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Sequestration Is Upon Us: Now What?

Mar. 1, 2013 9:25am Becket Adams

President Obama. (Getty Images).

Well, it’s March 1. This means the U.S. is officially sequestered, right? Let’s take a look at this.

Yes, as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 passed by Congress, and signed off by the president, the U.S. government is scheduled to automaticaly slash $85 billion from its annual budget (about 2.4 percent of the total budget).

But this is important to note:

The White House Office of Management and Budget has until 11:59 p.m. Friday to actually issue the official sequestration notice that starts the entire process. That’s also when OMB will transmit a report to Congress detailing cuts in every affected agency’s budget account. Obama must actually issue an order to trigger OMB’s actions…

The president is meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning to see if a deal to avert sequester can be reached. But we pretty much know how that’s going to end, don’t we?

So now that these “deep” and “painful” spending cuts are upon us, how are people reacting? We’re glad you asked. Here’s a cross section of the reaction to the March 1 deadline:

The Associated Press:

Some $85 billion in cuts are due to take effect today as part of a previous
budget agreement between the White House and Congress. The planned “sequester” could hit U.S. growth if no deal is reached to avoid it. The International Monetary Fund has estimated that it could shave around 0.5 percentage point off U.S. growth this year.

Though relatively minor, certainly in comparison with what could have happened if U.S. lawmakers didn’t cobble together a deal to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” of automatic spending cuts and tax rises at the end of 2012, the debate over the “sequester” has highlighted the scale of divisions in Congress.

A collection from Newser:

1) Congress has already left town for the weekend. “I think the sequester is crazy,” Rep. Peter King told CNN as he headed back to New York yesterday. “But just to sit here by myself serves no purpose.”

2) Most Americans won’t feel any immediate impact, the Times reports, and so far it’s unclear where exactly the axe will fall. Pressed yesterday to name which services or contracts the cuts might hit, Jay Carney could muster only that the sequester would reduce funding for school children in Ohio.

3) Most of the pain will only gradually roll over Americans, CNN Money explains. Starting today, agencies will limit their contracts and grant awards, but furloughs won’t take effect until March 26 or later—the IRS, for instance, has said it won’t furlough anyone until after the April 15 tax filing deadline, the Washington Post reports.

4) Republicans want to lock in spending at post-sequester levels; Democrats are expected to go along with the spending levels, and focus their fight on individual spending priorities, the Wall Street Journal reports.

CNBC.com

In an investor note, Deutsche Bank’s chief U.S. economist, Joseph LaVorgna, said the sequester could take 40 basis points off 2013 gross domestic product, “and possibly higher, depending on whether the fiscal multiplier is positive”.

“However, we believe there is a good chance that sometime over the next few weeks, the Administration and Congress will water down these spending cuts,” LaVorgna added. “This will be the compromise necessary to extend the continuing resolution which funds the government, but expires on March 27.”

BuzzFeed:

While lawmakers in Washington trade shots over the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts, due to take effect Friday, there’s a growing consensus among liberals across the country that the real threat to the social safety net isn’t this fight, but the next one.

As originally designed in 2011, the deficit-reduction sequester splits cuts between defense and domestic spending, and explicitly exempted programs like social security and Medicaid. But no one in Washington believes the sequester cuts will be permanent, and liberals worry the deal Congress eventually reaches to replace it will slash funding to those programs — as Republicans and some Democrats have advocated.

The Washington Examiner:

Good morning. If you are reading this, then the world did not end at midnight as President Obama predicted it would. The federal government has begun to cut almost 2 percent of its projected budget and civil society has not collapsed.

Not that many Americans believed Obama anyway. According to the latest Gallup poll, 37 percent of Americans believe Congress should let the scheduled sequestration cuts go into effect. Another 40 percent of Americans told Pew the same thing, as did 46 percent of those polled by MSNBC.

America is just not that concerned about the Navy being forced to cut back on sports stadium flyovers.

Reuters:

Automatic across-the-board spending cuts, known as sequestration, will be introduced on Friday. Many economists expect those budget cuts may reduce U.S. economic growth by around half a percentage point.

“The risks are to the downside in part from the potential additional fiscal drag from the sequestration,” said Michael Pond, head of global inflation-linked research at Barclays Capital, in New York.

