In a not all surprising move, the House GOP just voted to back out of the budget deal that would've cut defense spending. Instead, there will now be cuts to poverty programs. Awesome!
I find the whole thing to be quite illustrative as to the integrity of the Republican party. Perhaps John Boehner's recent admission might need to be revised.
5 comments:
It's incorrect to characterize the Republicans as "backing out of the budget deal." The agreement they reached was never intended to come into effect; it was made as unpalatable as possible to force both sides to come to the table and give something up to make a final deal.
But that assumed that Republicans would bow to reason and reach a compromise with the president and the Democrats. Recent House legislation and Dick Lugar's loss in Indiana indicate such compromise is all but impossible.
Mourdock's assertion that Republican compromise will now consist of total Democratic capitulation to their demands shows that the Republican party no longer believes in democracy. They insist on dictatorial control of the entire country by an infinitesimally tiny minority of right-wing ideologues and CEOs.
They now plan to rule the country from minority enclaves in small states that have excessive representation due to electoral college math, and by disenfranchising voters through various methods such as gerrymandering, preventing minority voters from registering, voter ID laws, and by refusing to tell voters where they need to go in order to vote.
That must include the CEOs of defense suppliers that don't want the gravy train to be cut off, right? Oh wait - that doesn't fit the narrative, does it?
At least the House is trying for a budget. The House should just save time and table it. The Democrats in the Senate will not write a budget, in defiance of federal law. Since the Senate refuses to do their job, the House should wait.
What federal law is that? The budget resolutions that are passed are not binding. And you are wrong about the Senate. They passed the Budget Control Act of 2011 which is, in fact, a binding law and budget.
BCA 2011 is law but isn't a budget. It has caps on discretionary spending but isn't a budget. You really are a cheerleader for the corrupt and incompetent aren't you?
Post a Comment