The budget deal struck this weekend in D.C. is a complete and total betrayal of the Tea Party movement by John Boehner and the Republicans who voted with him, including Bill Shuster.Forget the caves on reigning in the EPA, healthcare funding, NEA funding, earmark abolition, abortion funding, etc. Forget all of that. The fact is that Boehner and the Republicans promised to cut $100 billion from this year's bloated budget if they were elected to the House Majority. The Tea Party did the hard part and kept its end of the bargain, getting Republicans their majority. Immediately, Boehner and Company reduced their proposed paltry cuts to $61 billion. Then agreed to just $38.5 in cuts to this year's record setting spending—in other words, these aren't cuts at all, just a reduction in how much more of the taxpayers' money they were going to spend.
Laughably, Pat Toomey in the Senate said he voted for the measure because it will allow us to cut $6 trillion in the next 10 years. Really, Mr. Toomey, how does it do that, since it's just an agreement in place until September 30th of this year? And Toomey in his PR released said this will stop the "kicking the can down the road" approach of the past. In fact, this is simply just another kick the can down the road plan.
But back to the House. Weren't Boehner and Shuster et al the folks who said all bills will be publicly viewable for 72 hours before any vote would be taken? Another betrayal. What were they afraid of? And worst of all was their betraying the Tea Party directly. Harry Reid and Chuckie Schumer put the Tea Party in their crosshairs this week, blaming the Tea Party for Congress's inability to pass a budget, and John Boehner and Bill Shuster pulled the trigger. How grotesque was the scene of the standing ovation by the rank-and-file Republicans for Boehner upon his announcement of the deal!
Thomas Paine declaimed the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot. I don't think he'd much care for summer soldier, Pat Toomey, or sunshine patriot, Bill Shuster.
When you say, "reigning in the EPA," do you mean that some royal person(s) will be "reining in the EPA"?
ReplyDeleteYou, sir, are a moron. You exemplify all that is wrong with this country, and you could do the rest of us a favor by leaving it (feet first, if at all possible.) People like you pervert what this country is about to fulfill your own agenda, and then you have the gall to complain when your own petty, childish demands aren't met. Well, too bad. Hopefully you'll be so depressed that perhaps you'll find yourself a rope and chair. Everything you and the rest of your tea-bagging friends say and do is typical of the sort of imbecilic, revolting, disingenuous, and criminal behavior I would expect from people without shame or feelings for their fellow man. Hopefully I'll see your obituary sometime soon...in the meantime, ta-ta!
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ReplyDeleteI'd choose "anonymous" as my name too if I were incapable of posting a coherent argument.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks to Mr. Lewis for pointing out the misplaced "g" in my post. But, truth to tell, I'd prefer monarchy to democracy so yes, have Royalty rein in the EPA while we all try to rain on the leftists' parade.
To Anonymous: This country is about liberty, or at least it used to be. A $3.8 trillion dollar federal budget that contemplates a $1.6 trillion dollar deficit steals not only the property and liberty of current citizens, but also that of future generations. It is generational theft. It is tyranny. I am honored to stand with Mr. McGinnis in his fight to preserve, protect, and proclaim liberty. If you happen to find me standing on a chair, I'll be holding a bullhorn, not a rope.
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ReplyDeleteThat was an incredibly deep and insightful analysis, only outdone by your empathy and respect for differing opinions and human dignity. I'm glad to know that we responsible taxpaying Americans are what is wrong with this country and not the extreme $14 trillion debt that we are concerned with. Thank you very much for clearing that up for us.