Comments on: Harry Reid: John Boehner’s Plan is ‘Dead on Arrival’ in Senate

By: steven hurd

steven hurd — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:17:40 +0000

Lets just admit the truth here.The republicans are willing to let the country fall off a cliff just to deminish President Obama and ruin the economy so he doesn’t get re-elected.Now that thats out of the way,I just want to know why the American people are so stupid that they would vote against their own interests??Why do 23% of these idiots want tax cuts for millionaires?And please don’t call them “job creators”!I think the last 10 years has proven to anyone with a brain that they haven’t created one job!Get a brain people!Do you really hate this President so much that you will bite your nose off to spite your face??What is wrong with you people?You all need help!

By: happenow

happenow — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:41:47 +0000

PolitiFact | Reagan raised debt ceiling 18 times… Republicans Voted Seven Times to Raise Debt Ceiling for President Bush
“Cry me a river”…This is the 1st time
for this current President on raising
debt ceiling. Its all about politics
and power and political maneuvering.

By: lastcardjb

lastcardjb — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:17:11 +0000

Republican do not have the citizens of the USA in mind. Nor do they have the best interest of the country in mind. all they have is their own fat pockets in mind.
the government is supposed to provide for its citizens
not steal from them so the riche can get richer. taxing millionaires and billionaires will not lose one job. what they are going to do, hire another pool boy or landscaper? get real. if we had a universal medical plan it would CUT the burden on businesses and give them the money to HIRE new workers. republicans suck, the ones in power should be taken out of office and made to live like the rest of us.

By: Rick McDaniel

Rick McDaniel — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:36:48 +0000

That’s because the Dems refuse to stop squandering money.

By: iop

iop — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:54:13 +0000

Reid is right that Boehner’s plan has no aspect of finding a middle ground. The GOP passed a failed proposal and this latest plan is merely a first step in that failed plan. Compromise means, for the benefit of the GOP, elements of both sides in it. Now that you know what the word means, Boehner go back and try again. I know this is all very new for you lately, but you once were able to do it.

By: BoboMcStevens

BoboMcStevens — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:10:54 +0000

DeanBob – apparently it cuts enough to let the S&P still rate the US as AAA whereas Boehner’s will give us a downgrade.
So the answer is, ‘enough’. And given the choice of ‘enough’ with Reid’s plan the preserves our AAA and staves off an extra 100 BILLION in interest carrying costs alone, or Boehner’s, which will get us a DOWNGRADED credit rating (and the extra $100 billion in interest costs alone – wiping out any deficit savings), the smart choice is apparent, Reid’s plan.

By: Jim Rod

Jim Rod — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:00:53 +0000

Obama has no plan. All he can do is cry. When you have zero experience in management you zero experience in solving a problem. You blame others to hide your faults.

By: deanbob

deanbob — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:34:28 +0000

BoboMcStevens | Jul 27, 2011 11:06:51 AM
……S&P says that unless $4T is cut, the US credit rating could be downgraded. How much doesd Harry say they will cut (and how much is real)? Remember in the CR talks, they agreed on $38B that turned out to be less than $1B!

By: Freedom

Freedom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:33:11 +0000

Why did Harry table and not let the cut, cap and balance bill passed by the House come up for a vote or at least discussion? He does not want to be cut, capped and have to balance,(he can’t even come up with a budget for two years) he wants to keep spending on bad policies. Nevada your greed by voting him back in has come back to haunt you. This country will never get back on its feet until Harry, Nancy and the President are gone.

By: jerder

jerder — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:29:13 +0000

I am also sick and tired of right wing tea party and G.O.P. congressional reps calling Social Security an entitlement programs. Millions of Americans paid into the social security fund with their sweat and hard work through payroll taxes for years. SS is more like a kind of retirement plan that would supplement their other retirement plans or like an annuity or 401 K. Cutting government waste like taxpayer funded gyms and clubs, transportation, airfare, overcharges by government contractors for tools etc.,the continued minting of gold dollars that have not been circulated for years because the public hated them and the storage fees of over $15,000 per day, etc. That would reduce the deficit by billions. Congressional and senate salaries are more that high enough to pay for their own perks. No one pays for my gym membership or my transportation costs. These spoiled and insensitive politicians in Washington in both parties and including tea party members are a big part of the problem.