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"UPDATE: 4:10 p.m. -- A coalition of Tea Party chapters and conservative lawmakers on Monday rejected the debt proposal put forward by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), despite his efforts to sweeten the deal with provisions favored by his conservative base.”
Overall we can expect the president to surrender again and demonstrate his usual lack of courage and principles.
“WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) $2.7 trillion debt ceiling proposal will not include reforms to the benefit structure of entitlement programs, several Democratic sources confirmed on Monday. “
Little more than a week before the August 2 deadline to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, Republican and Democratic leaders traded blame in an acrimonious standoff as they pursued separate budget proposals, with no clear path to bring them together.
Originally posted by LooksLikeWeMadeIt
Why don't you get the hell off Obama's back for Christ's sake. the maniacal GOP leadership has had it in for this president since day 1. between McConnell's fear of a black man in the White House and the rise of the racist tea party Obama has shown nothing but poise, stamina and grace under pressure. no man other than Obama could endure what these ideologues have put his presidency through. if this country is damaged or suffers it is without a doubt the fault of the GOP & that cancer we call the tea party. Obama is doing his best to NOT let this country suffer or default. Obama has the little guy, middle America, the poor and the disenfranchised on his mind when he deals with the misguided GOP. they on the other hand think of themselves & their unholy gods; Wall St & big business. every man & woman who placed a vote for these tea party morons should be held accountable. forget Obama, he can hold his own but answer me this; what is wrong with you people who put these tea party nimrods in office?
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by inforeal
take money from someone who doesnt even get anything out of it?
how about making 75 million americans who pay no taxes start paying them instead of stealing from people who get nothing out of it.
how about those who are on those services start paying more to them.
how about getting those 100 million people off the government dime start creating their own wealth instead of destroying others peoples wealth.
the current system is not even close to be self sustaining nickle and diming other people does not solve anything.
Originally posted by Janky Red
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by inforeal
take money from someone who doesnt even get anything out of it?
how about making 75 million americans who pay no taxes start paying them instead of stealing from people who get nothing out of it.
how about those who are on those services start paying more to them.
how about getting those 100 million people off the government dime start creating their own wealth instead of destroying others peoples wealth.
the current system is not even close to be self sustaining nickle and diming other people does not solve anything.
How about some links to your statistics?
Originally posted by FrankieNinja
reply to post by inforeal
Now you folks go absolutely insane on a spend frenzy and somehow this is all the aforementioned folks fault?
Just sayin
Originally posted by LooksLikeWeMadeIt
Why don't you get the hell off Obama's back for Christ's sake. the maniacal GOP leadership has had it in for this president since day 1.