Comments on: Budget votes in the Senate https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/25/budget-votes-in-the-senate/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:27:14 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/25/budget-votes-in-the-senate/#comment-1152 TB Thu, 26 May 2011 17:45:29 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1181#comment-1152 There is no "$4 trillion" budget. Look <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/04/13/president-obama-s-framework-4-trillion-deficit-reduction" rel="nofollow">here.</a> That's the extent of it, and to the best of my knowledge nothing has been said since. Nobody can vote on it because it doesn't exist. His first budget, the real one, fills 24 megabytes of PDF files. Medicare costs will be "bent." Wow, that was easy! Why didn't Republicans think of that? Bonus Orwell Points for the phrase "reduce tax expenditures." By the way, when the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission report came out in December of 2010, Obama ignored it. There is no “$4 trillion” budget. Look here. That’s the extent of it, and to the best of my knowledge nothing has been said since. Nobody can vote on it because it doesn’t exist. His first budget, the real one, fills 24 megabytes of PDF files.

Medicare costs will be “bent.” Wow, that was easy! Why didn’t Republicans think of that?

Bonus Orwell Points for the phrase “reduce tax expenditures.”

By the way, when the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission report came out in December of 2010, Obama ignored it.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/25/budget-votes-in-the-senate/#comment-1144 BuckGalaxy Thu, 26 May 2011 17:16:00 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1181#comment-1144 You are so full of BS. Obama proposed a budget, it was criticized for not having enough deficit reduction on the right, and supported by dems on the left as "a good start." However, Obama then ABANDONED IT HIMSELF and proposed a more ambitious budget that would shave $4T in 12 years. The vote yesterday was on the first budget. Because Obama himself had abandoned that first budget, no senators voted for it. You are so full of BS. Obama proposed a budget, it was criticized for not having enough deficit reduction on the right, and supported by dems on the left as “a good start.” However, Obama then ABANDONED IT HIMSELF and proposed a more ambitious budget that would shave $4T in 12 years. The vote yesterday was on the first budget. Because Obama himself had abandoned that first budget, no senators voted for it.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/25/budget-votes-in-the-senate/#comment-1140 TB Thu, 26 May 2011 16:58:18 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1181#comment-1140 The vote was the vote. So essentially, the Democrats have no budget whatsoever. None. Not even the one Obama submitted. Obama will not "resubmit" anything now. The Democratic Party's sole hope for victory now relies on them keeping their pathetic ideas hidden and shitstorming the Republicans. Think they can pull it off for a year and a half? Ryan's not the only one coming up with specifics on long-term budget fixes on the Republican side. There's going to be a lot of plans out there by next year. Apparently all Republican. The vote was the vote. So essentially, the Democrats have no budget whatsoever. None. Not even the one Obama submitted. Obama will not “resubmit” anything now. The Democratic Party’s sole hope for victory now relies on them keeping their pathetic ideas hidden and shitstorming the Republicans. Think they can pull it off for a year and a half?

Ryan’s not the only one coming up with specifics on long-term budget fixes on the Republican side. There’s going to be a lot of plans out there by next year. Apparently all Republican.

]]> By: Eri https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/25/budget-votes-in-the-senate/#comment-1135 Eri Thu, 26 May 2011 16:32:09 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1181#comment-1135 That is a damned lie. Obama had a budget and the Senate decided not to spend any time on it since it is defunct and a different version will probably be resubmitted later. That is a damned lie. Obama had a budget and the Senate decided not to spend any time on it since it is defunct and a different version will probably be resubmitted later.

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