Come on Miss Pigotry, lets head back to the bar. I think we both need more than one.

They only have one deadline... Late 2014. Pretty industrious of them to be making all the arrangements so early.

Mrs. Piggy, All I am waiting for is obama care to kick in and kick the snot out of your snout.

Sooo-eeee Pig Pig Pig.

HEY! maybe instead of the DDI, we need to 'pal around' at the old feeder? You know- talk politics, and make them old feeder lids clank all night?

Yaaayyy!

This is NUTS. Obama is right that we have to stop this nonsense of lurching from one self-induced catastrophe to another . . .

As soon as the sequester looked like it wasn't going away, I started thinking they were going to hold that hostage til we run into the CR, and then the debt ceiling . . .

This is STUPID, and no way to run a government. The whole goal of the Obstructionists is to follow the Norquist mission of making "the government so small you could drown it in a bathtub." we need, not big government, or small government . . . WE NEED AN EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT!!!

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This foolishness started with the Tea Baggers, the Norquist-followers . . . can't wait for a chance to vote them out, so the grown-ups can run the government again.

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FORWARD! 2014! :-)

The Federal Budget is the constitutional obligation of Congress, and

all revenue bills should originate in the House which has been under GOP control for more than 2 years.

The President can't do it...if he does it for the public good, he will be criticized as grabbing power from Congress. The president has total respect for our constitution. But if he doesn't do it, you conservative nay-sayers will jump over over the President, blaming the failure on the President.

Once again, the Republican Party is betting against America. They did nothing to create jobs after being elected in 2010, and refused to work with the President to help the economy recover - hoping high unemployment would make Obama a one term President. Polls show, I am not the only American who has lost trust in the very concept of a patriotic Republican.

Obama made a mistake allowing the sequester to be separated from the expiration of the tax cuts.

It's given Republicans an excuse to say "we already did the tax part" even though that's not really legitimate.

After all, the end of year tax debate extended a tax CUT on 98% of people.

A huge tax cut....after THAT, no more discussion of revenue? Obama didn't get much.

Without a Continuing Resolution (CR) approved by Congress, the country could face a government shutdown in addition to the existing sequestration cuts.

If you're relying on Boehner's Congress to do anything, good luck with that. Talk about being shutdown! Hell, they've been closed for over two years now.

Never thought republicans in Congress would penalize a whole nation, put three million Americans out of work and set up another recession just to protect some tax exemptions for the wealthy Romneys of this nation.

Is there any doubt left as to who owns the republican party ???

Can you imagine that the GOP is still doing this after having been whacked by the voters in November 2012

Yes. Amazingly, they are that stupid.

Can any of you Libbies tell me why the country is being funded by Continuing Resolutions?

I do not see where it is time to compromise. Because of the GOP, the sequester will take place. Now they want to pass bills to minimize the effects of the sequester and once again push the can down the road. I hope the President veto's any bill to do so by the House even if it passes the Senate. I think a Government shut down is exactly what we need to put the House in their place. As they seem to think that the sequester is not the end of the world, then so a Government shutdown will not be the end of the world. It will mean no paycheck for congress though and that is fine for me.

WC,

Is it because they have no stinking budget? Speaking of budget, Obama's budget is late again. What does that make it 4 of 5?

UH, Brenda?

As soon as you use the Fox/Rush talking point you lose. You folks who spend all day here at FR don't seem to understand the hypocrisy of that, do you?

How about you go back and tell me what the vote was in the Senate for the President's last proposed budget.

Then take a Civics class and tell me what it takes to get a budget passed.

Then tell me how many times Harry Reid has brought a budget to the Senate for a vote

You, sweeetie, are the poster child for the typical Low Information Obama minion.

I knew a man Boehnerjangles and he danced for you, in worn out shoes.
With silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants,
The old soft shoe.
He jumped so high, jumped so high,
Then he lightly touched down.

Chorus:
Mister Boehnerjangles, Mister Boehnerjangles,
Mister Boehnerjangles, dance.

I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was down and out.
He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out.
He talked of life, talked of life, laughed slapped his leg a step.

Chorus

He said his name, Boehnerjangles,
then he danced a lick, across the cell.
He grabbed his pants a better stance oh he jumped up high,
He clicked his heels, he let go a laugh, let go a laugh,
Shook back his clothes all around.

Chorus

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughout the South.
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog him, he traveled about.
His dog up and died, he up and died,
After twenty years he still grieves,

Chorus

He said, "I dance now at every chance in honky tonks for drinks and tips.
But most the time I stand behind these county bars cause I drinks a bit."
He shook his head and as he shook his head,
I heard someone ask him please,

Chorus

Y' ever hear David Bromberg do this Bojangles tune?

If yea, neat. If nay, go score a copy....

This will be the latest round of Obama and the Democrats screaming we want tax increases. Of course those increases will be targeted so as not to pass, instead of being real tax reform, so the Republican blame game can continue. Obama is not interested in solutions, he is only interested in blame.

Such leadership coming from the Emporer should not go unrewarded! How about impeachment?

@ drive by

Yes I have. My Fav Bromberg tune. "Sharon" You know the same rowdy crowd that was here last night is back again

And thanks for bringing Bromberg up. I should have used those lines long ago. lol

Spending is not justified when the probable value is less than the cost of maintenance. March 27th is a ways off. The City of Detroit's financial status is reasonably close in, as an example of Progressive Democrat budget policy and associated failures. Though Chicago's homicide rate fell to its lowest monthly level since 1957, time will tell there if legal control measures consisting of laws regulating handguns among gang members, will protect that city's citizenry... and then there's always the pesky issue of political corruption in decaying older municipalities, illiteracy at grade level, and underfunded pension and benefit packages which are policies to be paid for with the tax dollars which have been misspent in the past.

The question here is, are we to spend more and maintain the homicide rates in the same cities at the same levels? Are we to spend more to maintain the illiteracy rates in the same cities at the same levels? Are we to spend more to bring the likes of Jesse Jackson Jr. to the same level of guilty? Are we to spend more to achieve the same level and quality of local allies in the likes of Afghanistan? Are we to spend more on manufactured goods for items we have little use of, and no country with any money has use for either? And what about those pesky illegal immigrant and illegal drug traffickers? They seem to be pretty much immune to money thrown at the problem.

If we are not getting a justifiable end result to the money spent, in rough economic times, when we know we're not getting our money's worth, quit spending the money on failed philosophies. More is not better when we get more kids with less literacy at a greater cost. More is not better, when more homicides among gang members are committed with handguns than assault rifles. There is plenty to ponder before the next budget proposals scheduled for the end of March.

Oh dear god what ever will we do, we have to reduce spending by 2 cents on the dollar. I guess the babies wont be getting their milk, plains will fall from the sky, and the stores will be full of tainted meat.

