Romney wrote:As president, my plan would have produced a budget that was cut, capped and balanced – not one that opens the door to higher taxes and puts defense cuts on the table.

In other words, I will literally never compromise on anything, ever.

In other words, I don't have a vote on this and am completely irrelevant to the outcome so am going to pander to the right wing base of my party that distrusts me

My bad -- I'll wait until after the nomination is bestowed to begin taking the presumptive frontrunner seriously.

jerseyhoya wrote:In other words, I don't have a vote on this and am completely irrelevant to the outcome so am going to pander to the right wing base of my party that distrusts me

Tell that man what he's won!

mozartpc27 wrote:

dajafi wrote:But I find myself hoping Obama gets primaried. Our politics are terribly out of balance, and there needs to be some force that pulls us back from drifting off the road to the right.

But if Obama loses, it will be to someone more right-wing, pushing us further in that direction - not less.

Oh, I get that. But right now I feel like we're in a dynamic that when the Rs are in, things get worse faster; when it's the Ds, slower. The system isn't safe for centrists (like Obama) right now, unless--maybe--they're either crazy (Perot) or super-stubborn and egomaniacal (Bloomberg). A revitalized left, paradoxical though it might sound, could save the center.

dajafi wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:A revitalized left, paradoxical though it might sound, could save the center.

I don't disagree, but how does Obama facing a tough primary challenge that he will ultimately win, but that nonetheless presages a loss in the general election, "revitalize" the left?

What the Dems need, perhaps, is their own version of the tea party in the House, a bunch of more-tough sounding Dennis Kuciniches, there to attach crazy leftist riders to anything the Republicans try to pass.

http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts ... iling_deal

Pretty good breakdown of the 'deal'. Well not breakdown...but commentary on.

Can't wait for President Perry to take his oath.

td11 wrote:tbf, obama has been dealing with some pretty reasonable guys like boehner, cantor, mcconnell, etc.

To be even fairer, Dems complain about things like Obama not repealing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, when most of these same Dems were in Congress when the Dems could have stopped these cuts from being implemented.

Grotewold wrote:

Romney wrote:As president, my plan would have produced a budget that was cut, capped and balanced – not one that opens the door to higher taxes and puts defense cuts on the table.

PUT IT DOWN IN REAL WRITING SO IT"S A REALLY REAL PLAN, FIREDMYASSFACE

/teabaser

Vice President Joe Biden joined House Democrats in lashing tea party Republicans Monday, accusing them of having “acted like terrorists” in the fight over raising the nation’s debt limit.

#civility

matt kibbe advises tea party congressocrats to vote no on the deal

just look at the guy - who in their right mind (pun intended, sure) follows that dwench into battle?

I hate the republican party so much

jerseyhoya wrote:

Vice President Joe Biden joined House Democrats in lashing tea party Republicans Monday, accusing them of having “acted like terrorists” in the fight over raising the nation’s debt limit.

#civility

we're getting static here (big T-storms), I thought he said "termites"

matt kibbe dearly needs more enemies like Chris Matthews

Matthews tries so hard to be as smart as Lawrence ODonnell, and fails so miserably (mostly his format hampers him, but his brain doesn't help)

Which is weird because his head is huge.

Giffords is apparently there to vote on the bill, which is pretty remarkable

jerseyhoya wrote:Giffords is apparently there to vote on the bill, which is pretty remarkable

Indeed.

Almost as remarkable is that bill passing by more than 100 votes after everyone bitched about it all day

Well, there goes Romney's bid for the Presidency. He's done. (I understand the calculation here, but he's not going to convince any of the Pawlenty or Bachmann supporter that he's one of them.)