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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: calgal who wrote (160929)	10/18/2013 2:45:36 AM
From: calgal	Respond to of 224835

Democrats Get European Results on European Policies John Ransom \| Oct 18, 2013 There have been lots of brave words in the media the last few days from Democrats and Liberals about how Republicans lost the debt deal fight. There have been lots of sad words from Republicans too along the same lines. “The result of the impasse that threatened the nation’s credit rating was a near total defeat for Republican conservatives,” triumphed the New York Times, “who had engineered the budget impasse as a way to strip the new health care law of funding even as registration for benefits opened Oct. 1 or, failing that, to win delays in putting the program into place.” No doubt there’s some truth in this. But only a very little. Conservative Republicans didn’t engineer anything. Because if you think that the discredit belongs to “conservative” Republicans and not to the Democrats, Obama and so-called moderate GOP voices in the McClique (McCain, McConnell), then you need to consult the history I’m about to write. Once upon a time the Republicans lost the fight to increase everyone’s taxes last year. At the time it was considered the crowning achievement of Obama’s 2012 campaign. And it was a humiliation for Republican Speaker John Boehner, a poster boy for the McClique. Predictably, he cried. The liberal euphoria lasted until the first paycheck in January when everyone who had a job in America suddenly said out loud, as they held a lighter paycheck in their hands: “Oh, this tax increase applies to me too?” Yes, yes it does. And oh, by the way, so does this budget deal. The “circus”-- as the media is pleased to call it—now leaves town and the elephants go back to the cages. But there was one side in this debate that stood for hope and change. And there was one side that stood for the status quo. And you can tell which side everyone’s on without needing a paid program from the New York Times. The demand that conservatives just shut the hell up and let the government open up was almost universal amongst even people who I know who unimpeachably stand for smaller government. I still like those folks; I just don’t trust them anymore. They seem to have contempt for common sense. Obamacare will go on damaging the country unimpeded as will spending as a result of this defeat. However, I don’t expect Liberal euphoria to last quite as long as it did last time. Because Obamacare will go on unimpeded along with spending. And slowly but certainly the effects of these misguided policies are being felt by ordinary Americans. Let’s call this economy what it is: Lousy.

To: calgal who wrote (160929)	10/18/2013 3:14:35 AM
From: calgal	Respond to of 224835

t Why our government runs out of money Bob Beauprez \| Oct 18, 2013 Just in case you were not already sufficiently outraged by the intransigence of the President and Democrats to restrain federal spending however modestly, here are three more things to elevate your blood pressure. The final "compromise" passed by Congress late in the night October 16 to fund the government not only didn't reduce spending, it increased it! "A Reuters review of government documents shows that the contract to build the federal Healthcare.gov online insurance website - key to President Barack Obama'ssignature healthcare reform- tripled in potential total value to nearly $292 million as new money was assigned to the work beginning in April this year." "'Why this went from a ceiling of $93.7 million to $292 million is hard to fathom,' said Scott Amey, general counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group that analyzes government contracting." more As small businesses continue to struggle throughout the U.S. the auto parts business is thriving…in Afghanistan. "Just like GM, the U.S. governmenthas decided to give millions to another part of the auto industry — only this time it’s in Afghanistan."

To: calgal who wrote (160929)	10/18/2013 3:14:37 AM
From: calgal	Respond to of 224835

A Deal to Continue the Bickering Through Feb 7 Mike Shedlock \| Oct 17, 2013 Even though Republicans hold a majority in the House, Speaker John Boehner failed to muster enough votes for two proposals he floated. Is that a sign of ineptitude, weakness, or that the House was hijacked by no-compromise Tea-partiers in a complete fool's mission? Regardless, Senate Leaders Reached Agreement on budget deal to end the shutdown. "This is a time for reconciliation," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of the agreement he had forged with the GOP leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. One prominent tea party lawmaker, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, said he would oppose the plan, but not seek to delay its passage. Officials said the proposal called for the Treasury to have authority to continue borrowing through Feb. 7, and the government would reopen through Jan. 15. Democratic Leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, has signaled she will support the plan and her rank and file is expected to vote for it in overwhelming numbers. Despite initial Republican demands for the defunding of the health care law known as Obamacare, the pending agreement makes only one modest change in the program. It requires individuals and families seeking subsidies to purchase coverage to verify their incomes before qualifying. Boehner's inability to produce a bill that could pass his own chamber likely means he will have to let the House vote on a Senate compromise, even if that means it would pass with strong Democratic and weak GOP support. House Republican leaders have tried to avoid that scenario for fear that it would threaten their leadership, and some Republicans worried openly about that. "Of all the damage to be done politically here, one of the greatest concerns I have is that somehow John Boehner gets compromised," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a former House member and a Boehner supporter. "It's time to reopen the government and ensure we don't default on our debt," Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., said in a written statement. "I will not vote for poison pills that have no chance of passing the Senate or being signed into law."