tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post8159948621690269698..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: A Bipartisan Budget Deal. How Did That Happen?Nancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-87183023775129501922015-10-28T15:11:59.642-05:002015-10-28T15:11:59.642-05:00I told you six months ago that the GOP would never...I told you six months ago that the GOP would never shut down the govt so close to their primary. It took the demise of a Speaker, the humiliation of a majority leader, a couple of dismal war efforts demanding big budget OCO expenditures for years to come and deeply crooked and complicit press to not draw attention to any of this, but the govt will not shut down. Instead, they'll raise annual spending by a whole 1% a year! America's back on track, baby.<br /><br />It's so funny that the Budget Control Act of 2011, which was supposed to ensnare the opposition and lead to substantial tax hikes and loophole closures (Dem plan) or entitlement cuts (Rep) has produced neither. Between Murray-Ryan in 2013 and now, they've just decided to all save face by eating away at sequestration and just raise spending back towards pre-2011 levels with future "savings" that won't ever actually arrive. All because Republicans <i>can't pass routine appropriation bills with 245 members in the House</i> without Dem help.<br /><br />The tell even way back was how much Senate Republicans hate Ted Cruz. Don't doubt that the percentage of psychos is the same as in the House, but McConnell has a much, much stronger command of his flock than Boehner. If McConnell wasn't dead set on depriving Obama of all oxygen until the eleventh hour every single time, those two plus Pelosi could actually negotiate pretty much everything. Cruz will be delighted though, this just "proves" his ongoing accusations of collusion by the GOP establishment with the forces of evil against honest, god-fearing fiscal conservatives. I'm sure he'll be in fine form at the next debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-56433696070759927182015-10-28T14:42:30.899-05:002015-10-28T14:42:30.899-05:00Goddamn yes to this. This blog is my morning cup ...Goddamn yes to this. This blog is my morning cup of coffee, plus a few midday breaks and evening reading.King Beauregardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043228078537079759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-86696205224501696972015-10-28T14:24:12.446-05:002015-10-28T14:24:12.446-05:00Can I just say Nancy that you are consistently mor...Can I just say Nancy that you are consistently more spot-on with what is going on than any other political prognosticator I follow. It consistently amazes me that you aren't more widely followed than you are.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.com