Agreed Travis. Well said. I demand to take my Political Party back......I demand that we take our Nation back!
I'm pissed off about it too. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > To advocate the destruction of the United States by any means, not just > violent overthrow, is an act of treason. Therefore anyone who advocates or > votes for the economic destruction by spending us into bankruptcy is a > traitor. This wuld include virtually every Democrat and most of the > Republicans. And a lot of Independents too. > > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Keith In Tampa > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Tom and ALL of the communists and socialists fromthe left side of the >> aisle still don't get it. They are so intent on their failed entitlement >> and handout programs, and the only thing that will satiate these failed >> policies is the actual bankruptcy of our Nation. Even then, they will not >> admit their misguided policies are failures and have been for seventy >> years. >> >> I say we outlaw any and all socialistic programs, and anyone who >> advocates for such programs be immediately imprisoned or deported. >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:45 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Actually Tommytomtom from the other point of view they cut NOTHING... >>> all they supposedly cut were planned increases. >>> >>> We need to do some actual cutting from the base budget... Not next >>> years or five years down the road... this years budget. >>> >>> On Mar 10, 12:24 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > A Breach of Trust >>> > >>> > The hard-fought deal that settled last year’s debt-ceiling fight made >>> > painfully deep cuts in spending, but it promised one thing: a year’s >>> > peace from the destructive Congressional battles that led to threats >>> > of government shutdowns and defaults. By signing the pact, Republican >>> > and Democratic leaders set spending levels for 2013, putting off >>> > further budget wars until after the election. >>> > >>> > But now a coalition of extreme conservatives in the House wants to >>> > break the budget agreement and cut spending below the agreed level, >>> > and the House Budget Committee seems willing to go along. >>> > >>> > Reneging on the agreement would not only endanger vital programs like >>> > Head Start, but it would erase the thin residue of trust left in >>> > Congress. It would clearly demonstrate that the current House cannot >>> > be trusted to live up to its own pledges. >>> > >>> > When Republicans created the debt-ceiling crisis in August, their >>> > principal goal was to cut spending, and they got their wish. By >>> > threatening a government default, they forced an agreement, negotiated >>> > by Speaker John Boehner, that cut $2.3 trillion from the budget over a >>> > decade without a dime of new taxes. That includes more than $800 >>> > billion cut from nondefense discretionary spending, in vital areas >>> > like education, housing assistance, transportation, public health and >>> > veterans benefits. >>> > >>> > For fiscal year 2013, the agreement set a discretionary spending level >>> > of $1.047 trillion. Though far too low, that level at least let >>> > appropriators in both the House and Senate know how much they had to >>> > spend, and House Republicans crowed about it at the time. “The Budget >>> > Control Act represents a victory for those committed to controlling >>> > government spending and growing our economy,” said Representative Paul >>> > Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee. Now members of the >>> > Republican Study Committee, the most right-wing members of the House, >>> > want to bring the 2013 level down to $931 billion, an unimaginable 11 >>> > percent cut in a single year. House officials say Mr. Ryan’s committee >>> > is unlikely to cut that much but could bring 2013 spending down to >>> > $1.028 trillion. >>> > >>> > That $19 billion cut, on top of the ones already agreed to, could have >>> > terrible consequences. Assuming it was applied evenly to all >>> > nondefense programs, it would mean that 50,000 children would lose >>> > access to Head Start; 20,000 families would lose child-care slots; and >>> > 10,500 teachers and their aides would lose their jobs. >>> > >>> > With the Senate sticking to the agreed-upon spending limit, a lower >>> > House number could lead to a clash between the chambers that raises >>> > the prospect of another government shutdown. Democrats say they are >>> > furious that the agreement could be undercut. “If House Republicans >>> > walk away from the agreement their own speaker made less than a year >>> > ago, then they will show that a deal with them isn’t worth the paper >>> > it’s printed on,” said Senator Patty Murray, who led the Democrats on >>> > the budget “supercommittee” last year. If Mr. Boehner is to retain any >>> > credibility as a leader of the House and a responsible lawmaker, he >>> > needs to extinguish this rebellion and make it clear that a deal is a >>> > deal. >>> > >>> > More: >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/10/opinion/a-breach-of-trust.html?ref=... >>> > -- >>> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >>> > Have a great day, >>> > Tommy >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >>> > Have a great day, >>> > Tommy >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at >>> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >>> * It's active and moderated. 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