CNNMoney:

As Washington braces for automatic spending cuts, small businesses in the military town of Colorado Springs say they have been losing government business for months.

The general uncertainty facing federal agencies has trickled down to the companies that rely on federal contracts.

“Small businesses are telling us that their government contracts are either frozen, not being renewed or canceled in anticipation of budget cuts,” said Kelly Manning, state director of the Colorado Small Business Development Center network.

So there you have it. The reaction has been a mixture of worry, disinterest, and cynicism.

Senate Majority Leader harry Reid (D-Nev.) (Getty Images)

Oh, also, for those suggesting that $1.2 trillion in cuts are due today, that’s note exactly accurate — only $85 billion is slated for FY2013. Also, in case you’re really enjoying all this hand-wringing, there’s more where that came from. The cuts aren’t actually scheduled to kick in until March 2, according to the Office of Management and Budget.

So, yeah, you have at least another 24 hours of this.

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Army_of_One
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:27am
I’ve got to give obammy credit. I never thought it would happen! I live in a small city in Florida and I want to warn my fellow Americans as to what I have experienced personally just this morning heading to work:
* I passed multiple semi trucks disabled and on the side of the highway;
* I passed two large airplanes that had to make alternative landings on the highway due to no air traffic controllers at the local airport;
* I saw rampant looting taking place in many convenient stores and donut shops (with no police officers in site);
* No gas stations have fuel other than citgo (hugo chavez) pumping at $19/gallon;
* Small fires everywhere as well as smoke filled skies (with no fire fighters in site):
* Massive crowds walking down the roads, apparently heading to the local government offices;
* It’s terrible!!! Fellow Americans, Please Save Yourselves…!!!!!!!!

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- SilverBlaze
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:16am
  Funny
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:46am
  Washington D.Cers,.who spend all their time trying to scare the hell out of Americans, intended to sway us, when they could be using their time to BALANCE A BUDGET for the first time in years, mandated, but ignored. Get rid of those who FIGHT against the American People,then pat themselves on the back for pulling the wool over our eyes for being sheeple, using our tax money for their personal extravagances all the while taxing us to death on all fronts. Yep, hang on, a rough ride is ahead until we can get rid of these low-lives voted for by the ill informed and those who want to keep getting something for nothing. No skin off their noses, except for personal loss of Dignity.
  
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- Leopold
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 12:44pm
  Obama is an excellent manipulator. He is playing chess with the Republicans. And they will always be on the losing side.
  
  Obama knows what will happen to the economy later this year. Just the currency war in itself will cause economic impact.
  
  There will be more lay-offs because of obama care.
  
  And now he can blame everything on the sequester the Republicans are” forcing” down all the poor, sick, hungry and homeless’ throat.
  
  Any increase in the unemployment numbers will be the Republicans fault.
  
  Obama has been trained well. Or someone is pulling the strings.
  
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- gunblind
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 1:56pm
  I saw all of the zombies with Obama t-shirts raiding Chik-Fil-A, Hobby Lobby and many other stores. KIND OF MAKES YOU PROUD NOT TO BE A DEMOCRAT DOES”T IT.
  
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- gunblind
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 2:04pm
  I saw an army of Zombies with Obama t-shirts and ball caps converging on Chik-Fil-A, Hobby Lobby and other stores to pillage the ruins of war. KIND OF MAKES YOU PROUD NOT TO BE A DEMOCRAT,DOESN’T IT.
  
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- HI_Don
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 3:07pm
  @Army_of_One
  You had me believing you until you said there were no cops at the doughnut shop. Come on, really?
  
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- DenverKitty
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 3:09pm
  Luv your cynicism. So, people who were stupid enough to vote for the Butcher of Benghazi…are you finally waking up?
  
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- rulken
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 9:11am
  Now that’s,, a vivid imagination!
  
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ReagansDad
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:18am
Yawn.

