Really? Who is saying that?
We're wondering why, while we're all working on C, your side suddenly shouts "AND KEEP THE HECK AWAY FROM B, YOU BIBLE THUMPERS!!!"
That makes us take a step back and wonder what your real intentions are.
Because the Venn Diagram also has a 3rd circle... the blue dogs that are getting hounded to also trim the budget, but live in D-areas.
Their intersection with our C doesn't include gayzors and abortion.
We don't have supermajorities. We don't really even have parity in the Senate.
You want stuff to pass, we have to go for the lowest hanging fruit first. The stuff that Harry Reid and his leftist ilk that somehow get elected in flyover America, and the RINOs like Scott Brown in metroweenie areas, won't disagree on. THEN we can expend political capital to fight against fed funding for gayzors and abortion and poop-art.
I want the $500 billion cuts. I think $100 billion is cowardly to target since the House and Senate could increase $300 billion a year with no problem. And the mere $60 billion target today is a disgraceful shame, worthy of public humiliation.
But if we can get the easiest parts FIRST, before starting the political fights... we should.
And we shouldn't amend bills with controversial amendments, when the spending cuts on them are otherwise not controversial.
Cut. agree. pass. New bill. CR/LF.
Cut. agree. pass. New bill. CR/LF.
Cut. whoah! fight. agree on half. pass. New bill. CR/LF.