House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday took a swipe at
conservative groups that "came out and opposed" a bipartisan budget
deal "before they ever saw it."
"They're using our members, and they're using the American people
for their own goals. This is ridiculous,"……The Heritage Foundation said
the budget…failed to make substantive reforms to entitlement programs, Americans for Prosperity said
the deal reverses "hard-won bipartisan spending limits set by the
sequester." "Spending levels were set by law at $967 billion.
Exceeding those levels by $45 billion takes us in the wrong direction; further
from fiscal responsibility, and further from the promise made to the American
people."…..FreedomWorks is urging a "no" vote
on the bipartisan plan, saying it "is not acceptable to fiscal
conservatives."
"The proposed plan would increase spending $63
billion above the budget caps set by Budget Control Act of 2011—the only actual
spending control achieved by Congress under the Obama Administration. The deal
claims to offset these costs by increasing various fees, and by making small
reforms to government pensions. These new fees aren’t being used to shrink
government or balance the budget; they’re simply a mask to help hide the
breaching of the budget caps,"…..To Read More…..
My Take - Well, the desire to say something profound was overwhelming, but I guess the article really speaks for itself, however do have one question. What are the poll numbers for Eric Gurr?
I do find it interesting that Representative Huelskamp says, "Republican leaders haven't yet asked the rank-and-file where they stand on a budget deal: "We've been out of town for the weekend. And all of a sudden, they have this deal." Senator Coburn notes that, some important things are not being addressed, such as "None of
the waste, the duplication, [or] the fraud [is being addressed]-- none of it. And yet, we're going to
raise spending back up because the political powers that be want to spend more
money rather than be responsible with what we know needs to be done up here --
which is hard work, eliminating all the stupidity and fraud, duplication that's
going on."
Ok....I guess I do have one more question.
What exactly is it that Speaker Boehner finds ridiculous?
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