by Mr. Perfect » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:46 pm
Nothing better is possible with Dem control of the Senate and the WH. A spending freeze agreement is not possible. Boner took the tools available to him and got maximum results.
The downgrades are coming, SP/Moody's have said as much. The GOP has indeed set the precedent for spending cuts, they will do them. If people vote in GOP majorities this is now what you expect from the GOP. This is part of the brand, as the kids say. Part of the package. This indeed is just the beginning. We will be cutting spending the rest of our lives, this was the first salvo.
One of the great things about this deal is enough conservatives are mad that they will feel the righteous anger giving them permission to keep pushing for a spending freeze. I love it.
Thanks for finding the number on what a spending freeze will be (9 trillion), that will come in handy.
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The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests Patrick Henry
John Boner has brought change to America