Wow. That sucks!
I am so annoyed at this debt ceiling thing that I can't even tell you! It seems like some sort of bogeyman made up of whole cloth that is not even a real problem until we started talking about it. Plus if you had to cut government costs, why go after programs for poor people AND a program like social Security where we all have had money taken out of our checks for years specifically for that. Jesus Christ. I also don't see how this could possibly help the economy-- don't we need "demand" for things, which means people need money in order to buy them, before we can create more things, and therefore create jobs. I have never taken an economics class, but I am pretty sure that is the case. Obviously, the strategy of lowering taxes for businesses and the rich didn't work!!! They just kept the money, because the lack of demand means that they can't make even more money!!! WTF?
OMG, I so totally need this. I have no idea how I could possibly have lived without this so long.
Also, barf.
So tired and gronky now. I'd take a nap and hate more later but I have to go back to the fucking airport.
The whole debt ceiling thing is primarily intended to hurt Obama so he won't be reelected. In fact, that's all the Republicans have tried to do since 2008.
I got an awesome email from my Rep. about the whole mess. It starts like this:
Debate over raising the debt ceiling continues and August 2nd, the day the US will reach its credit limit, is days away. If we don’t take action, the federal government simply won’t have enough money to meet all of its obligations. I have included a list of our obligations just for the month of August at the end of this correspondence.
It is important to keep in mind that the US had a balanced budget from 1998 to 2001. Those were the first balanced budgets in a generation. We accomplished it through a combination of thoughtful taxation and spending policies.
The first steps on the path toward the deficit were taken when the Bush tax cuts passed in May of 2001. Those tax cuts were implemented without any corresponding spending cuts. I voted no.
It seems like some sort of bogeyman made up of whole cloth that is not even a real problem until we started talking about it.
It seems like not a real problem because until right now, nobody ever seriously contemplated the fact that anyone, anywhere, would act so utterly, unconscionably recklessly. It
wasn't
a problem. It is now.
It seems like not a real problem because until right now, nobody ever seriously contemplated the fact that anyone, anywhere, would act so utterly, unconscionably recklessly. It wasn't a problem. It is now.
this. plus the fact that they think it would be awesome to do again in a couple months.
The whole debt ceiling thing is primarily intended to hurt Obama so he won't be reelected. In fact, that's all the Republicans have tried to do since 2008.
(1) They're only hurting themselves. I mean, really. This is unconscionable, and I think most people are seeing that. (Obviously there are always knee-jerk members of any party, who would vote for a barcalounger if it were the candidate. Not my point. I truly think the Republican party is damaging the hell out of itself with this.)
(2) They don't have a candidate. It's, what, 16 months away? If they had a viable candidate by now -- sorry, Mitt -- that person would be campaigning so hard right now he/she would be more visible than The Bieber and the cast of Glee put together.
(3) Finally, once again, on behalf of my state, I apologize for the existence of Boehner, that loathesome sack of puke.
more visible than The Bieber and the cast of Glee put together.
Maybe we should vote for them!
I feel like Obama is hurting himself a little with people on the left by being so willing to compromise. I mean, he looks reasonable, but the people I know either a) think Obama is a Muslim trying to take over the US, has caused this crisis, are spending the taxpayers money taking expensive vacations and not working and is well on the way to taking the country down or b) are disappointed and angry that that we are still at war, still have DOMA, have a not great healthcare bill, and that it is even possible that things like Social Secutiry are on the table.
