The Boehner Plan only cuts about $1 trillion from the budget; $22 billion this year and $917 over the next ten years, then leaving us with a $23 trillion deficit instead of $24 trillion. The debt ceiling would be raised by $900 billion. Conservative groups across the spectrum have voiced staunch opposition to the plan.
COMMENTS:
Boehner is between a rock and a hard spot. Obama and the Democrat-controlled Senate are
refusing to even look at anything the House produces; the Cut, Cap and Balance
Bill, passed two weeks ago by a bi-partisan vote in the House, has not even
seen the light of day for consideration in the Senate, because Reid refuses to
allow it to be heard. How one House can simply
ignore the work of the other House amazes me; I wonder how this country got
this far. Well, I guess we had genuine
statesmen and Americans at the helm in the old days, didn’t we?
So, my beef is not so much with Boehner as it is with Obama
and Reid. By their belligerent refusal
to give any credence at all to House efforts, they are violating the trust and
the will of the American people. They have openly
and flatly refused to negotiate Cut, Cap and Balance, although it had a
bipartisan vote. Well, I don’t care if
we only have a few days left. These arguments
and this chicanery were used to shove ObamaCare up our rear ends. Likewise, in this case, no bill is better than a bad bill.
The refusals to come to grips with reality, the refusals to resolve the
issue today, the insistence in passing the buck and sending the can down the
road one more time… these things are
simply not acceptable. We cannot, we
must not cave-in now. We
must stand together, united in the common understanding that failure to do what
is right is not an option.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. How do you see this debt-deficit thing finally ending?
(Trudy ~ Fall River Mills, CA)
A. I’ve always felt that the whole argument was a charade, a
dog and pony show designed to mitigate the screams and demands of the Tea
Parties. Now, it’s down to the wire. The House and the Senate will each have their
own versions and the President will capitulate at the very last moment and “save
the day,” thereby becoming a hero and both sides will win and the American
public will be screwed… again. I do not
believe the problem will go away. We’ll
see.
Q. I understand there is concern that terrorists may have
infiltrated the nation’s utility systems? (Gabe ~ Ukiah, CA)
A. Recently, Sheriff Joe Arpaio arrested an illegal
immigrant working at Palo Verde, the nation’s largest nuclear plant. Cruz Loya Alvares was taken into custody by
Sheriff Joe’s Deputies and after interrogation it was determined that Alvares
has been in the U.S. illegally for most of the past 15 years. He was even detained and deported in 2000 but
paid a coyote for re-entry into the U.S.
Just last month, Mesa, Arizona Police cited him for driving with a
suspended license. There has been
confirmed evidence along the border that members of Hezbollah, Al Qaeda and
other terrorist organizations have been using the porous border crossing on a
routine basis. There is also growing
evidence that terrorists are planning attacks against electric, water and
natural gas utilities. But, don’t let
any of that bother you; Janet Napolitano has everything under control.
Q. If I remember right, the economy did start recovery last
year, but then it stalled again after about two months. What happened? (Irene ~ Redding, CA)
A. ObamaCare was passed.
Pure and simple, the connection has been made. Businesses saw nothing but higher expenses
for them and uncertainty for the future and they quit hiring. As time has passed and the news about
ObamaCare has become more and more ominous, businesses have decided not to hire
unless absolutely necessary until after the 2012 elections, and longer if Obama
wins reelection.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
"The American people will not tolerate a clean increase in the debt limit." ~ John Boehner
TODAY’S VIDEO: The Wizard of Odds?
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