Should Obama be given the power to raise the debt ceiling without Congressional approval?
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2012/12/01 04:46:14
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NOOooooooo!!!!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING??? But he was not. Today, Obama sent tax cheat, Treasury Secretary, Timmy Geithner, to meet with Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, with Obama's "demands" to avert the "fiscal curb". Among Obama's ludicrous demands was one giving Obama essentially a blank check to raise the $16+ trillion dollar debt ceiling unilaterally, without Congressional oversight, whenever he felt the need. To his credit, Senator McConnell actually laughed in Geithner's face. Good for the Senator. It's about time Republicans start flexing their considerable power when it comes to reigning in the renegade, deficit spending, Obama. Incidentally, Obama's demands did not set forth one single meaningful spending cut. No wonder he wants the unilateral right to write blank checks.
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PoliticallyIncorrect 2012/12/01 04:47:46I think as follows:
+11I wouldn't trust Obama with the key to the men's room, much less a blank check. He's spending us into bankruptcy per his Alinsky model now.
Where I take away the carte blanch is that it would be good for only 30 days at a time. and if they didn't come to agreement then it would be good for 60 days. If they still didn't come to agreement after the 60 days then it could be extended for 120 days. As you can see we have covered half a year at that point if they could not come to agreement at that point then they have abdicated their responsibility and the President could then extend it 180 days to cover the rest of the year. The kicker being, that if they failed on that mid point increase it would no longer be in the hands of the Congress and would rest permanently in the hands of the President.
Myself I think my plan solves two problems. It stabilizes the governments bill paying authority and puts the onus directly on congress to do the job of the PEOPLE not the special interest groups.
I could cut over $900 billion out of the budget without ...
Where I take away the carte blanch is that it would be good for only 30 days at a time. and if they didn't come to agreement then it would be good for 60 days. If they still didn't come to agreement after the 60 days then it could be extended for 120 days. As you can see we have covered half a year at that point if they could not come to agreement at that point then they have abdicated their responsibility and the President could then extend it 180 days to cover the rest of the year. The kicker being, that if they failed on that mid point increase it would no longer be in the hands of the Congress and would rest permanently in the hands of the President.
Myself I think my plan solves two problems. It stabilizes the governments bill paying authority and puts the onus directly on congress to do the job of the PEOPLE not the special interest groups.
I could cut over $900 billion out of the budget without hurting SS/Medicare/Medicade or any of the military retiree benefits and still have a functioning government But the special interests and the payoffs to those special interests would no longer be made.
I would be happy to bid on a chance to actually put obie in a jar of urine.
The debt ceiling is about paying our bills, not about spending more money.
And what was Ole McConnell's reply to Timmy? A hefty laugh and a You can't be serious!
I am tired of flexing muscles from a bunch of angry old white guys with Low T. Instead of flexing flabby arms and jaws how about sitting down and doing the job the people that in a fit of insanity sent you to Washington to do. The ship is sinking, these idiots are waste deep in water and are arguing over who was at the wheel when the Iceberg appeared.
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