With no appropriations bill in sight, House GOP keeps kicking the can (otherwise government shutdown Oct 1st...Nov 17th...JanFeb...March...)

[JustOneWay]

When has that ever led to anything good?

That is quite the negative attitude.....

The government is at its best when the 2 parties make concessions, negotiate and make laws.

 

[Aldebaran]

That is quite the negative attitude.....

The government is at its best when the 2 parties make concessions, negotiate and make laws.

Not when concessions mean:
Rep: Let's reduce the debt.
Dem: Let's increase the debt by another trillion dollars!

Compromise: Increase the debt by a half trillion dollars.

Do this every year, and the debt never gets reduced. That's how you get to $33 Trillion, with interest now at 1 Trillion per year.

 

[durangodawood]

.....
Rep: Let's reduce the debt.
....

R's looove deficit spending when there's an R president. They want the good feels of the hotter economy to reflect on their executive. But with a D in the white house, alla sudden: spending crisis!

 

[Pommer]

Evidence?

Here ya go

 

[Aldebaran]

R's looove deficit spending when there's an R president. They want the good feels of the hotter economy to reflect on their executive. But with a D in the white house, alla sudden: spending crisis!

Probably because deficit spending with a D in the WH hasn't gotten us a "hotter economy". It's only gotten us record inflation, record debt, and another war with no end in sight.

 

[JustOneWay]

Not when concessions mean:
Rep: Let's reduce the debt.
Dem: Let's increase the debt by another trillion dollars!

Compromise: Increase the debt by a half trillion dollars.

Do this every year, and the debt never gets reduced. That's how you get to $33 Trillion, with interest now at 1 Trillion per year.

Apparently you know very little about politics.


Republicans care about the debt only when a democrat is in charge.

 

[SimplyMe]

First, you claim there is a clear exit strategy, then you claim the Russians have been stopped, and yet you still support us being in a proxy war with Russia by supplying them with our own weapons.

Perhaps you should re-read. The exit strategy is for Russia to leave and quit fighting; just because their advance into other areas of Ukraine has been stopped, that offensive operations are stalled, does not mean that they've quit fighting and left the country.

Again, if we capitulate to Russia again (such as happened when Russia took Crimea), it will just mean more wars in Eastern Europe later -- and one that we will actually have to fight (when ultimately a NATO nation is attacked), not just providing weapons.

 

[RoBo1988]

Apparently you know very little about politics.


Republicans care about the debt only when a democrat is in charge.

So, when will both parties "care about the debt" at the same time? Newt holding Bill Clinton to his campaign promises, was such a long time ago.

 

[A2SG]

Not when concessions mean:
Rep: Let's reduce the debt.
Dem: Let's increase the debt by another trillion dollars!

Compromise: Increase the debt by a half trillion dollars.

Do this every year, and the debt never gets reduced. That's how you get to $33 Trillion, with interest now at 1 Trillion per year.

Really?

Notice how the deficit trends downward when a democrat is in office, but up when it's a republican. Oh, and can you recall who was president just prior to Dubya, when there was a surplus?

-- A2SG, just sayin'....

 

[RoBo1988]

Really?

View attachment 336591

Notice how the deficit trends downward when a democrat is in office, but up when it's a republican. Oh, and can you recall who was president just prior to Dubya, when there was a surplus?

-- A2SG, just sayin'....

Like I said before, when Newt G. made Bill Clinton keep his campaign promises. Do you think Democratic majority would have done the same? Why is it, no one wants to do the same today, instead only reminiscing about the good old days?

 

[NxNW]

Not when concessions mean:
Rep: Let's reduce the debt.
Dem: Let's increase the debt by another trillion dollars!

Compromise: Increase the debt by a half trillion dollars.

Do this every year, and the debt never gets reduced. That's how you get to $33 Trillion, with interest now at 1 Trillion per year.

Ronald Reagan proved that deficits don't matter. -Dick Cheney, 2002

 

[RoBo1988]

Ronald Reagan proved that deficits don't matter. -Dick Cheney, 2002

So Congress, and the sweatpants gang (Senate) gonna party like it's 1929!

 

[NxNW]

So Congress, and the sweatpants gang (Senate) gonna party like it's 1929!

The crash of '29 was not caused by deficits.

 

[Aldebaran]

Apparently you know very little about politics.


Republicans care about the debt only when a democrat is in charge.

Since you said it with an increased font size (but no evidence), it must be true.
But at least you acknowledge that it's a democrat (biden) who is "in charge". If he's so "in charge", he's the one responsible for fixing it. He's shown he can continue making things worse, so let's see him reign in wasteful government spending.

 

[Aldebaran]

Perhaps you should re-read. The exit strategy is for Russia to leave and quit fighting; just because their advance into other areas of Ukraine has been stopped, that offensive operations are stalled, does not mean that they've quit fighting and left the country.

Again, if we capitulate to Russia again (such as happened when Russia took Crimea), it will just mean more wars in Eastern Europe later -- and one that we will actually have to fight (when ultimately a NATO nation is attacked), not just providing weapons.

Quit fighting? Ukraine is in Russia attacking within the nation's capital. Don't they have the right to fight back?
Don't worry though. biden is about to give Zelensky another 24 billion dollars. It hasn't ended anything any of the other times, but THIS time will be different. LOL

 

[Aldebaran]

Really?

View attachment 336591

Notice how the deficit trends downward when a democrat is in office, but up when it's a republican. Oh, and can you recall who was president just prior to Dubya, when there was a surplus?

-- A2SG, just sayin'....

What, no link? Just a graph?
Is this your "evidence" of anything you're trying to prove?

 

[essentialsaltes]

As we near a government shutdown, a Democratic congresswoman has introduced the “My Constituents Cannot Afford Rebellious Tantrums, Handle Your Shutdown Act.”

The Act would block congresscritters from getting paid during a government shutdown.

 

[JustOneWay]

As we near a government shutdown, a Democratic congresswoman has introduced the “My Constituents Cannot Afford Rebellious Tantrums, Handle Your Shutdown Act.”

The Act would block congresscritters from getting paid during a government shutdown.

That is a WONDERFUL idea! Too bad we already know it will fail....just like if they voted to take away their socialistic free healthcare for life.

 

[SimplyMe]

Quit fighting? Ukraine is in Russia attacking within the nation's capital. Don't they have the right to fight back?
Don't worry though. biden is about to give Zelensky another 24 billion dollars. It hasn't ended anything any of the other times, but THIS time will be different. LOL

They are? I'd love to see the evidence for Ukrainian troops in Moscow. Now, I am aware that there are allegedly some Russian partisans that seem to be fighting for Ukraine in Russia, and that seems to be who the attacks are coming from.

And when has Ukraine (or Georgia, Moldova, etc.) ever seriously fought back against Russia? This time is already different, as the invaded country didn't just give up.

 

[SimplyMe]

As we near a government shutdown, a Democratic congresswoman has introduced the “My Constituents Cannot Afford Rebellious Tantrums, Handle Your Shutdown Act.”

The Act would block congresscritters from getting paid during a government shutdown.

I'm fully in favor!