Obama; slowest economic recover from a recession in history. The middle class has lost 2.2 percent of their income. Gas prices are soaring, food prices are soaring, Jobs are scarce and Obama is worried about gay marriage and gun control. Way to go Obambies you are really making a difference in the life's of every day middle class Americans. I know lets tax the rich some more, that will fix it all.

Is there any doubt left we are embroiled in class-warfare and Congressional republicans have made it clear who's side they are on, and have made it clear they are willing to sell the farm to protect the tax exemptions for the wealthy.

Sad times these are when a select few can receive multi-million dollar bonuses for managing a corporation into bankruptcy, wiping out millions of small investors and their retirement.

Sad times these are when some do not think a few hundred million dollars is not enough to support a comfortable lifestyle yet think $7.25 is too much for a hour of manual labor.

Sad times these are when our elected representatives think everyone but they should suffer for their incompetence and inaction.

And sad times these are when we the people sit back, point fingers and whine, rather than taking action to protect our interests and clean up the cesspool of corruption that envelopes America's political system...............If we do not clean it up, who will ?

White Collar Auto

UH, Brenda?

As soon as you use the Fox/Rush talking point you lose. You folks who spend all day here at FR don't seem to understand the hypocrisy of that, do you?

How about you go back and tell me what the vote was in the Senate for the President's last proposed budget.

Then take a Civics class and tell me what it takes to get a budget passed.

Then tell me how many times Harry Reid has brought a budget to the Senate for a vote

You, sweeetie, are the poster child for the typical Low Information Obama minion.

I said he put forth a budget every time, I did not say it passed the house or Senate. So when the House GOP Boner says that President Obama has never put forth a budget plan, he is lying. Also I never said anything about Harry Reid, you did. I was commenting on the President alone. You need to take some English classes so you understand what people write.

Brenda...spot on the president has in fact submitted a budget every year he's been in office. However, congess has not passed a budget every year. Here's a link for inquiring minds.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/apr/06/mitt-romney/romney-says-obama-failed-pass-budget/

Regarding this years budget well say no more it is do out end of March. Yeah..it's late but if your a financial planner you'll see why. Here's the link for that infor. also should on the WH website.

http://www.nado.org/president-obamas-2014-budget-and-the-debt-ceiling/

Devils in the details conjecture is for "National Inquirer," level readers they love fiction.

Hey Pigotry, Feisty, et al, ...It's well past election time and well past time for all to pull together. The 'S' was delayed by Congress for 'Election purposes' (as stated by NBC - even in this article). Go figure:

Government funding was scheduled to expire on October 1^st, 2012, but Congress passed a six-month CR in September to avoid government shutdown talks ahead of the November elections.

Instead of blaming, someone needs to work on it ...NOW! House? Senate? President as a catalyst?

Would be great for your effort too, (Feisty, Tony, Alaska, and the gang), to all come together to put our efforts into actually making a difference instead of continually dividing. Obama has almost another 4 years, so what is he going to do with it? I wish he would let us know - as I have no clue what to beleive in his words, and this is not a good start. What are WE going to do with it? Its time to lead. Its time to overcome past separations and truly unite. Its time to LEAD!

We can start small with the people's voices, minimize the damage, then hopefully truly move FORWWARD.

What do you think?

BTW - a 1% Fed cut across the board would have more than made up for the 'S' $$$. I am below the $400k tax increase, but still received a 2% tax increase in January along with my National Healthcare increase (aka. Obamacare)...and I will alsoowe up to 3.5% after selling one of my homes (as this is mandated as a contribution to the National Healthcare plan - Obamacare).

I was out of work for a few months a couple years ago, but lived off my savings for my family - as I did not want to contribute to our deficit. Back in the saddle and proud to have contributed.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would have to look at the specific language of the bill before making a decision.

WHAT???????? Ms "you have to sign it to know whats in it" actually wants to read it????

ROTFLMAO

Republicans have relentlessly harangued the Senate's Democratic leadership for failing to pass a budget resolution. "1,000 days without a budget," was the title of a typical missive last month. On the weekend Jack Lew, who has just been named Barack Obama's chief of staff after serving as his budget director, defended the Senate by saying it couldn't pass a budget without 60 votes, i.e. without the cooperation of some Republicans. Republicans jumped on Mr Lew, pointing out that under Congress' budget procedure, a budget resolution cannot be filibustered and thus only needs a simple majority vote - typically 51 votes - to pass. Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post's fact checker, awarded Mr Lew four Pinocchios, the top score, for fibbing.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/02/parliamentary-procedure

When is the Senate actually going to do its job and pass a budget?

And no filibuster BS, the Senate can rewrite that rule (or get around that rule) anytime it wants.

I notice that Rachael Maddow is blaming all of the appointed emergency managers appointed in the State of Michigan on anything other than failed Progressive Democrat elected officials of the past, who were solely responsible for the numerous failed budgets. There are more emergency managers in that state than I was aware of, not only in cities, but school districts as well. They seemed to have managed their budgets so not only can't they pay for their obligations, they've managed away their sales and property tax bases as well. Are they blaming themselves for their own failings, and from those failings learning and improving their lot? No. They wish to pull more into their quagmire by supporting Maddow's line of fantasy land BS that somehow or other, they didn't elect their own public officials in their own cities and state. They are apparently too stupid to realize that they themselves elected the officials who appointed the emergency managers of whom they now complain.

I'm beginning to believe that Progressive Democrats are math illiterate to the extent that they cannot calculate 2%, nor even understand what 2% means as a simple percentage, let alone an interest rate compounded or depreciated.

FedUp ... you are buying the lies that people have put out about what Pelosi said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoE1R-xH5To

She was speaking to the National Association of Counties - NOT in Congress. Therefore, she was not saying that Congress had to pass the bill before CONGRESS could find out what was in it - she was saying that Congress had to pass the RECONCILED bill so that the PEOPLE could find out what was in it. See, the way that bills become law is that the House passes a bill and then it is sent to the Senate to be reconciled with the SENATE version of the bill. The final bill is therefore a combination of the two (ideally) and has to be passed AGAIN by BOTH portions of Congress before it is sent to the President for his signature or veto.

But some talking heads have proven that if you repeat a lie often enough, there are some people who are stupid enough to believe the lie.

The Party of No are Economic Terrorists.

Heck of a job.

News or propaganda

When is the Senate actually going to do its job and pass a budget?

And no filibuster BS, the Senate can rewrite that rule (or get around that rule) anytime it wants.

When are the Republicans going to stop using the filibuster for everything to basically shut down the Senate from doing anything? When you find that answer you will have your answer to the budget.

