Debt crisis: Republicans scramble to rewrite plan following figures bungle

Embarrassment for Congress speaker John Boehner after budget office
finds $350bn hole in his original proposal


Graeme Wearden
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.07 BST
Article history

The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to
rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they
miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.

In an embarrassing development for John Boehner, the Republican Congress
speaker, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ruled on Tuesday night
that his bill would have only cut spending by $850bn (£517bn)over the
next decade, not the $1.2tn he had aimed for. Republicans are now racing
to rewrite the legislation, and have pushed back a congressional vote on
the plan from Wednesday to Thursday at the earliest.

Although Boehner was already struggling to find support for his package,
the delay increases the risk that Washington will fail to agree a deal
to raise the debt ceiling before 2 August, when the federal government
is expected to run out of money.

- - -
Another one of those well-thought-out blank pages Republican proposals...

On 7/27/2011 6:31 AM, X-Man wrote:
Debt crisis: Republicans scramble to rewrite plan following figures bungle

Embarrassment for Congress speaker John Boehner after budget office
finds $350bn hole in his original proposal


Graeme Wearden
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.07 BST
Article history

The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to
rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they
miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.

In an embarrassing development for John Boehner, the Republican Congress
speaker, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ruled on Tuesday night
that his bill would have only cut spending by $850bn (£517bn)over the
next decade, not the $1.2tn he had aimed for. Republicans are now racing
to rewrite the legislation, and have pushed back a congressional vote on
the plan from Wednesday to Thursday at the earliest.

Although Boehner was already struggling to find support for his package,
the delay increases the risk that Washington will fail to agree a deal
to raise the debt ceiling before 2 August, when the federal government
is expected to run out of money.

- - -
Another one of those well-thought-out blank pages Republican proposals...

Why is Obama still insisting he be written a blank check. He is standing
in the way of Congress working to come together to try to solve this
problem. ONE MAN is standing in the way of making progress. He has
successfully Polarized Congress and increased the chances that he will
have his way. Do you really want to give into the lies and false hope
and dubious change. Surely, by now, you see the path this man is leading
us down is ruinous.

On 7/27/11 9:51 AM, Jay wrote:
On 7/27/2011 6:31 AM, X-Man wrote:
Debt crisis: Republicans scramble to rewrite plan following figures
bungle

Embarrassment for Congress speaker John Boehner after budget office
finds $350bn hole in his original proposal


Graeme Wearden
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.07 BST
Article history

The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to
rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they
miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.

In an embarrassing development for John Boehner, the Republican Congress
speaker, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ruled on Tuesday night
that his bill would have only cut spending by $850bn (£517bn)over the
next decade, not the $1.2tn he had aimed for. Republicans are now racing
to rewrite the legislation, and have pushed back a congressional vote on
the plan from Wednesday to Thursday at the earliest.

Although Boehner was already struggling to find support for his package,
the delay increases the risk that Washington will fail to agree a deal
to raise the debt ceiling before 2 August, when the federal government
is expected to run out of money.

- - -
Another one of those well-thought-out blank pages Republican proposals...

Why is Obama still insisting he be written a blank check. He is standing
in the way of Congress working to come together to try to solve this
problem. ONE MAN is standing in the way of making progress. He has
successfully Polarized Congress and increased the chances that he will
have his way. Do you really want to give into the lies and false hope
and dubious change. Surely, by now, you see the path this man is leading
us down is ruinous.



It's easy to tell you've been swapping spit and DNA with Canuck-Knuckles.

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:53:25 -0400, X-Man wrote:

On 7/27/11 9:51 AM, Jay wrote:
On 7/27/2011 6:31 AM, X-Man wrote:
Debt crisis: Republicans scramble to rewrite plan following figures
bungle

Embarrassment for Congress speaker John Boehner after budget office
finds $350bn hole in his original proposal


Graeme Wearden
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.07 BST
Article history

The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to
rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they
miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.

In an embarrassing development for John Boehner, the Republican Congress
speaker, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ruled on Tuesday night
that his bill would have only cut spending by $850bn (£517bn)over the
next decade, not the $1.2tn he had aimed for. Republicans are now racing
to rewrite the legislation, and have pushed back a congressional vote on
the plan from Wednesday to Thursday at the earliest.

Although Boehner was already struggling to find support for his package,
the delay increases the risk that Washington will fail to agree a deal
to raise the debt ceiling before 2 August, when the federal government
is expected to run out of money.

- - -
Another one of those well-thought-out blank pages Republican proposals...

Why is Obama still insisting he be written a blank check. He is standing
in the way of Congress working to come together to try to solve this
problem. ONE MAN is standing in the way of making progress. He has
successfully Polarized Congress and increased the chances that he will
have his way. Do you really want to give into the lies and false hope
and dubious change. Surely, by now, you see the path this man is leading
us down is ruinous.



It's easy to tell you've been swapping spit and DNA with Canuck-Knuckles.

Blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check.

This was the Republicans phrase for the day. Guess who picked it up?

On 7/27/11 12:34 PM, jps wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:53:25 -0400, wrote:

On 7/27/11 9:51 AM, Jay wrote:
On 7/27/2011 6:31 AM, X-Man wrote:
Debt crisis: Republicans scramble to rewrite plan following figures
bungle

Embarrassment for Congress speaker John Boehner after budget office
finds $350bn hole in his original proposal


Graeme Wearden
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.07 BST
Article history

The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to
rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they
miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.

