Bowles/Simpson commission was a joke. Now the sequester hits the bricks. Looks like it's back to the way it's always been...

http://www.cato.org/blog/back-spending-usual

Democrats have us headed to ruin, and republicans are too stupid to do anything about it. And no, shutting down the government in an attempt to defund Obamacare was not the way to go about it. Few people have a lower opinion of Obamacare--or the people behind it--than I do, but this latest stunt was not a productive way to go about opposing it.

Republicans on day 1 in 2011 should have passed Bowles-Simpson (or Domenici-Rivlin, or some mix of the best of both) and French Bismarck health care out of the house and forced Reid and Obama to deal with that.

How our elected officials use extortion to get what they want.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/opinio...mbztA&_r=0

(10-21-2013 11:09 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Democrats have us headed to ruin, and republicans are too stupid to do anything about it. And no, shutting down the government in an attempt to defund Obamacare was not the way to go about it. Few people have a lower opinion of Obamacare--or the people behind it--than I do, but this latest stunt was not a productive way to go about opposing it.

Republicans on day 1 in 2011 should have passed Bowles-Simpson (or Domenici-Rivlin, or some mix of the best of both) and French Bismarck health care out of the house and forced Reid and Obama to deal with that.

Um, no. With the MSM sucking every liberal dick out there, the Republicans aren't too "stupid" to do something about this, they're too "scared." Or they don't want people running their name into the ground. Those who have enough balls not to care are called "terrorists" and "domestic enemies" because they don't give the pissy little titbags everything they want.

(10-22-2013 09:32 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Um, no. With the MSM sucking every liberal dick out there, the Republicans aren't too "stupid" to do something about this, they're too "scared." Or they don't want people running their name into the ground. Those who have enough balls not to care are called "terrorists" and "domestic enemies" because they don't give the pissy little titbags everything they want.

No, I understand where you are coming from but I still respectfully disagree. They could be doing a lot better than they are doing. For one thing, they don't even make their case effectively on Fox, and they're not swimming against the tide there.

"Scared" may actually be a better fit than "stupid" in some respects. I think a lot of the problem is that living in DC has become so cushy that most of them are scared to rock that boat no matter what. So long as democrats are primarily worried about transforming society, and republicans are primarily worried about hanging on to their seats, guess what, democrats are going to win every battle. And this country does not need that.

(10-22-2013 01:38 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-22-2013 09:32 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Um, no. With the MSM sucking every liberal dick out there, the Republicans aren't too "stupid" to do something about this, they're too "scared." Or they don't want people running their name into the ground. Those who have enough balls not to care are called "terrorists" and "domestic enemies" because they don't give the pissy little titbags everything they want.

No, I understand where you are coming from but I still respectfully disagree. They could be doing a lot better than they are doing. For one thing, they don't even make their case effectively on Fox, and they're not swimming against the tide there.

"Scared" may actually be a better fit than "stupid" in some respects. I think a lot of the problem is that living in DC has become so cushy that most of them are scared to rock that boat no matter what. So long as democrats are primarily worried about transforming society, and republicans are primarily worried about hanging on to their seats, guess what, democrats are going to win every battle. And this country does not need that.

That may be part of the answer.

Because the GOP refuses to communicate sound principles and alternatives to the inanity of the left. Even through media that are friendly to them. This can't be total incompetence, some of these guys must have the ability to articulate good ideas.

(10-21-2013 11:09 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Democrats have us headed to ruin, and republicans are too stupid to do anything about it. And no, shutting down the government in an attempt to defund Obamacare was not the way to go about it. Few people have a lower opinion of Obamacare--or the people behind it--than I do, but this latest stunt was not a productive way to go about opposing it.

Republicans on day 1 in 2011 should have passed Bowles-Simpson (or Domenici-Rivlin, or some mix of the best of both) and French Bismarck health care out of the house and forced Reid and Obama to deal with that.

Democrats have us headed to ruin?

Oh how quickly we forget.

The Dems are a tightly knit socialist army ... leading us down the path to Greece, cheered on by the socialist media.

And the GOP is just a Chinese fire drill (sorry for the ethnic remark).