Well said Cat. I have heard that out of context sound bite that hate radio has used for proof of what Nancy Pelosi was to have said. It was so far out of context as to change the meaning. Her statement, as you said, meant something entirely different then what those on the right think it said. I wish the truth would come out about these lying POS. statements by those involved with hate radio and TV.

You are all nuts!!!! You all sound like complete idiots!!! Blame this one or that one. It is government as a whole, not just repubs or dems or tea party. So stupid. You want to sound smart posting here, but you people are showing how stupid you are. Government is not for the american people, has not been for years. The house blames the senate, the senate blames the house, the right blames the left and so on. This is so truly ignorant!!! It is the whole bunch. They could cut the budget in a minute. Yes they could. All this stupid programs, the foreign aid and all that pork. They could up with all this crap that THEY want and when the other side says no, then they start throwing the blame around. Government has to get back to the basic things. All these programs for kids is getting out of hand. What about the old days when people had kids, they took care of them, they raised them. If you can't afford kids, don't have them. There are thousands and thousands of people who breed and wants the government [us] to pay for them. The foreign aid is way out of hand. Sent food and money to countries where the their own government does not give a rats ass about their people, just like in america. Another picture of people breeding and can not feed their kids. And every government in the whole has money out the butt, 5 homes with decor of millions, they have a dozen cars. Lavish vacations. Please, this government is nothing but full of crooks and they only care about themselves. This joke they call obamacare is a total rip off. But everyone in government has their hands in the piggy bank. Any of you who think this isn't so, please, do not think. I do not want you to hurt your brain and I will end up paying for your repairs.

It seems that this country is full of crooks in washington and idiots who defend them. So, in the long run, the american people are causing the problem. Just stupid, stupid, stupid.

hahaha you people are CRAZY....not even worth arguing at this point....

but in the end, we have all lost confidence in our government, so much that its just a joke..and nothing more...its only duty currently is to provide a daily dose of laughing, and then maybe some hair pulling and vomit, but its pretty much lost all credibility with it own people.....wow yikkes its gonna be a strange world

you cant blame anyone, if you do that, you are playing right into their narcissistic games....Im done, blame who you want, in the end, all i lost was confidence in my government to be grown ups with a duty....puke puke

From "The Progress Report:"

"Just Dumb

Mar 1, 2013 | By ThinkProgress War Room

Sequester: “A Fancy Word for a Dumb Idea”

That’s what the President of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, called the sequester — and he’s absolutely right.

Republicans have once again shown that they’ll do almost anything to protect the wealthy and special interests like Big Oil — no matter the cost to the rest of us and to the economy. This time, they have allowed devastating across-the-board spending cuts to kick in.

Just yesterday, the Senate voted on a balanced plan to replace this year’s indiscriminate cuts with a mix of targeted cuts and new revenues from ending loopholes for the very wealthiest Americans and corporate special interests. This plan got 52 votes and should have passed but Republicans blocked it by insisting on a 60-vote margin.

It’s clear that Republicans would rather impose painful spending cuts that will hurt the economy and millions of Americans than end a single tax loophole for the wealthy and special interests like Big Oil and Wall Street.

As a reminder, here’s a list of things Republicans apparently prefer to happen instead of eliminating wasteful giveaways in the tax code:

• 70,000 kids will get kicked off of Head Start
• 10,000 teacher jobs will be at risk
• 7,200 special education teachers, aides, and staff could be cut
• Nearly 140,000 fewer children will receive life-saving vaccinations
• Up to 373,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children could go untreated
• 2,100 fewer food inspections will take place
• Tax returns and refunds will be delayed
• The long-term unemployed will see their benefits cut by about 10 percent
• Nearly a billion dollars in loans to small businesses cut
• It could take several hours to get through security at the airport
• More than 100 airports might have to simply close down
• Our military leaders have said it would weaken our national security
• The Secretary of Homeland Security said the cuts will make it harder to protect the country from a terror attack and that the border will be less secure

Not all these things will happen overnight, but they will happen.

Their [the GOP] reckless behavior got us into this mess in 2011"

How much more economic, political and social affliction does the right wing want to deluge the American People with? Is protecting their "financial pocket liners" worth hurting and devastating the lives of millions of our citizens? The powerless ruts that the GOP is determined to kick our people in should come back to haunt this rogue party - in 2014 and 2016!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/08/fact-sheet-examples-how-sequester-would-impact-middle-class-families-job

America has no confidence, no direction and no clue what tomorrow will bring with the crazy Tea movement running our country !!!

Mr. Krauthammer informs us in a WaPo oped on February 28th again of what a foll we have as President:

A 2011 Government Accountability Office report gave a sampling of the vastness of what could be cut, consolidated and rationalized in Washington:
44 overlapping job training programs,

18 for nutrition assistance,

82 on teacher quality,

56 dealing with financial literacy,

more than 20 for homelessness, etc.

Total annual cost: $100 billion-$200 billion, about two to five times the entire domestic sequester.

Chicken Little-in-Chief looks more and more the petulant man-child idiot everytime he opens his mouth and preaches gloom and doom over cuts so miniscule. He seeks to destroy our economy.

Boehner works for the best interest of the Tea Movement, not the Country !!!

The party of blame points fingers because their ideas of compromise aren't based on anything that would work in reality. They are the true obstructionists!!!

That sounds like a sensible plan - Allow continued spending at the same level as previously, after making adjustments for the sequester cuts.

I also like the idea of giving the federal departments the flexibility to allocate the cuts in the most responsible manner rather than just blanket percentage cuts to each program - this will allow critical functions to continue while less important programs could be curtailed.

Of course, Obama will continue his 'charade' of asking for more tax increases and trying to play the 'Blame Game', even though it was HE that proposed the sequester cuts in the first place.

So from what I'm reading this sequester had a deadline that can be overwritten any time congress and the president can come to terms. Unbelievable. And we keep voting these same congress people and presidents into office year after year no matter what degree of irresponsibility they demonstrate. Yet they expect more out of us. Yes, we as U.S. citizens will feel the pain, I think it's about time our government shares some of that pain.......they're the ones who created it.

Why is Obama whining on the sequester? Isn't it just 2% less of the ADDITIONAL spending he will do? Didn't he just tax all of the American people 2% for SS? Did all the tax paying American households collapse and starve in the streets? You mean Govt can not adjust 2% like the American people have?

I love the sequester. Frankly, the sequester should be 5-10% instead of a pitiful 2%. All the liberals here whining about it are simply party hacks.

Obama just had Congress take away HIS spending power for a change. Obama just got TAXED.

The fallacy of the sequester is that it does not require any cuts to be made now. What is largely going to happen is that the government agencies will continue to spend at the same rate they were before the sequester in the hopes that the sequester issue will be resolved before they run out of money. If they do run out of money they will go to congress and say we need more or we are going to have to shut down everything. They will play a game of brinkmanship and pray somebody blinks before the reductions come due. Personally, I do not have a problem with the sequester kicking in so long as agencies are allowed to make decision about what to cut and are not forced to simply cut everything across the board by the same amount. It will no doubt be painful but it will be a good step towards getting the size of the federal government under control.

