As long as Dem's continue to allow for the fact that they will throw the 2012 election right now to the teatards, this is a great deal for adults. Let's face it, the only thing we have to run on is the fact that we didn't let the 'pukes fuck over SS and Medicare, and our "adult" Gang of Three plus the President is willing to hand the talking point to the corporate media on a silver platter which will no doubt read "Dem's Throw America Under Bus; Republicans rolled them again."
The Friday target was originally imposed by the White House to allow time to pass a bill before default begins just 11 days later on Aug. 2. With economic calamity clearly in sight, markets beginning to rattle and even cynical economists getting scared, the desperate search for a plan to raise the debt limit is a 24-hour operation at the Capitol. (The right thing for Congress to do, of course, was to pass a clean raise to the limit, but the Republicans would not let that happen.)
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of six senators released a plan to cut spending and raise tax revenues that aims to reduce the nation's deficits by at least $3.6 trillion over the next decade. We have many questions and deep reservations about the spending cuts in the plan, which could impose hardships on some of the most vulnerable groups. It is, however, a serious attempt to grapple with growing levels of debt in the years to come. It is remarkable that three conservative Republicans have signed on to a plan that dares to use the words "tax" and "revenue" alongside cuts in spending.
By the standards that prevail in Washington, that constitutes a breakthrough. It makes the House Republicans look even more ridiculous and isolated. my bold
And in November 2012, what are Americans going to remember when they go / DON'T GO to the polls? That Republicans are ridiculous? Hell, that's a given! No. They are going to remember that the Dem's let our holy grail of social safety net for seniors, the people who actually vote by the way, begin it's slow ride down the tubes to distinction.
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Bachmann's doctor sez she is healthy enough to order the nuking of Iran and bringing Fundie Law to Amerika. Nice!
http://www.boston.com/news/pol...
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They got the fire down below. And apparantly, a well padded bank account.
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/...
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