Tea Party the real victor in American budget battle

[Geee]

UK Telegraph:


This may all look different a year from now, when Obama has had more chance to work his considerable communication skills on the electorate. But there is no doubt that the real winner of this near debacle was the Tea Party and not the president.

The negotiations proved that the conservative movement has succeeded in setting the agenda in Washington. Talk of responsible spending and balanced budgets – its core message – is all the rage.

Some key Tea Party organisers and congressmen griped about not winning all the cuts they wanted, but they are hard too please. At their behest, the Republicans demanded $61 billion in cuts and only had to settle for a third less.

The president himself welcomed a "budget that invests in our future while making the largest annual spending cut in our history".
He would never have made such a boast before the Tea Party's anti-spending campaign swept a wave of Republicans into Congress in November's midterm elections.

In financial terms the concessions won were peanuts – a mere 2.5 per cent off discretionary spending. But they have created a template for spending arguments that will soon follow.

Within a few weeks, Congress will debate raising the limit on the amount of money the government can borrow. The Tea Party-backed Republicans have already pledged they won't tolerate any increase.

[Sanguine]

"US Debt Jumped $54 Billion in Week Preceding Deal to Cut $38 Billion..."

 

One of the headlines on the Drudge Report page. Sounds more like we all lost.

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/debt-jumped-54-billion-8-days-preceding

[Valin]

"US Debt Jumped $54 Billion in Week Preceding Deal to Cut $38 Billion..."

 

One of the headlines on the Drudge Report page. Sounds more like we all lost.

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/debt-jumped-54-billion-8-days-preceding

 

 

Remind me about extreme budget cuts again.

[Sanguine]

"US Debt Jumped $54 Billion in Week Preceding Deal to Cut $38 Billion..."

 

One of the headlines on the Drudge Report page. Sounds more like we all lost.

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/debt-jumped-54-billion-8-days-preceding

 

 

Remind me about extreme budget cuts again.

 

Sorry, Valin. Can't do it.

[Valin]

"US Debt Jumped $54 Billion in Week Preceding Deal to Cut $38 Billion..."

 

One of the headlines on the Drudge Report page. Sounds more like we all lost.

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/debt-jumped-54-billion-8-days-preceding

 

 

Remind me about extreme budget cuts again.

 

Sorry, Valin. Can't do it.

 

 

Here's the thing, so many on the left for some reason just don't get (and I mean really get their minds wrapped around it) the size expense of the federal government, and that we are broke.

 

Just something I've noticed at CGP