The Democrats and Obama are great at trying to blame others for their failure, but the reality is that both sides deserve some of the blame for this and the president deserves the most blame. I say this because Obama has fostered a culture of divisiveness in DC since he took office. It started with him pushing the Democrats to go behind closed doors without the Republicans to put together the health care reform and has continued to go down hill since. Obama got the tax increases he wanted a couple of months ago but when it came time to negotiate on the sequester all the Democrats would talk about was more tax increases. The Democrats are completely unwilling to work with the Republicans to reign in government spending. All the Democrats seem to want to talk about is more revenue so that they can continue to spend taxpayer money like a bunch of drunken sailors on shore leave for the first time in six months. Add that to the fact that the Democrats proposals to increase revenue were untenable to the Republicans and we get this mess. The Democrats have refused to balance new revenue with meaningful budget cuts. The Republicans set a very reasonable guideline of one dollar in spending cuts for every dollar in new revenue. They got their tax increase through but have yet to put forth the cuts to go along with it. Both sides need to come together and work this out. The Democrats are currently only proposing things that they know the Republicans will not accept so that they can play the blame game. It is about time that people woke up and realized that this is what is going on and stop buying into Obama and the Democrats story line of its all the Republicans fault.

Brenda - Still using the Filibuster as an excuse for the Senate. Get your buddy Sen Reid to get rid of filibuster. And stop the excuses.

When is the Senate going to get to work closing the tax loop holes?

Cat:

Nancy lies, and you vouch for her.

Here is the statement Pelosi gave to reporter Debra Saunders:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came to the Chronicle for an editorial board meeting Wednesday. I used the opportunity to ask Pelosi about her most famous and quoted statement from 2010. On March 9, 2010, Pelosi said of the Affordable Care Act, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of controversy.”

What did you mean by that? I asked.

Pelosi said that the quote “was taken out of context” and it is most often quoted “by the far right.”

The health insurance industry, she said, spent “$200 million while we were debating the bill to lie about it. … I hate to use the word lie. I hate to use the word hate. I hate to tell you, they’re lying about it.”

“We’re in the trenches fighting this out,” she said. And: “We don’t even have a bill written yet. The Senate has not acted. And that really, the president really thought he was going to get a Republican vote in the Senate… You can’t say it’s in the bill, read it, ’cause there is no bill.”

Also, Pelosi said “we read the bill.”

Politifact wrote on Pelosi’s statement, and interpretations of it, here. Problem is, while Pelosi told the Chronicle that there was no bill yet on March 9, 2010, that’s not quite accurate. Congress had not enacted a final measure, although later that month it would do so and Obama would sign the bill. But the House and Senate passed versions of Obamacare in 2009. This is a great example of Pelosi’s insider-speak and her insistence of arguing a dubious technicality — yes, there was no final bill – making her both unintelligible and open to parody.

At the board meeting, Pelosi also quoted Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s inaccurate statement and story about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell saying “on the first” day of session that his top goal was to defeat President Obama. As I wrote here, day wrong, year wrong, venue wrong, context completly missing.

Pelosi may hate to use the word lie, but whether she knows it or not, she also seems to hate relating accurate versions of events.

Here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hV-05TLiiLU

Pelosi is a lying liar.

Dear Republicans,

I am a retired RN of two years. I lost most of my savings, (403b) during the Bush years. I was able to retire because my husband worked for a union and since he passed away, I was eligible for a percentage of his benefits. A percentage was more than forty five years of , what I would have been provided, so I could retire.

NOW, I am willing to see my taxes increased, just so the rich will have to pay their FAIR share. And I want to see Congress have their pay scale knocked down to what I was paid when I retired. Plus, Congress must forfeit all of their medical benefits and take the same Medicare benefits I receive plus pay the extra premiums, I must pay to close some of the loop holes. Even with paying extra, I paid over six thousand dollars in co-pays. You must make co-pays too.

So the rich must pay their fair share, the Congress must pay period (!) and I will pay my usual because I am the middle class and I have been giving all my life. Not only as a citizen but as a Mother, a nurse and as a caring human being.

Again to all you HAVES! You cannot take it with you. No matter hard how hard you try. And when you pass on your wealth to your heirs, you will only be creating more of YOU! people who erroneously believe, they are "better" because they have more. And here is the kicker, the ones you leave your money to, would not even consider, sharing a meal with the first person, who earn the first million. That person would be ashamed of, you and yours. But the irony is, you would not want to associate, with a person, who had the vision, to make you rich. That person, must have gotten his/her hands dirty. They might not know, what fork to use. They did not summer in the Hampton's or winter in Florida!

I cannot wait to see, all of you HAVES, when you arrive in Heaven. I think you will be surprised, to see, who the HAVES really are. The people who actually earned their keep and provided for those who could not do it on their own.

As I said, YOU CANNOT TAKE IT WITH YOU. Those of us, who are used to fending for ourselves, we be able to do without.

brenda

When are the Republicans going to stop using the filibuster for everything to basically shut down the Senate from doing anything? When you find that answer you will have your answer to the budget

you failed again... wow, you getting smoked today arent you? You cant filibuster something that is not brought to the floor and the Senate Democrats will not bring up the House budget (which has been passed every year). Typical liberal response, "they wont look at garbage". That is why they can change the bill vote on it and send it back to the House. But... they wont.

Im not a repub, but the democrats have failed here. Sad you are too ignorant

You know what I am sick of both groups. Here is the truth, the Republicans rip off the middle class for the rich. The Democrats rip off the middle class for the poor. I need someone who stands for the middle class and stops looking at me as some pot of money. For you Dem who thing this is wrong, visit any city that has high welfare and answer these simple question 1. how long is the average person on these benefits (I have seen some families 7 generations on welfare). 2. where is the program to move them off welfare and into jobs 3. when does welfare run out (we have exit plans and draw down plans for military spending but none for our welfare). For those on the Reps side, please ask why is it not reasonable for a person making $1 million a year to kick in extra. If that person wants to trade places with me, please let me know cause I will trade in a heart beat and I will not cry about the extra tax. How about wall-street and the housing crash, well both sides played into that one so you cannot blame just one side. Face it, both sides are screwing us.

OH NO..... not another impending - world ending DC deadline disaster we have to listen too for the next month!!! Yawn..... How about just shutting down all non essential services for the next 25 years. That might get "U.S." out of the $hitter......

I guess that won't happen because "ALL" government is essential, right???

I agree Mike! Neither group (or anyone in DC) is serious about solving anything.......

