Gridlock in Washington

[MoValley John]

The above quote was from Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) asking his colleagues in the House to vote for an $800 billion increase in the debt ceiling limit back in 2004. He joined 205 other Republicans in passing the bill.

So?

[1979Shocker]

It just shows that if your side is in power, you do things differently.

[SubGod22]

It shows both parties suck and don't care about what's actually best for the country. I don't doubt that there are some in DC that really do care, but most of them follow whatever the party wants and that's why we are where we are. This debt issue should have been taken care of years ago. It needs to be dealt with now. I know a few that want to do just that, but I feel the majority will give in and kick the can down the road yet again.

[Kung Wu]

If I were trying to cut government spending, I would do the following ...

Surprisingly pretty strong. We obviously disagree fervidly on #4, but other than that ... not bad.

Care needs to be taken on the mechanism for #3, but it needs to happen.

Plus I got to use the word fervidly, which I don't think I have ever used before.

[Kung Wu]

An interesting read from 12 days ago ... http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreyd...t-an-increase/

[WuDrWu]

You mean the sky won't fall @Kung Wu:??? Heavens to Mergatroid......who would have thunk it?

What say you Mr. Pay your bills! @kcshocker11:?

I don't know....those sequester cuts really stung.


By the way, that was written by Jeffrey "the dorf" Dorfman.

[Kung Wu]

You mean the sky won't fall @Kung Wu:??? Heavens to Mergatroid......who would have thunk it?

What say you Mr. Pay your bills! @kcshocker11:?

I don't know....those sequester cuts really stung.


By the way, that was written by Jeffrey "the dorf" Dorfman.

LOL

[pinstripers]

Heavens to Mergatroid.................lol

[kcshocker11]

You mean the sky won't fall @Kung Wu??? Heavens to Mergatroid......who would have thunk it?

What say you Mr. Pay your bills! @kcshocker11?

I don't know....those sequester cuts really stung.


By the way, that was written by Jeffrey "the dorf" Dorfman.

This has been discussed at length on vertually all networks, (apparently not Fox)over the past several days. They been paying them with creative accounting time is running out. Pay Your bills!

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/15/234738316/what-happens-if-congress-cant-make-a-deal-on-the-debt

Technically, it ran out in May, but the department has been able to keep juggling since then. The nominal deadline Congress and President Obama have been working with is Thursday, when the Treasury says it will be unable to borrow any more money by issuing bonds.

[Kung Wu]

This has been discussed at length on vertually all networks, (apparently not Fox)over the past several days. They been paying them with creative accounting time is running out. Pay Your bills!

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/15/234738...al-on-the-debt

There's plenty of revenues coming in to cover expenses. If they'd trim the fat they can pay the bills without raising the limit.

[kcshocker11]

There's plenty of revenues coming in to cover expenses. If they'd trim the fat they can pay the bills without raising the limit.

wow, how naive , never thought Id say that about you Wu

[1979Shocker]

Ted Cruz, House Republicans Meet in Secret at Tortilla Coast

Sen. Ted Cruz met with roughly 15 to 20 House Republicans for around two hours late Monday night at the Capitol Hill watering hole Tortilla Coast.

The group appeared to be talking strategy about how they should respond to a tentative Senate deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling without addressing Obamacare in a substantive way, according to sources who witnessed the gathering. The Texas Republican senator and many of the House Republicans in attendance had insisted on including amendments aimed at dismantling Obamacare in the continuing resolution that was intended to avert the current shutdown.

Sources said the House Republicans meeting in the basement of Tortilla Coast with Cruz were some of the most conservative in the House: Reps. Louie Gohmert of Texas, Steve King of Iowa, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho, Justin Amash of Michigan, Marlin Stutzman of Indiana, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Tim Huelskamp of Kansas.

The group is a collection of members who have often given leadership headaches in recent years by opposing both compromise measures as well as packages crafted by fellow Republicans. And, it seems, leadership unwittingly became aware of the meetup.

[Kung Wu]

wow, how naive , never thought Id say that about you Wu

I'm ignorant too. But that aside, I meant to say "cover the interest" and brain farted, thanks for the correction.

They could do that for quite a while if they would cut massive amounts of fat.

[1979Shocker]

Fitch issues warning on U.S. credit rating

[MoValley John]

Fitch issues warning on U.S. credit rating

So? If our credit rating is so important, why won't Obama negotiate? He makes demands of Republicans, but will give an inch. I guess neither the Repubs nor the Dems care about our credit rating.