tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post5005287030018493527..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: How The Democrats Could Have Avoided Caving In To The Republicans And Their Wild Attacks On The PoorK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-47668903503664981102011-03-02T09:52:10.409-08:002011-03-02T09:52:10.409-08:00Peggy Noonan had a column earlier this week that s...Peggy Noonan had a column earlier this week that said just that. It's like people have been screaming "Debt crisis!" for so long that the politicians don't believe it's real.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-68509172870464164942011-03-02T09:35:00.876-08:002011-03-02T09:35:00.876-08:00Your point is a good one. Seems like neither side ...Your point is a good one. Seems like neither side has the courage to take us off auto-pilot. 'Pubs won't cut enough and Dems won't raise taxes.Jeff Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068021849429001560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-58796510537211646082011-03-02T08:28:37.054-08:002011-03-02T08:28:37.054-08:00Thanks, Jeff. Yeah, I noticed that they're al...Thanks, Jeff. Yeah, I noticed that they're all screaming about reductions from the enormously inflated baseline from the Obama/Pelosi/Reid budget of FY2010. My real point here is that the Dems could have avoided this whole problem <i>had they just done their freakin' job.</i>K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-77344902100601545342011-03-02T06:54:37.327-08:002011-03-02T06:54:37.327-08:00Isn't this amazing? The dems are terrified tha...Isn't this amazing? The dems are terrified that the 'pubs will be able to cut 5% of this year's <i>deficit</i>, not the budget as a whole. Your previous post on crisis not registering is so right on.Jeff Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068021849429001560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-16061525980597995452011-03-02T06:16:35.393-08:002011-03-02T06:16:35.393-08:00I used to think that, too, but the passage of Obam...I used to think that, too, but the passage of Obamacare was such a monstrous takeover of a huge swath of the economy that it gave lie to the claim that they were cowards. Given the chance, they did something large and bold.<br /><br />Instead, it seems that they are simply naive and childish. Their actions are predicated on wishful thinking and a basic failure to understand how the world really works. Giving everyone free health care is fun and good. Passing a budget is a lot of icky, hard work.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-23598145542629620362011-03-02T06:09:47.013-08:002011-03-02T06:09:47.013-08:00One thing I've noticed that both liberals and ...One thing I've noticed that both liberals and conservatives agree on, is that the Democratic politicians are mostly a bunch of invertebrates. The only difference is that the liberals are upset by this, while the conservatives are gleeful about it.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.com