Does anyone find it interesting that the republicans have no problem protecting the profits for military suppliers while cutting anything else and except of course their own pay and benefits?

Why another continuing resolution? Why can't we have an actual budget for 2013? Oh right, because then what would Republicans use to hold the economy hostage every two months?

sdpaulson - I suggest we shut down all government offices for about a month... with the only exception being the military and offices issuing SS checks to those who have paid into the system. You know why they will never do that? Because it would show that we could get along just fine without the government doing their crap on a daily basis. I say we start with the House and the Senate... send them home with dunce caps on... Give Obama a month's vacation without pay... restrict him from using all the toys too. If he needs to buy food... rent him a 1998 Subaru.

These clowns in Washington need to be taught a lesson... or just simply replace them with uncorrupted people. The system is broken so what if new blood takes the reigns... they can't do any worse.

ivan - as we know it, anyone on these boards can say anything they like... no stopping you at all, but you really need to show where the republicans are the sole protectors of the military complex and their suppliers. If you don't have anything to back up your words, they are nothing but inflammatory BS.

Nathan - You do realize that there are democrats in the house as well, don't you? Have you watched the voting on these continuing resolutions? Call it right, would you? Just because the president has need to blame everyone that disagrees with him on his policies... does that have to carry down to uninformed people like yourself? Are you a sheep?

Oh no.....

Mr. Obama's bloated SOTU speech SPENDING agenda is in jeopardy.

Flashback....he said about the same things as he did in 2009 with his Progressive rhetoric.

Heya Progressives......where oh where will Mr. Obama get the money to pay for his agenda ? Oh yeah, TAX THE RICH.....FAIR SHARE.....SPREAD THE WEALTH. And if that doesn't work....blame the Republicans.

Yep, Mr. Lew is busy in his cave changing Tax regulations. The main change is replacing TAX everywhere in the TAX code with "FAIR SHARE".

What amazes me is how liberals don't feel we are taxed enough... er... let me correct that... everyone but the poor people... What liberals don't even think about is the amount of taxes everyone already pays. Federal taxes aren't only on wages. We pay tax to the feds on just about everything. We pay utility tax, tax on electricity, cable, cell phones, telephone service, everything we buy is taxed even if we don't see it we pay it. Do you actually think suppliers don't pass their taxes down on the goods they provide? We pay taxes on food, appliances, clothing, furniture, vehicles, toys for the kiddies, and everything you see in your house. We pay taxes on everything but air... and give the government a chance, they'd find a way to tax that too. Gasoline tax is obscene. Even the real estate we are buried in when we die is taxed. All these taxes and liberals don't think we aren't paying our fair share. Give me a break...

While some republicans are nervously claiming the sequester was Obama's idea and all his fault, many republican house members are proudly taking credit for it going into effect and how happy they are about that. Republicans better hope it does not have the ill effects some have projected, because they definitely own it politically, and it gains them nothing, the people that would applaud them for this already vote republican, unless it goes badly, unless they lose their job, or take a cut, then they may remember who proudly told them this is just what you sent us to Washington to do for you.

Cut all of our public servant's pay.....let them feel the heat already

Forrest Grump - perception is everything. The only reason democrats and liberals blame the republicans is because Obama says so. Liberals are contending the republicans own this because they deny any responsibility by Obama himself. He is always innocent in the eyes of liberals. As an independent, I don't view it that way. Obama is just as much to blame for failing to compromise as anyone else. It takes two sides to form a compromise and neither one are willing to give up any ground. How then, can it be strictly the republicans fault? We all know Obama is on a major campaign to destroy republicans. Democrats and liberals are marching right behind him. If you don't realize that republicans and independents don't see this happening, then I am sorry... you are deluded. It might be you are only looking at politics through the prism of liberalism and can't see it. The main stream media is playing right along with this game. We independents are fully aware of what's going on so if you decide to keep your eyes closed as to the great big world out here, you will be missing a whole lot of what other people truly understand about what's happening.

Got to call barnyard bovine excrement on your post Arkrus. Why don't I trust u tube links, oh yeah, I remember they can be photo chopped and edited. Cat is exactly right. It seems you are a right winger and as usual not to be trusted with any information as you will screw it up every time, and lie when you say you are telling the truth. But the truth has facts and it is a fact she said. "Because of the controversy, we will have to pass the law to see what is in it." Meaning they was a lot of misinformation out there and the actual law will dispel all myths. And in that she was wrong, you right suckers are still at it.

So the bovine excrement award has been rewarded for Sat. 3/2/2013

and as far as Brenda64 is concerned, the filibuster is not an excuse that also is a fact. Hell, McConnell even filibustered his own bill. Since when is 40 votes a majority?

Edger, There is two things edger that you will never get right. One is No is not a negotiating tool when Boner said Obama got his tax raise, he made it sound like that was it. It isn't, far to long now the rich in this country have got away with living here practically free. You see they don't get rich, or even stay rich if people like me, don't make something for them. What has happened is a few have gotten greedy, our nation is in a world of hurt because of it. Austerity, look it up. It isn't working in anywhere. You people that are calling for smaller government and less taxes are killing this country. You don't like this government, you don't want to help support this government, pack your @!$%# and get. Take you stinking money with you, the U.S. will be a much better place without arseholes like you.