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- USANUMBERONE
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:26am
  Ditto
  
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- Miguelito
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:36am
  Cry me a river! I have been furloughing a whole year! My income has decreased 20% with gas prices, food prices and everything going up! I work my A__ off for what? I am no where near $50,000. I am suffering with the poor who appear to be intelligently challenged to under what the Dem, Libs and Progressives are doing to them. It is encouraging that people of color are speaking up and we certainly need lots more to let their people know who is using them to gain more power. I prayer for my leaders everyday because that is what my God commands me to do, but I do add that our leaders be surrounded by Godly men and women! Enough is enough with the lies. When the devil rushes in like a flood, God sends a STANDARD. What is your standard, the Bible, Rule of Law, the American Flag or whatever. Hope and pray it is a God Standard!
  
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- edcoil
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:57am
  I don’t know if I feel better surviving the end of the world hype with the Mayan calender or this day!
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:01am
  BOB WOODWARD “Obama Is Showing ‘A Kind Of Madness I Haven’t Seen In A Long Time’”
  
  http://www.businessinsider.com/bob-woodward-obama-sequester-republicans-2013-2#ixzz2MIvz3mwL
  
  Obviously Dora a.k.a Verce loves madness.
  
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rfycom
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:14am
Blame, blame, blame. I am with George Will. The people in Washington represent the people who elected them, OR did not elect who they wanted elected.

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- loveoursoldiers
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:21am
  And it is mindless bobots like yourself who will guarantee this country goes down in flames.. are you happy yet?
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:13am
I hope everyone has been listening to Rush. He has been explaining this all week. Because of the increases to the budget in 2008, 2009 and the continuing resolutions with NO Fiscal Budget enacted in any of the proceeding years the increases made during the “fiscal crisis” have NEVER been cut, so each year that gets added to the budget PLUS mandatory % increases for each department of the government. What is being cut is an ‘IMAGINARY INCREASE”. Also, since the fiscal year ends in September 2013 the cuts for 2012 are half of $85 billion. So, military cuts $42.5 billion from March 2012-October2012. Domestic get cut $42.5 from same time frame. This is money from % of increases and NOT real CUTS.

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- slade37
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:37am
  Some of the Phoenix local guys have been saying it too. (92.3 KTAR in Phoenix) It seems all or most of their daily shows have discussed it a few times this week. Beck explained the cuts on one of his shows earlier this week. Rush isn’t the only one talking about it.
  
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rfycom
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:12am
The Tea Party won? Right? Are we all happy now?

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- Zipit
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:25am
  NO! We need to cut some more!
  
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- USANUMBERONE
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:27am
  they haven’t won yet
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:30am
  Cantor and Ryan now admit they own the sequester.
  Google!
  
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- USANUMBERONE
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:32am
  Could America declare bankruptcy and pay any of the debt.
  
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- jorskippy
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:44am
  Washington CUT MORE SPENDING……..20% across all agencies….NOW
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:55am
  Yeah..ummm VERCEOFDORAGASBAG? A couple of days ago you were posting the same thing saying Boehner owned it. Have you made up your mind yet?
  By the way…who submitted the sequester to the house in the first place?
  
  Woodward is right champ….Obama used the sequester as a bluff. It was never meant to go into effect it was only a stalling and diversionary tactic..once again Obama kicked the can down the road and now it’s come back for recycling. The sequester was put together by Jack Lew (an architect of the mortgage crisis) as a means to placate house republicans who were demanding actual cuts (not Obama’s fluffy phantom cuts) or no debt ceiling deal was going to take place. So Obama authorized Lew to to get the sequester to the house expecting to never see it go into law because it’s such an awful piece of budget legislation. Obama thought he could stall long enough to get some political capital to push for more taxes if he got a second term….and now this “Frankenquester” has come to life seeking it’s creator “Baron Von Obama”…just like Shelley’s novel.
  
  Obama’s owns this monster…lock, stock and neck bolts.
  
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- JacquesChirac
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:24am
  I can just see the LSM tonight, playing the video of the emperor declaring that the sequester will NEVER HAPPEN (during one of his debates with Romney) and then coming back to Brian Williams scratching his head and asking, “Wait…He was wrong?”
  
  BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
  
  I crack myself up sometimes…
  
  Just watch for it, folks. Even though the speech last week told us of all the calamity that will kick in because of this “$85″ billion cut, the emperor himself is saying that we won’t see it for 1 week, or 2 weeks, or 3 weeks, or even 4. But we will see it, dammit!!!
  
