‘Real News From The Blaze:’ Debt Drama
- Posted on May 17, 2012 at 9:53pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Speaker of the House John Boehner is done playing small ball on debt.
During a speech at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation fiscal summit on Tuesday, Boehner said that the president lacked courage to deal with the looming fiscal crisis, pledging to bring the debt ceiling fight to the foreground before the election – citing that it was time to deal with the fiscal cliff now, before we go over it. That mantra clashed with the Administration during a bi-partisan showdown at the White House yesterday that the president had planned on for gathering support for his economic “to-do list.” The Hill reports:
Boehner asked Obama if he was proposing that Congress increase the debt limit without corresponding spending cuts, according to a readout of the meeting from the Speaker’s office. The president replied, “Yes.” At that point, Boehner told Obama, “As long as I’m around here, I’m not going to allow a debt-ceiling increase without doing something serious about the debt.”
Is Boehner right to want to deal with an integral facet of the looming Taxmegeddon, or is the Speaker playing politics for the sake of playing politics at a time of global economic uncertainty?
The Speaker’s action was the fist topic of discussion on “Real News” Tuesday, where not everyone on the panel was in agreement on whether dealing with the debt now is a responsible course of action. Watch a clip:
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Mikev5
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 2:51pmNot understanding how your crazy spending spree has anything to do with the GIGANTIC deficit it LUDACRESS and INSANE.
What IDIOT would believe such a wrongheaded statement?
That’s as bad as saying the rich are keeping me in the poor house only you personally are keeping yourself in the poor house get an education get a better job but don’t blame the rich.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 2:56pmI see it this way we the people are like shareholders we are the ones that can say hay Management what’s going on we are losing Cash so fast as to go bankrupt get it together or we will BOOT you out… WE HAVE SPOKEN get with the program mister President.
Any Manager ignoring their shareholders would get FIRED ASAP if he ignored their known wishes.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:50amlet the financial system collapse so we can use any currency we want, i will take 4 more years instead of 8, if i have to.
Report Post »MiCurmudgeon
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:15amObama is the one missing balls.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 11:05pmSpending is our biggest problem. What is the GOP answer? Mitt Romney with a budget that doesnt cut current spending. Basically Romney endorsed Obama’s ridiculous spend.
Report Post »208hendrix2020
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:04amuhhh, obama hasnt even presented a budget to the Senate and Mitt Romney isnt even in office yet. So who is willing to blow more money here, someone who has a stance on what should be done, or someone that cant quit looking at himself in the mirror long enough to even get a budget?
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:56pmObama… does not lack Courage… as he is creating a Revolution to overthrow the Old Form of Government in America; Boehner… lacks Courage… for not addressing the Treason!
Report Post »bpost58
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:44pmBoehner is as useless as teats on a boar hog; for some reason he is absolutely incapable of explaining a position with clarity and conviction. The reason? He has been in office for too long and needs to join several other DC clowns and get booted out of office, he sold his soul to the DC devil.
Nancy Pelosi has more balls in her purse than Boehner ever had.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:40pmhmmmmm SE Cupp is so nice to watch :) sexy woman with brains can’t get any better than that :)
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 11:12pmShe doesnt believe in God, she cannot be too smart.
yougottabekidding
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 11:43pmCemerius
Report Post »Your observation is so true but iether you thought you were commenting on the story about Rev Wright or you mistook Boehner crying as something else. Probably the latter
lukerw
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 7:55am@MUTINY
Report Post »There are different kinds of Smart… and Wisdom comes with Age (Experience)!
flsnipe
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:15pmBoehner will puss out he is just a empty suit he has done nothing so far why start now. He is a big part of the problem.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:04pmBoehner talks a big game when there are no chips on the table. Once we get close to debt ceiling, he always gets out early
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:25amWorse, he buys into a stupid deal and gives away the farm! Face it people, these politicians have spent us into oblivion and there is no way out, unless the immeadiately dismantel about 45% of this overblown government they have created.
Report Post »Since there is no chance they will do anything like this all I have to say is; Have a happy landing when we fall off the cliff!
This will not end well. With luck thirty to forty percent of us will survive the coming fall. Not me, I’m insulin dependent.
yougottabekidding
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 9:58pmBoehner has no balls
Report Post »mharry860
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:25pmYeah, I loved him until he got some power. He’s just as useless now as he was then.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:30pmI agree … we need someone with balls in leadership .. Boehner needs to go.
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