edgarw, I am looking at the recent elections, and now the recent polls, the electorate overwhelmingly is against the republicans on these issues, it is not my personal prism or perception, the republicans lost badly and are now polling even lower than before the elections. The only polling with them on this is a segment of their base, however they are in a tough spot they can't win elections without their base, and they can't win with them. The general electorate has the say over who has political ownership of this latest mess not me, and the republicans are polling lower than a head cold. You know what the republican party should learn about politics, they should learn that it is not just whether the issue is valid, but it is just important how you handle the issue, and they handle things very badly. As I said it is not just a matter of having the lowest approval rating ever recorded, that is now turning from the general electorate to not just believing they are inept, but actually having contempt for the brand. Obama has not destroyed republicans they have done that for themselves, they have no usefull accomplishments to show for themselves. They are the ones that openly stated that their main goal was to insure he was a one term president. They put the Waterloo strategy into effect and proudly stated to the public exactly what their intent was. That backfired big time on them, as well it should, it is a damn unpatriotic and un-American strategy, and one of the main reasons republicans took ownership of the bad economy that republicans surely thought would bring him down. They gave themselves that problem, they have waterlooed themselves, they were and are so worried that this president would accomplish anything, that in the process they deprived themselves of any accomplishments. The last Congress was the least productive in the history of Congress, now that takes some doing, you can say the Congress is made up of both parties but the electorate clearly places the blame on republicans, they lost on all three fronts in the elections. Republicans speak for themselves, nobody puts words in their mouths, they have full access to the media, Romney spent a boatload of cash on his campaign, they are not muzzled in any way shape or form, republicans gave their perception to the electorate not Obama, they are getting their message out but the general electorate does not care for it, that is their problem. I truly understand what is happening, republican politics suck, and the nation understands this, and it is not because I say so, or because Obama says so, or the mainstream media (whatever the hell that is supposed to mean) says so, it is because of their own words and actions. If the media, mainstream, lame-stream, or whatever silly term you want to give it has such a huge effect then why didn't the 24/7/365 for four solid years media campaign against Obama by FOX, a huge media outlet (most trusted name in news, fair and balanced, yada, yada, yada) bring him down. The party of personal responsibility better start taking some responsibility for their party and quit blaming the media, their politics suck, their track record sucks, their agenda sucks, their methods suck, that is what the electorate has decided, they did not decide that because they were deluded by the media or Obama. They decided that because of the words and actions of the republican party as whole, they own it because it is theirs, not because I say they own it, they own it because they proudly claim ownership. You say I am deluded, I don't really understand what is happening out there. You want to truly understand what is happening out there, look at the election results, they are truly what is happening, they are real, the republicans lost the oval office, seats in the senate, and seats in the House, House democrats got over 1.5 million more votes than republicans, if it were not for Gerrymandering and the fact that house members do not compete in statewide elections republicans would have likely lost control of the house as well. The great big world out there is not to keen on republicans that is their perception, and the reality for republicans, now who we going to blame that on, surely it cannot be the fault of all those republicans who ran their own losing campaigns.

So whitecollarauto - are you one of the managers responsible for the stupid decisions that cost the US auto industry massive market share in the 70's and 80's? Like putting producing Olds Cutlasses with camshafts that wore out after 20,000 miles? Or making Monte Carlos with rear brakes that fell apart? Or Horizons with door handles that fell off?

Or are you just young and ignorant?

Oh No WCA don't tell me you were on Team Vega!

Johntho

Be careful what you wish for.

Republicans are an Embarrassment to the Country, this is very unfortunate that American tax payers have to pay their salaries for nothing !!!

Anyone for a $85B dollar cup of Tea !!!

This Aristocrat sequester shutdown is the work of the nation's SociopathAristocratRepublicanCrimeCartel for their "budget cuts" helping payback the Money they stole from America and Her People. Approaching $5.00P/G for gas, Sequester - republican/Aristocrat "budget cuts" to make up for the $60Trillion this sociopath class has STOLEN from the American People, Entering 2ND Recession with 25% unemployment on the horizon. You LIKE THAT? There Is Only ONE WAY America will be returned to Americans; why do you think the Corporation owned government is trying to eliminate citizen owned guns???? Keep your "powder dry" and Ignore "police gun surrender drives" It is the work of the republicanAristocratClass, their Illegal corporations and their Thugs, the cops.

@Forrest Grump - Yes, you are Correct about the republicanCrimeCartel; BUT You are forgetting That group of people ARE SOCIOPATHIC CRIMINALS and Do NOT care what We think or How we vote. That CriminalClass Pulls off these events through their corporations, manipulating and ordering state and federal politicians and directing national armed "law enfarcement". It has come down to AUTHORITY OF THE GUN; so Don't give Yours Up. The Waaaayyy Worst has yet to come...We are entering a Civil War with this republicanCriminalClass very similar to the 1789 FrenchAristocrats and/or the 1861 confederates who attacked the North

Well Phatom Beast I agree there is a lot of discontent, and deservedly so, but I certainly hope and do beleive that we can albeit slowly but surely solve these problems at the election booth. Pull the lever on them, not the trigger, that is what I would suggest.

The year is 2016. A few exhausted researches in Switzerland have just identified the cause of the outbreak. They designate the virus 'SLRS' - Sudden Lethal Respiratory Syndrome. Only ten days have passed since the first few cases were identified in a tiny Asian village. To the researchers, it feels more like ten weeks. The virus is simply the single most contagious pathogen science has ever known. Surgical masks, gloves, and anti-microbial solutions are only marginally effective, and almost impossible to find. The mortality rate is so high - 95 percent - that people with symptoms have been turned away from every hospital in the world since day-two, usually at gunpoint. Nothing can be done for them. Already, millions of people around the world are dead and dying, leaving ghastly purple-red stains where they drop. The stains alone are frightening - and they are everywhere. The living are terrified to go within fifty feet of anyone they see, so they have fled into the fields and forest around every major city in the world. Starvation has begun on a grand scale, and the bravest souls band together to make swift, deadly raids on any other group within reach. All of the people in the weaker groups are usually killed, to make sure they can't compete for the meager rations later on, or spread the illness.

The researchers back in Switzerland feel sure of two things. The first horror is that in a few days, ninety percent of the world's population will be dead. But the other thing almost seems even worse than that. If research at the CDC, NIH, and major universities in the United States had not been stopped by the sequester three years ago, all of this almost certainly would never have happened. At the very least it would not have been so bad.

BloodthirstySavage

Since you opened the door, let me walk through, and thank you for your kindness.

Let it happen, the earth needs a cleansing anyway. The earth does not need us, we need it, and it is about time that humanity dealt with the plague that they are.

Who is the blood thirty one now? :-)

@ john

Ahhh... but you haven't seen the next chapter yet...

You do, though, make a notable point about what is need of whom, or vice-verse. And that point opens yet another door, this time for me, thank you, kind sir. Many years ago when I saw how mankind had tilted Nature's balance so abruptly and so foolishly toward calamity, I was genuinely at a loss to find an up-side for this earth to have such a careless beast floundering around on it. Surely doom would re-set the scales. All these years later, and we can now add selfishness, ignorance, and untruthfulness to the list of reasons we foolishly tilt Nature's balance so abruptly and carelessly toward disaster. Surely doom will re-set the scales.

But somewhere along the way a thought occurred to me that offers some redeeming value for our foolish, selfish, ignorant, and dishonest exploits. It certainly doesn't negate them or justify them in any way, but it offers something that we can like, I think, about the humans. It is this: humans are the only species that we know of who have managed to get off of this planet. Given that nothing lasts forever, including this planet, if the primary goal of any species is to continue its existence (I believe it is), then, among all earth-bound species we are the frontrunners in that endeavor. Of course, it's not hard to think of a few reasons that we could carelessly fail to achieve such an immortality (or extended mortality). But we must realize that such a failure would be a tragedy of unimaginable shame and disgrace, because we are so close, right now. As for those self-laid traps that we should be careful to avoid if we want to pioneer the cosmos, foolishness, selfishness, ignorance, and dishonesty come to mind.

And good evening to you, sir...