  Never mind the effect of all the emperor’s new taxes on the economy. It’s the sequestration, dammit. And that was all Bush’s fault, donchaknow???
  
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- moreteaplease
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 12:59pm
  Nope…but Obama DID.
  
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- Dismayed Veteran
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 1:19pm
  I am not happy. We owe too much. Immediately bring the budget to the 2003 spending level.
  
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zoro51
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:06am
obama CAUSED THIS he is the culprit HELL BENT ON AMERICAS DISTRUCTION IMPEACH OBAMA NOW FIRE THE RAPIST

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- WakingSheep
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:12am
  I can go back further than a decade and look at things that helped in this.
  
  Obama just gets for the tough part. This has all been planned for years though.
  
  Who gave us the TSA and Patriot Act?…. it wasn’t Obama.
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:31am
  DO\o some reading.
  Before posting.
  Cantor just gave ab interview, in print
  OWNING THIS.
  Google!
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:37am
  DORA! Do some more school before trying to write!
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:46am
  LOL…Yes of course VERCEOFDORAGASBAG….ummm but not even 72 hours ago you were saying Boehner owned it. Which lie of yours should we be accepting now? Please get back to us.
  Oh and VERCEOFDORAGASBAG? Who submitted the sequester to the house in the first place?
  
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thibx
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:03am
give it to the people they will show them how to cut it. i would love to do it.

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barber2
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:57am
Another Obama and Friends photo : this guy can’t stand alone. He and Michelle always have to have a bunch of stooges and props behind them. Phony . Hollywood. Shallow. Media Mongers…

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- Eddie
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 12:51pm
  Exactly!!! They use more props than Paramount Pictures!
  
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Cavallo
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:54am
It is a teaspoon out of the ocean of red we run in the trillions EVERY YEAR! Guess what. The debt is still going to go up, .. and go up a lot. There isn’t enough money in the Universe to pay for the moronic unsustainable schemes these pols have visited upon us. How much extra will Bobo the Wonder Marxist Care cost us? 6.2 Trillion? 85 billion is nothing compared to that monstrosity. The sad part is that this 85 Billion probably aren’t even permanent cuts. Didn’t we pay 60 billion for some storm on the east coast a few months ago?

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:04am
  $60B and after GRAFT-payments they get about 10CENTS EACH!!
  
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- Xyskalla
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:11am
  Panic! Flee in terror! We’re doomed! It’s Y2K!!
  
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barber2
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:52am
Since the congress and this administration can not govern, maybe we should just ” sequester” the entire lot of them ! Could save a ton of money. Need to cut their endless benefits too…

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- Charbet
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:57am
  Yes, I agree Barber2, the elite in the govt., also need to start flying coach, no more private jets! After all, they are our hired help…
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:06am
  Coach is too good for them, too.
  They should have to fly below, with the dogs, mail, and luggage…. or get out on the interstate and thumb it…
  ….although i wouldn’t let a single one of these deeks get in my car.
  
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WakingSheep
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:49am
Meanwhile we send billions in foreign aid to countries that hate us. ….

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- Cavallo
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:54am
  .. and military hardware.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:58am
  Brilliant, isn’t it?
  
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- WakingSheep
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:10am
  Do you think they will release more inmates when the money really starts going haywire?
  Or will the come for the guns first then release the inmates?
  
  Sure is something for a form of government that was created to insure my personal property….
  
  There is no more common defense. There is no more public currency. Our liberties are slipping more every day.
  
  Why do they even bother with oath of office anymore?.,….
  
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DZ-015
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:49am
It’s the Appall-collapse! Never mind, its just Ar*meh*geddon.

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1Flashlight
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:49am
Lets see As of now the stock market is down by 100 – Crude oil is down by $1.40 – an my investment in silver is up. So that means if this trend keeps going today gas will become cheaper at the pump – my 401 will be less – but my silver will make up for it. An all this because of a 3% reduction in a 1.2Trillion raise. Not a bad day – maybe we can suggest a bigger reduction. Maybe more jobs will come back. We’ll see by the end of the day just how this works out – but I’m not going to lose any sleep over all this 3% crap.

