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**uphokyhuP** · 02-18-2011, 06:29 AM

If the mere $60 billion in cuts is an "assault", then bankruptcy is certain. Because $60 billion barely scratches the surface of what we need to do.

Not to mention it's BS anyway. ALl the Republicans are doing is restoring spending to 2008 levels. Democrats justified the huge runup in spending in 2009 and 2010 as stimulus, but promised that it would be temporary. Now that Republicans are holding them to that promise by rescinding the temporary increases, Democrats are howling.

Guess they lied when they said it was temporary. Big surprise.

That's not true. Democrats are discerning people. They want to make appropriate cuts that don't also cost the country hundreds of thousands of jobs like the $60 billion cut this year from Republicans would do, accelerating a double dip recession like what's happening in England.

Democrats see what has happened there and want modest cuts but not crippling ones like Republicans are suggesting to do, and doing it with reckless abandon, with impunity.

We have to do this smart, but unfortunately Boehner just doesn't seem to have any control over his House and no real respect from anyone particularly with his two really dopey comments the last few days. Way to go on bringing back "read my lips", John.

02-18-2011, 06:29 AM	#25
uphokyhuP Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	If the mere $60 billion in cuts is an "assault", then bankruptcy is certain. Because $60 billion barely scratches the surface of what we need to do. Not to mention it's BS anyway. ALl the Republicans are doing is restoring spending to 2008 levels. Democrats justified the huge runup in spending in 2009 and 2010 as stimulus, but promised that it would be temporary. Now that Republicans are holding them to that promise by rescinding the temporary increases, Democrats are howling. Guess they lied when they said it was temporary. Big surprise. That's not true. Democrats are discerning people. They want to make appropriate cuts that don't also cost the country hundreds of thousands of jobs like the $60 billion cut this year from Republicans would do, accelerating a double dip recession like what's happening in England. Democrats see what has happened there and want modest cuts but not crippling ones like Republicans are suggesting to do, and doing it with reckless abandon, with impunity. We have to do this smart, but unfortunately Boehner just doesn't seem to have any control over his House and no real respect from anyone particularly with his two really dopey comments the last few days. Way to go on bringing back "read my lips", John.
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