Boehner: ‘A Lot’ Of Republicans Want To Force Default, Create ‘Enough Chaos’ To Pass

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What amazes me is that the Republicans are still whining like a little child that didn't get everything he wanted for Christmas even though all of their initial demands were met.

You have to understand why they are whining....and frankly, Obama did not do all that badly except for not getting them to raise taxes on the rich. Obama got what he wanted in the form of a debt ceiling limit which will not come up again until after the next election.

The Tea Baggers ended up with a bill which increased the debt and gave them some minimal spending cuts ( $10 billion out of a trillion dollar budget ) this year but which identifies only "discretionary spending" as the place from which such "savings" can come. Specific programs still have to be ironed out in the appropriations process which will be the usual bloody mess it always is. I'm sure the tea baggers will be aiming for a government shutdown since they seem to think that is a good idea anyway.

In return for getting almost nothing substantial they now find themselves locked in to a "super committee" which has to find 1.5 trillion in savings by December and then get an up or down vote on those recommendations. If they don't then automatic spending cuts go in which do not impact medicare or social security but do impact defense spending. As noted elsewhere, the warmongers and war profiteers are already shrieking about that one.

So, except for the failure to get the Bush tax cuts eliminated on the wealthy I don't think Obama did so badly. There will be no debt-ceiling bullshit during the election but there will be a discussion of republican attacks on the social safety net and their single-minded determination to protect rich motherfuckers from having to pay taxes.

We progressives and others on the left need to make this intention known.

I can't agree with you on that D-P. The alternative of "President Bachmann" or even the other dumb cunt is simply too frightening.