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Tigress1
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:49am
Yesterday I disagreed with Glenn Beck when he said on his show “Go ahead. Slash EVERYTHING. That way everybody’s pet projects get cut! Even the military.” Normally I would agree with that, and the military wastes money too, but the way this administration runs things in such a PUNITIVE manner, (and Obama IS the head of the military) I think the cuts in the military really would end up hurting us and the waste would still remain. Defending this country is the ONE thing that the government is required to do according to the Constitution. It is not a “pet” project! Cut everything except the military.

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- WakingSheep
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:59am
  A) By defend do you mean building a billion dollar embasy in Iraq?
  B) Sending millions to syrian rebels?
  C) Having troops positioned in 160+ countries around the world?
  D) Closing the border, building bases at home, not policing the globe?
  
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- Tigress1
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:32am
  Are we still in all these countries? I thought Obama was going to pull us out. ;)
  
  I don’t mind the military bases around the world. This enables us to have a rapid response (except in Benghazi). We also need embassies – strongly reinforced embassies. However, I truly don’t know, who IS in charge of building the embassies? Is it really funded by the military?
  I also don’t think that the military is responsible for sending weapons to Syria and money to Egypt, etc. I thought that was our Secretary of State (Hillary at the time) that was bypassing Congress and doing all that stuff..
  I agree with your last one. NATO should be policing the globe. Isn’t that why they were created? Not us. Seal our borders. I don’t know if we really NEED more bases at home. We already have a bunch.
  I’m not saying that there isn’t waste in the military that can and should be cut. Again, our Commander in Chief is a punitive man. He does things to punish us, rather than what’s best for the nation. Example: releasing illegals from prison within our borders just the other day.
  
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- WakingSheep
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:41am
  @Tigress1
  
  A bunch of the countries we are in do not want us there. Also, we cannot afford it.
  They just sent the $66 million today to the rebels in Syria. NATO just like the UN is funded mostly by us the U.S. tax payer.
  The embasy that was built in Iraq for a ridiculous amount of money came out of the “defense” budget.
  You are correct about the punishing us. It isn’t just him though.
  
  For instance Raw milk distributors being raided by his agencies. They have rules that go against the Constitution but are there to “protect” us.
  
  We let out prisoners today and jail more potheads tomorrow….
  
  The sequestration may not get us dramatically like the annointed one was telling us it would but the spending and undermining of our liberties eventually will.
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:48am
Whatever. It’s just a drop in the bucket.
Congress should not be eligible to receive a salary unless they pass a BALANCED budget.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:46am
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I c u d o l a f r t u e h lf t e l t e s…….

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- Zipit
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:31am
  Sorry SPANK, I’m not really good at those 3d posters at the hooka shop in the mall either!
  
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YOURSENSEI
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:46am
This is what you must know:

Three cheers for the sequester. Always loved it, always will. Now the country will learn that the world won’t end if we cut spending – including defense.

Now, you conservatives are saying Obama came up with the sequester. Blamed him for it. Said it was going to destroy our economy. Obama said he would veto any attempt to undue the sequester. Then everybody switched. Started saying the exact opposite of what they had said earlier. Why do you contribute to that nonsense?

it is so.

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- WakingSheep
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:07am
  They didn’t cut any spending.
  
  They cut future spending.
  
  IT’S STILL GROWING
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:09am
  This is one of the rare times i agree with your exact sentiment, WANGO.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:12am
  Yeah dammit! While you idiots here at The Blaze are all making light of this situation, 170 million people woke up this morning unemployed, and some dude got sucked out of his own bed, by a sinkhole in Tampe!!! SEQUESTRATION, AKA The Devil!!! You should all be worried! VERY WORRIED!!!!!
  
  It is WANG!
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:02am
  YOURSENSEI/MONICNE? Please try to keep up champ. The sequester doesnt’ cut spending, it just slows down the projected growth of spending.
  I know you feel “forced” to say stuff here but here’s a word of advice I’ve given one of your other screennames…”learn to control your compulsions, you look like an idiot”. Idiot.
  
  By the way WANGO/YOURSENSENSEI/MONICNE/TROLL….Maxie Walker (D- Black Caucus) said 150 million people would lose their jobs today….ummm…any signs of it yet?
  
