measure. Bachmann said on MSNBC's Daily Rundown this morning that she believes the $61 billion is already a compromise, because Republicans promised to cut $100 billion.
The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that 37% would blame Republicans in Congress, while 20% say they would blame congressional Democrats; another 20% say President Obama would be to blame; 17% say they would blame everyone: Obama, Republicans in Congress, and Democrats in Congress; 2% would blame Obama and Democrats in Congress; and 4% say they are not sure.
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Michele Bachmann is all for resuming "fiscal sanity" but where was she when the government was giving subsidies to her family farm. Now in the grand scheme of the size of our debt it's irrelevant. But I did not see her family refusing that money either...
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the question isn't who's to blame it,s who's right. The politicians are looking at it the exact same way this poll was asked but they need to stop worrying about perception and man up and do whats right.
Facade percepton is all they care about both sides have stop governing/legislating they just campaign and mud sling it's quite embarrassing. The Chinese are loving it laughing their a**&** off at our expense.
Ifn these "lemmingesque" teabaggers insist on a having the equivalent of a toddler's fit, stomping their feet, and threatening to hold their breath until they turn blue and shut down the government, this is the worst time if the year for it. As a former IRS employee, I can attest to the fact that when refunds are not paid in a timely manner, the taxpayer gets INTEREST FROM THE GOVERNMENT ON THE MONEY THAT WAS NOT REFUNDED BEFORE THE DEADLINE. I've worked through many a filing peak, watching upper management almost having strokes because the Interest due date is coming. If you've truly had it with these gutless crybabies (none of whom will get my vote), and if you aren't in desperate need of your refund, file on the fifteenth of april, maybe then, those of us they claim to represent will finally have their interest.
The political rethoric in the US is unbelievable....monster tax breaks for the billionaires, major corporations, incentives to oil companies, etc, etc, etc, etc.....and the most powerful and richest country in the world is yelling FOUL!!!!...and calling itself..BROKE !!!...
If the American electorate believes it....hey!!....we have a bridge down San Francisco Bay that we would like to sell to you...at a bargain price....
The USA is by far, the richest country in the world...yes including China....but all of it is in the hands of just a few...
Go look it up!!....
The political rethoric in the US is unbelievable....monster tax breaks for the billionaires, major corporations, incentives to oil companies, etc, etc, etc, etc.....and the most powerful and richest country in the world is yelling FOUL!!!!...and calling itself..BROKE !!!...
If the American electorate believes it....hey!!....we have a bridge down San Francisco Bay that we would like to sell to you...at a bargain price....
The USA is by far, the richest country in the world...yes including China....but all of it is in the hands of just a few...
Go look it up!!....