Very good, but I premise you this,

For a long long trail of tribulations mankind has found itself back at its beginnings, is it that the search for noble goods has compromised his spirit, or that the spirit no longer exists that has determined his relevance to history. Is it that value is no longer placed on a hard days work in exception for a truth of a hollow pittance? When there is no longer a day when a man can find value in his own tribulation that he instead feels it necessary to steal the rights of others to their own self, that man shall no longer exist, nor deserve to.

News or propaganda

When is the Senate going to get to work closing the tax loop holes?

About the same time the Republicans stop Obstructing Congress.

Jayfos

brenda

When are the Republicans going to stop using the filibuster for everything to basically shut down the Senate from doing anything? When you find that answer you will have your answer to the budget

you failed again... wow, you getting smoked today arent you? You cant filibuster something that is not brought to the floor and the Senate Democrats will not bring up the House budget (which has been passed every year). Typical liberal response, "they wont look at garbage". That is why they can change the bill vote on it and send it back to the House. But... they wont.

Im not a repub, but the democrats have failed here. Sad you are too ignorant

And I hope Reid doesn't bring the budget to a vote ever. At least until the House and Senate Republicans stop the obstructionist attitude they have. They are ruining America's credit rating and making life hard for the average and poor of this Country. As soon as the Republicans start doing their job and not obstruct, then I can see the Senate Leader Reid and the President going back to business as usual. You only have yourselves to blame Repubs.

Brenda - Still using the Filibuster as an excuse for the Senate. Get your buddy Sen Reid to get rid of filibuster. And stop the excuses. Get your buddy Sen Reid to actually do the budget process in the Senate.

News or propaganda

Brenda - Still using the Filibuster as an excuse for the Senate. Get your buddy Sen Reid to get rid of filibuster. And stop the excuses. Get your buddy Sen Reid to actually do the budget process in the Senate.

As soon as the Republicans stop obstructing Congress then Sen Reid may start with the budget process. Until then, I am fine with the way Sen Reid is stomping all over your Republican behinds. Keep up the good work Sen Reid.

@ john

Respectfully, may I offer my perspective that there is little to gain from concerning ourselves with what others do, when there is nothing that we can do about it, but much to offer by concerning ourselves with what others do, when we can contribute to it. For example, I can not stop people who may feel a sense of entitlement from feeling that way. So I don't concern myself with that. But I can try to contribute to the fair limits of entitlement distribution, to the benefit of everyone. That is why I vote for Democrats.

Bloodthirsty

The problem with that philosophy is that it rewards bad behavior. And when it is taken from me and mine without consent to pay for others that I don't even know it is my business. Blindly giving is fiscally irresponsible. When it is better financially for someone to not work, what do you suppose they will do? It is the old give a man a fish he eats for a day, but if you teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime scenario. Only in this scenario, you teach someone to be dependent, they will be dependent for life. And they will teach their children and their children and so on. Society needs to wake up and realize we are breeding a dependent society. It will come crashing down when those that are being obligated to pay without choice simply go on strike and walk away. You see, they do have a choice, because most would live like kings in other countries and keep their assets whereas staying here they will be stolen for the "common good". And I am neither Democrat or Republican. I don't like labels, it interferes with free thinking.

As far as people leaving this planet, I hope we never can until our morality catches up with our technology. Could you imagine what would happen if some of the scum in our society could actually leave to go and plunder elsewhere? That would be scary in my opinion.

I'm getting a migraine. I would take something for it, an NSAID or some Tylenol but I cannot afford the price. Should I go to the emergency room? No, that would be another migraine! And I cannot afford the co-pay. A cool cloth perhaps, no water is polluted with carcinogens. Guess I'll do what I usually do, wait until the aura goes away, vomit and go lie down in front back door. There is a cool draft there because I cannot afford, new doors and windows. But the coolness does help the throbbing, in my head. And then I will stop listening to anything coming out of Washington. It's a vicious circle. I feel so sorry for those who don't have it, as good as I.

Judy The Ornery

I'm getting a migraine. I would take something for it, an NSAID or some Tylenol but I cannot afford the price. Should I go to the emergency room? No, that would be another migraine! And I cannot afford the co-pay. A cool cloth perhaps, no water is polluted with carcinogens. Guess I'll do what I usually do, wait until the aura goes away, vomit and go lie down in front back door. There is a cool draft there because I cannot afford, new doors and windows. But the coolness does help the throbbing, in my head. And then I will stop listening to anything coming out of Washington. It's a vicious circle. I feel so sorry for those who don't have it, as good as I.

Sounds like you need to get off your butt and get a job. Looks like you want everyone to do everything for you. I work with someone like you and he is always calling in sick then complains about how fat he is while eating steak and drinking wine. Then the few days out of the year we see him at work he complains about having to be there. Get off the floor and do what needs to be done.

"Asked today if House Democrats would support the Republican-proposed plan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would have to look at the specific language of the bill before making a decision."

In the words of Nancy Pelosi when asked why she was NOT going to negotiate with Republicans when she was Speaker of the House - she said "We Won".

Well, this time the Republicans can say "We Won", so with all due respect, it really doesn't matter what Nancy Pelosi thinks.

I'm a bit surprised that few people understand the REAL reason that Harry Reid has not passed a Budget in the last 4 years;

When Obama signed the 2009 Budget in early March 2009, it included a dramatic increase in spending for the 'stimulus' and 'porkulus' bills - an increase over 2008 of about $535 Billion (+18%). That spending increase was supposed to be 'temporary', and spending was supposed to return to more normal levels after the 'stimulus' funds ran out.

By refusing to pass a Budget, Harry Reid allows Obama to keep up that highly elevated level of spending 'ad infinitum' with Continuing Resolutions each year - effectively locking in new 'stimulus' spending year, after year, after year- despite the 'stimulus' funds supposedly running out.

By the way - The Democrat controlled Congress refused to give Bush a Budget for fiscal 2009, so he was forced to sign a 6 month Continuing Resolution authorizing spending for 2009 at the same level as in 2008 (see link below), yet some people still try to 'Blame Bush' for the huge increase in the Deficit for 2009 - even falsely claiming that 'Obama has held the line on spending', when the reality is that Obama is actually continuing to spend at the dramatically higher 'stimulus' level each year - and we have $Trillion PLUS Deficits over the last 4 years as a result.

www.chieftain.com/news/local/bush-signs-budget/article_0d64329f-0c6f...

www.docstoc.com/docs/5109251/continuing-resolution

Brenda1964

I graduated from high school in 1963 and started LPN school 10 days later. I put myself through college, to get a BSN, while working full-time in an operating room. I took call at least twice a week, by that time, I was married and had two children. I was a widow in 1994 and worked until 2010. I was able to retire in 2010, at the age of 65. I worked over forty-five years as a nurse. The last eighth years, I worked as a home care, hospice nurse, case manager. A lot of words but, it was a lot of hard work. Only one time in my career, was I able to take a two week vacation. I wound up receiving a pacemaker, on my first day of that vacation because, I had a pulse in the 30s! That does not include the breast cancer, I had in 2011. Oh, you get to take chemotherapy and radiation, with that wonderful disease. Now, I am going to be 68 in May. I am looking for a job, as you suggested because, my insurance company increased my co-pays and all of my medications, have also had an increase, in price. I used to put away, $1000.00/month, but it kept flying, out of my account. Unfortunately, I listened to the "financial advisers" and lost a majority of my savings. That was during the Bush years. I had to borrow on my home to pay my medical bills. Currently, I owe more on my home than it is worth. To add insult to injury, I have mold growing in my basement.

