Start at the top and work your way down, you arguement might have some merit if you weren't obviously biasaed.

So far, the President has not offered even a single item to cut from the budget.

Part of the art of negotiation is to give something to get something.

You can blame the Republicans if you want but I blame all the politicians, not just a single party.

Originally posted by Wildbob77
So far, the President has not offered even a single item to cut from the budget.

Part of the art of negotiation is to give something to get something.

You can blame the Republicans if you want but I blame all the politicians, not just a single party.

If you read my Sequester link in my OP you will see that the White House offered to concede on 80% of the Republicans demands, including cutting entitlement spending but because the White House refuses to lower taxes on the rich, the Republicans refused it again.

A ground up modification is needed to usurp the two party stranglehold.

How is refusing to fund a big load of unconstitutional programs sedition?

Nearly everything the government does anymore is unconstitutional. If anything, all politicians who have served in the past forty or fifty (probably more even) years should be tried and hanged for their crimes. You can't blame just one side of the political isle. They've both conspired together to usurp the constitution and screw over the people who voted them into office.

I fail to see how this is AT ALL a partisan issue as you'd make it out to be here.

Yes, Boehner is the Speaker of the House and YES, under our system of Government, spending bills have to originate in the House. Having said that...It's important to note when the Senate flat says NOTHING THE HOUSE PASSES HAS ANY CHANCE WHATSOEVER.

Why bother? Why should Boehner try? Now, the Constitution is why, and I agree, Boehner is in deriliction of his duty. So is Obama and Reid however. First, this came to us in the Budget Control Act of 2011, specifically. That was an act passed by the Congress and signed by the President. That means ALL three men agree and signed off on this nightmare pact.

Now, we face the end of the line ....unless they kick the can yet again....and it's all the Republicans fault that they won't be FORCED to do 100% of the bidding of the Democrat party? THIS is why BOTH are guilty as all hell and should BOTH be run out of office, to the last man and woman for this.

It's been a BI-Partisan problem for 2 years now. It was a Bi-Partisan problem in November and December...and TOGETHER, Republicans and Democrats collectively kicked this rotten can from Jan 1 to the end of this month. Not a very hard kick, but then, it wasn't meant to be. Just enough to re-cast the political scene and maybe play this for more political benefit.

Rome burns while people still play an R/D blame game. Well... the fire doesn't care who set the torches. It's just going to burn all of us together. Together they COULD solve this. Together, they've chosen NOT to by omission of action.

Neither "side" wants to budge because both "sides" want this to happen. And realistically, if you still believe that the republicans and democrats that are currently in office are different from each other - then you are part of the problem. What kind of change did we get when Obama was elected? What we got was Bush's third (and now fourth) term. Very insignificant changes in what is being done to the country except maybe Bush allowed us a little lube when he bent us over.

When will Harry Reid get a budget passed,we haven't had one yet..lets start with that.
I didn't see full Congressional approval to start a war with Libya either.

The budget under Clinton in 96' was 1.6 trillion,2013 under Obama looks to be 3.8 trillion.I think we can cut 1trillion over 10 years

Sedition? Why can't Obama cough up 2% in honest spending cuts?

The house has already submitted 2 proposals to the Senate and no action has been taken on either. Meanwhile, the WH has produced Zip!!!!!

Stop playing into Obama's crying game. It takes two to tango and Obama should clearly take a page from the Clinton presidential manual if ever expects to accomplish anything in his final lame duck term. I guess that's why he is so passionate about Executive Actions and Orders. He is socially incapable of negotiating with the other side. He's never been known to build those types of relationships in his past.... Red Flag....

They all need to go. The reason we are in this mess is because of both parties.

Thank you.
I mean it.
Finally a real thread about the real threat going on in this country.
The treasonous idiots of the Tea Party throwing the country
under the bus because they don't like the president.
What wonderful Patriots.

Both parties and the president are too blame. Neither give damn about the people, just the agenda. I am so sick and tired of the party crap. I am so sick of the president not getting his way and go crying and exaggerating across the country. I am sick of the fear tactics used by both sides. And I am disgusted by the sheeple that believe that any of them have our interest at heart.