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2011-03-02 Home Front: Politix

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Temporary Federal Funding

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-03-02 12:40|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Every two weeks, another Republican effort to cut and another Dem effort not to do so.

Every two weeks, another lopsided vote to fund for two more weeks and cut another $4B.

After a half dozen iterations of this, it will be time for dealing w Obamacare, SS, Medicare and Medicaid.

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-03-02 13:41|| 2011-03-02 13:41|| Front Page Top

#2 $4 billion down, $1600 billion to go. The government could zero out all spending except entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare ...) and interest on the debt and the budget still would not be balanced. The USA is headed off a cliff and the old buffaloes leading us are too scared to veer into another course.

Posted by Pearl Gleaper1127 2011-03-02 14:28|| 2011-03-02 14:28|| Front Page Top

#3 The house is a raging inferno, and they have thrown a glass of water at it.......and they wonder why America is getting really, really angry, and why we don't trust the republicans to do more than window dressing! Special interests rule Washington, and only a few there really understand that the nation is so close to disaster.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2011-03-02 14:43|| 2011-03-02 14:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, but this is also the Death of A Thousand Cuts on the Congressional Dems keep this up every two weeks and they will cave after a couple of months, since the cuts are very popular in most districts.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-03-02 19:06|| 2011-03-02 19:06|| Front Page Top

#5 This is being reported like it's a done deal, but Obama still has to sign it. Why wouldn't he veto it for the same reason Sanders voted no, and blame the shutdown on his political enemies? After all, "he won" (in 2008). It's not like he's savvy enough to realize that vetoing it might be a bad move.

Posted by RandomJD 2011-03-02 20:55|| 2011-03-02 20:55|| Front Page Top

#6 I would love to see this government shut down for a while. Would save a lot of money.

Posted by Ho Chi Grutle5210 2011-03-02 21:55|| 2011-03-02 21:55|| Front Page Top

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