So please tell me Brenda, how long do you think I should work before I get a little rest.

My post was written "tongue in cheek." I am a caring, giving person. I want everyone to have a decent life. Oh, I forgot to mention, I was one of eight children. I know poverty and hunger. Most of my brothers and sisters, graduated from college. All of them worked until retirement, except for my younger sister and brother. They have about 5 to 10 years before they can retire. Depending on the retirement age, the Republicans decide to decree!

What are the odds? Pigotry or Feisty the first to post? Color me confused?

What dim witted Brenda, and slow witted Piggy don't seem to realize is that the Continuing Resolution (CR) is an opportunity for all the departments in the federal government, like the (GAO), the Government Accountability Office, to reassess their budgets, find waste, such as: Duplicate programs, agencies and offices and clean them up.

The GAO has found in excess of $203 billion of waste in government departments so far. They have also found over $6.48 billion at the DOD. There are 15 federal agencies that handle food safety, costing a total of $1.6 billion, we only need one (http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/10/the-federal-budget-is-full-of-waste/).

If every federal agency economizes and purges waste, fraud and duplication, the sequestration will leave them with a surplus (ibid).

Now, instead of parroting Obama's party line. why don't you try using you own heads for once.

The GOP is doing exactly what needs to be done, to help the economy move along. Obama has already admitted he was going over-board in his scare tactics; were you two out of town?

"The GOP is doing exactly what needs to be done, to help the economy move along."

Just how does eliminating jobs and cutting spending 'help the economy move along' ?

I am astounded by the number of idiots posting. Got nuttin better to do. Get a job right wingnuts and make a real contribution rather than laying down and bitching.

Boehner says shutting down the Government until 2016 will help Republicans get re-elected !!!

Hank, you need a refresher course in reading comprehension and critical thinking.

The jobs being cut were superfluous in the first place, they were duplicate jobs, in duplicate agencies and offices in departments of the federal government. There are also duplicate programs that can be eliminated that will save over $200 billion dollars. I've even cited my sources. What's your problem?

In case you've been out of the country the last five years, Obama has led us from one fiscal crisis to the next with his inept handling of the national economy.

He has been calling for a balanced approach to deficit reduction, i.e., taxes plus spending cuts. Well, he got his tax increase with the fiscal cliff deal, and now he gets the spending cuts he's been asking for.

What are you crying about?

Seaskip:

How's that lobotomy workin' out for ya?

Compromise?

Screw that we have an ass clown who will protect us!

The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112–25, S. 365, 125 Stat. 240, enacted August 2, 2011) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011.

How dare the Liar and Chief blame any one but himself...........

I assume you don't believe that the Republican House wrote and passed this disasterist bill? The President has to follow the Law. He had to sign the 2011 bill to avoid another Republican attempt to not raise the Debt ceiling.

I wish the President was capable of doing what the American public wants but that is not going to happen because of the obstrustions thrown up by the TeaRepublican House.

Boy I am relieved that we now have 25 whole days before the next Republican manufactured disaster.

Clueless Carl, views the world from his alimentary canal.

Just for fun Carl, why don't you try and write the converse of every argument you just made, and see if they make as much sense as the gibberish you posted here?

Hey, Arkius (#2.2)

...and slow witted Piggy

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Yeah, I am one of the original Snow Whites.

Well, I do want to give the some Republicans credit for genuinely worrying about the nation's fiscal reality, but you can't deny that the members of the 'Young Guns' (all of them Republicans, such as Cantor and Paul Ryan) & many many other Republican member of Congress are selfishly pursuing their own interests repugnant to the public good by politicizing this and other issues.

Arkius....."What dim witted Brenda, and slow witted Piggy don't seem to realize is that the Continuing Resolution (CR) is an opportunity for all the departments in the federal government, like the (GAO), the Government Accountability Office, to reassess their budgets, find waste, such as: Duplicate programs, agencies and offices and clean them up."

Mr. "Drama" Obama stated almost the same thing in several of his 2008 campaign speeches:

"I will review each and every government agency for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse and consolidate duplicate agencies for a more efficient government." (para-phrasing)

Yep, ANOTHER campaign promise broken.

Boehner said Democrats got his tax increase in Jan ..Now the Obama can say Boehner got his Cuts in March .. They are even .. now it is time to work for America and get a balanced approach ... Tax reform and Spending reform any thing else should be cause for impeachment of the congress DEMS AND REPUBS .. the Congress makes the laws and spending bills .. so get to work Boehner and Pelosi ..you both got what you want

IDO ,,,,,Obama kept that promise and has cut over a trillions $

Peek-A-Boo, Arkius lets have a Boehner Powwow, the question of the day for you "Would Bonerhead put sequester lipstick on Romney if he was President" The answer is "Unthinkable" !!!

Stop with the BS, stop blocking everything this President wants to do to clean up GWB's Mess !!!

Two or three months ago, the GOP was running around saying, don't raise taxes, plug loopholes. Now the GOP says, no no no, you cannot plug loopholes.

The only lesson in this is: never believe anything the GOP says except when they say they want the rich to own the country completely and, of course, run the country. They are convinced that the US will be better off when we become a banana republic.

@arkius: You are wrong as you mindlessly obey your republicanCrimeCartel Masters buddy. Your ButtBuddies have been blocking AS Many programs as possible to demean Prez O and make him "a one term president" as said by mitch mcConMan, while you republicanCriminalClass shills collect your monthly stipends from the rnc nest of sociopaths. Do you REALLY know how you are being used by these Gangsters???? or is it beyond your thought processes.

And to think I fought for my country to be managed by these nuts. Just think I now have a whole 25 days before the next self inflicted wound from the House Republicans.

Maybe they could award all us VETS Purple hearts ever time the House inflicts one of these self inflicted wounds. Of course very true american should be awarded the medals which would exclude the House Republicans.

Just the thoughts of an old Vet.

Pigotry "March 1 - The National Pig Day..."

Since you seem to have lots of free time to make posts - usually the first in line, I'm curious;

Do you by any chance 'Feed at the public trough'?