In an embarrassing development for John Boehner, the Republican Congress
speaker, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ruled on Tuesday night
that his bill would have only cut spending by $850bn (£517bn)over the
next decade, not the $1.2tn he had aimed for. Republicans are now racing
to rewrite the legislation, and have pushed back a congressional vote on
the plan from Wednesday to Thursday at the earliest.

Although Boehner was already struggling to find support for his package,
the delay increases the risk that Washington will fail to agree a deal
to raise the debt ceiling before 2 August, when the federal government
is expected to run out of money.

- - -
Another one of those well-thought-out blank pages Republican proposals...

Why is Obama still insisting he be written a blank check. He is standing
in the way of Congress working to come together to try to solve this
problem. ONE MAN is standing in the way of making progress. He has
successfully Polarized Congress and increased the chances that he will
have his way. Do you really want to give into the lies and false hope
and dubious change. Surely, by now, you see the path this man is leading
us down is ruinous.



It's easy to tell you've been swapping spit and DNA with Canuck-Knuckles.

Blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check.

This was the Republicans phrase for the day. Guess who picked it up?


Definitely the phrase of the day among the Conserva-BORG.

In article ,
says...

On 7/27/11 12:34 PM, jps wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:53:25 -0400, wrote:

On 7/27/11 9:51 AM, Jay wrote:
On 7/27/2011 6:31 AM, X-Man wrote:
Debt crisis: Republicans scramble to rewrite plan following figures
bungle

Embarrassment for Congress speaker John Boehner after budget office
finds $350bn hole in his original proposal


Graeme Wearden
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.07 BST
Article history

The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to
rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they
miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.

In an embarrassing development for John Boehner, the Republican Congress
speaker, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ruled on Tuesday night
that his bill would have only cut spending by $850bn (£517bn)over the
next decade, not the $1.2tn he had aimed for. Republicans are now racing
to rewrite the legislation, and have pushed back a congressional vote on
the plan from Wednesday to Thursday at the earliest.

Although Boehner was already struggling to find support for his package,
the delay increases the risk that Washington will fail to agree a deal
to raise the debt ceiling before 2 August, when the federal government
is expected to run out of money.

- - -
Another one of those well-thought-out blank pages Republican proposals...

Why is Obama still insisting he be written a blank check. He is standing
in the way of Congress working to come together to try to solve this
problem. ONE MAN is standing in the way of making progress. He has
successfully Polarized Congress and increased the chances that he will
have his way. Do you really want to give into the lies and false hope
and dubious change. Surely, by now, you see the path this man is leading
us down is ruinous.



It's easy to tell you've been swapping spit and DNA with Canuck-Knuckles.

Blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check.

This was the Republicans phrase for the day. Guess who picked it up?


Definitely the phrase of the day among the Conserva-BORG.

Damn, Loogy, you sure are a stupid schitt.

On 7/27/2011 12:34 PM, jps wrote:

Blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check.

This was the Republicans phrase for the day. Guess who picked it up?

You?

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:05:13 -0400, Jimmy wrote:

On 7/27/2011 12:34 PM, jps wrote:

Blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check.

This was the Republicans phrase for the day. Guess who picked it up?

You?

I heard it and laughed every time. Where was Boner when Bush was
spending trillions off the books on an adventure in Iraq that cost us
5000 American lives and tens of thousands wounded?

The House is responsible for the budget, not the White House.

Blank check is a bold faced lie meant to appeal to low info voters.

"jps" wrote in message news

Blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check.

This was the Republicans phrase for the day. Guess who picked it up?

---------------------------------------------------

The mainstream GOP is screwing this country (along with the TeaBaggers).
The Dems' are also screwing this country over by ignoring or missing the
*real* problems.

Disgusted with both.

The only way out of this immediate mess is for Obama to exercise
presidential leadership and invoke the 14th amendment,
legal challenge or not. Bill Clinton recently stated he would do it in a
heartbeat.

I sincerely hope that Obama will soon stop acting like a community organizer
and start acting like a POTUS.
It's his watch, not Reagan's or Bush's.

Eisboch

On 7/29/11 5:33 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"jps" wrote in message news

Blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check, blank check.

This was the Republicans phrase for the day. Guess who picked it up?

---------------------------------------------------

The mainstream GOP is screwing this country (along with the TeaBaggers).
The Dems' are also screwing this country over by ignoring or missing the
*real* problems.

Disgusted with both.

The only way out of this immediate mess is for Obama to exercise
presidential leadership and invoke the 14th amendment,
legal challenge or not. Bill Clinton recently stated he would do it in a
heartbeat.

I sincerely hope that Obama will soon stop acting like a community
organizer and start acting like a POTUS.
It's his watch, not Reagan's or Bush's.

Eisboch



I agree that Obama should invoke the 14th if Congress cannot act. The
Republican House, of course, will then impeach him, but that's as far as
it will go, because the Senate will not play that game.

The Democrats are aware of the "real" problem and have offered up huge
budget cuts along with proposals to raise taxes slightly on the wealthy.
The Repubs are being held hostage by the TeaBagger morons.