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- MC Wombat
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:52am
  It was 170 million & the only thing saving our country is that they put in those “take-a-number” machines at the unemployment office to keep evrything calm & orderly. The government probably paid $37,000 per machine & $1000 per roll of paper numbers to put inside them. In fact, the whole sequestration problem could have been avoided if they hadn’t spent so much money for the machines & the $150 rolls of TP in government restrooms!
  
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ItsAllCrap
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:43am
Political theater. I am sooooooo sick of it!
I once heard that politics was Hollywood for homely people. It is the only way they could become famous and they will do anything to keep that fame! God help us all.

It’s all crap.

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- WakingSheep
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:51am
  @Itsallcrap
  
  I concur.
  
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- chickiefromthesouth
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:52am
  Thanks for my chuckle of the day :)
  
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- Trigus
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:54am
  When will Barry Obama and the rest of his ilk who have threaten the American public over Sequester but labeled and charged as Domestic terrorist?
  
  Barry and his ilk try to coerce, with threats and fear tactics, the American Public into voting or putting pressure on their political opponents to achieve their political agenda. My fellow Americans that is the direct definition of Terrorism.
  
  The whole time Barry and his ilk threaten the American People. Barry and his ilk keep sending aide to Terrorist groups and Countries that hate the United States and Americans. example – US to give an additional 60 million in direct aid to Syrian Terrorist.
  
  The distinctions between Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents are no more. I Am Not A Republican, But An American!”
  
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- barber2
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:55am
  ITS: Not only for the homely, but for those with no talent. Witness Joe Biden , a failed comic.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:00am
  lol BARBER…
  
  I would argue that Biden is a successful comic.
  
  Sure makes me laugh….
  
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/joe-biden-gets-cosy-with-bikers/2012/09/10/20f6f622-fb64-11e1-8adc-499661afe377_blog.html
  
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- chickiefromthesouth
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 2:02pm
  @itsallcrap Thanks for my chuckle of the day!
  
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13th Imam
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:38am
Man, it was hard to get up this dark and terrible morning. My banana’s started rotting right at midnight and the road outside is turning quickly into dirt. The flyover they were scheduled to happen when I woke up was cancelled and all the cops and teachers have just disappeared. Well gollyeeeee.

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gzorpe
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:35am
Help, help… Sequestration has cut off the air to my lungs…

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- Trigus
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:42am
  It might have cut off your air, but how do we cut program for Americans and on the same day give Syrian Terrorist 60 million dollars cash plus additional aid in supplies, and gear.
  
  Did we just hurt Americans to supply Terrorist?
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:02am
  We didn’t. Barry did. Give Barry his just due.
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:04am
  @Trigus,
  
  Yup.. SSDD. (Same $#!& Different Day).
  
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- JoeShawler
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:51am
  Actually…. SOSDDPHD Same Old Sh**, Different Day, Piled Higher and Deeper
  
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Idaho2aa
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:34am
As a federal employee for the Department of Defense I welcome sequestration. Even though my own pay will be cut by 20% (I currently net $2,600) a month, we must start cutting government spending drastically if our nation is going to survive.

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- barber2
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:53am
  Thank you .
  
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Locked
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:34am
2% cut, 98% to go. I don’t like automatic cuts, but at least something is actually happening as opposed to the years and years of lipservice and promises of cuts that we’ve had from both sides.

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ares338
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:33am
The sky is falling….the sky is falling…..help!

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Gonzo
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:32am
My Obamaphone ain’t workin’ dis monin’. Wassup wit dat?

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:45am
  Those mo fos in DC be screwin wich ya G.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:49am
  fo shizzle my nizzle.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:51am
  Sheeeeit.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 10:34am
  I be hearin it dat c-castration shi!
  
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- MC Wombat
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 11:55am
  I just checked the balance on my EBT card & it’s under $4000 this morning! It’s the 1st of the month DC – it’s time to pay the playas! Whas up wit dat?
  
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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:30am
Obama is a conman, lawyer and car salesman all wrapped up into one.

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- naughtycal
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:35am
  mY alarm clock became unemployed at mid-night so I was 7 minutes late to work. Also half the elements in my toaster were laid off as well so I only had one sided toast. DAMN THOSE REPUBLICAN FOR NOT RAISING THE DEBT CEILING ANOTHER TRILLON
  
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