You can't get away from them, can you? Everything has to get decided, one way or another. The Republicans gave in to the Democrats, in my opinion. There was no need, but they did it.
The theory of the Constitution is that the House holds the purse strings. No spending is possible without them, as the Republicans hold that power for the time being. For what purpose were they put into power but to bring the government back into balance? If they join the Democrats, which they just did, they are just as lost as the Democrats are. They just rendered the voters decision last November meaningless. The idea that they will "get them later" is just meant to fool everybody into thinking that they are serious about actual doing the job they were sent to do. In the end, it doesn't mean a thing, now does it?
Well, it appears that decisions can be made, and then unmade. Or opinions can be asked for, then ignored.
I think a big opportunity to set things right has been lost. All because some nervous Nellies were afraid of the big, bad wolf Democrats and their supporters. At some point, you have got to stop being scared. The Republicans never seem to learn that.
My own reaction, as you can see, is quite negative. It doesn't matter that the Democrats won. If you give them what they want, they will destroy the country. What exactly are they "winning"?
The Republicans can claim victory, but it is also hollow. The amount cut from the budget isn't anywhere near what is needed to put things right.
Both sides are just in the business of fooling the public for awhile longer. In the end, they haven't solved anything, except buy themselves a little more time. How much longer can this last?
That's what goes into one's own decisions, what is the circumstances that are beyond your control? There is just so much you can do about the general nature of things. This is the way things are. You just deal with it as it is.
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This budget fight was a bit of leftover business from the dem-controlled congress that got run out of town in November. The results may be less than desired, but much better than anything the dems that were in power last year could easily have passed, but chose not to do.The real battle begins today with the Rep controlled Congress's budget. A government shutdown next year is an almost sure thing (all bets are off, if the economy double dips)
This wasn't a budget fight. In order to have a fight, at least person has to be willing to fight. The only ones fighting are the Democrats. This was a cave in by the Republicans. If the Republicans wanted to fight, there would have been a fight. If this was a "fight", then the Republicans can be said to have taken a dive toward the canvas before the first punch. It was no fight.
Obama got $78 billion less than he wanted. By not passing a budget last year, when they were passing every other pet project known to the progressive mind, I guess you can say the dems are the ones who blew it. The Republicans have not even presented a budget yet and they saved us money.
I'm not impressed with the public relations of what they claim that they have done. The bottom line is that the budget deficit is way out of control and this is nowhere near what needs to be done to get it back under control. They must do better than this. This is not a solution. Not even close.
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