I keep hearing people express worry that Obama is going to cut a dysfunctional deal with Republicans, and blaming him for things over which he had no control, because he has to follow the law. I could just ignore the law, like Bush did, but that’s the Republican way, not the American way. Based on his meetings yesterday with the House and Senate, he appears to be on target with respect to his economic plans.
President Obama put Republicans on notice Wednesday that he will reject any fiscal deal that only spares the Pentagon from budget cuts.
Seeking party unity, Obama met with congressional Democrats in both chambers to prepare them for the budget battle that will greet them in the fall.
His message was unequivocal: no negotiating with Republicans on a debt-ceiling increase and no reductions in the sequester cuts to defense unless domestic programs are spared as well.
“He’s not going to accept sequestration restoration for the military any greater than in domestic. He’s not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling,” Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the third-ranking member of the Democratic leadership, told reporters after Senate Democrats met with Obama in a room off the Senate floor… [emphasis added]
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No arguments here. Now, I can’t pretend to say that I actually know what he’s going to do, but I’ve called it right more often than wing-nuts, who claim that they do.
9 Responses to “Obama Appears to be On Target”
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We are in for a hard fight come debt-ceiling time.
I think so too.
President Obama is on course with what he says and I fully support him.
The main problem is the continued obstruction of the g o p pukes.
The military does not need to have its budget restored from sequestration funding to defense programs by making cuts to domestic programs. This is a complete no no. The defense budget
should be cut in half. Cut and gut the waste, over runs and bogus billings is the key.
“A Better Bargain for the Middle Class,” it touted a five-point plan for job creation, education, mortgage accessibility, retirement security and affordable healthcare. This should be done,
period.
Additional comment: There is one program that deserves cuts to its funding is the NSA spy program
and especially to its private contractors.
Amen to both, Jim.
I could not agree more. I fail to see any reasonable explanation for the Republicanus/Teabagger obsession with the deficit. Their objections are totally ideological, and are non sequitur to good economics, that is unless of course they are trying to destroy the country.
Of course it has to be a Democrat to remind Congress what their job is . . . and I couldn't agree more! Like that will happen though since Republicanus/Teabaggers have all these 'town hall meetings' set up to ramp up their erroneous rhetoric. They'd rather talk than do their jobs!
Let it be so!
Let's get ready to RUUUMMMBBBLLLE!!!!!
Very well said, Lynn, as usual!
I'm all in… 🙂
It's a good bet.