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Economy |
Debt Discussions Demonstrate Democratic Divisiveness |
2011-07-22 |
![]() The Democrats were winning, the senators said. The American people were with them on tax increases for the rich Why should I pay more for gasoline without a pay increase? When Lew left, Mikulski turned to her colleagues and said, "I haven't seen a meeting like this in my 35 years in Congress." Outside the room, Lew said he was "not aware of a deal." ![]() Funny. That's what we think about the Dems - they're waiting to get everything they want. They're winning. "We won." Too bad the media can't provide a balanced perspective. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (Ariz.), a leader of the House Progressive Caucus, Often kept in check out of loyalty for their president, congressional Democrats have grown increasingly suspicious of Obama's motives over the past year. Many in the House didn't appreciate what they saw as meager support for Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) in her final, embattled months as House speaker before the 2010 midterm election. She was re-elected, wasn't she? Kwitchyerbitchin. Among Senate Democrats, there is still bitterness about the deal Vice President Biden negotiated in secret in December with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that extended all of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts, including those for the wealthy. There's still "wealthy" left? We haven't progressed enough! The T-word -- "triangulation" -- began to circulate across Capitol Hill as lawmakers recalled how President Bill Clinton distanced himself from his party's liberal base and from conservatives as he positioned himself for a reelection run. You go, WaPo. Tear off the old scabs! Pour in the salt! Sell newspapers! Republicans didn't mind seeing a little open feuding on the other side of the aisle. Throughout July, the Capitol has been absorbed by a GOP soap opera as Boehner has privately jousted with his younger leadership lieutenants. Sounds like it wasn't so private, after all. |
Posted by:Bobby |
#2 Obama is always right. Those who don't want to do what he says are always wrong, and racists to boot. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-07-22 12:02 |
#1 “The people that I’m talking about, when you’re talking about Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security — and I’m sure they’re all mixed up in there in this $3 trillion — those are people, a lot of whom are in my district, who have no alternatives,” Elijah Cummings ObamaCare--You have to pass it to read it. Pelosi Once ObamaCare was available to read, people began to realize that Obama took $500 billion out of Medicare to fund ObamaCare. The Donks are arguing against Cut, Cap, and Balance because they say it would take 10 years to obtain a balanced budget amendment. The 26th Amendment to our Constitution took less than four months to become a part of our Constitution. There is so much B.S. and disinformation being slung around. 49 of the 50 States (or is it 57) have some form of balanced budget amendments although some seem to be more binding than others. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2011-07-22 09:52 |