Tuesday, October 15, 2013

TODAY'S NEWSMAX STORY CONCERNING DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATIONS

TODAY'S NEWSMAX STORY CONCERNING DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATIONS


   This is an excerpt from a story from Newsmax.com regarding the current "negotiations" being conducted in Washington.  They are quoting Senate Majority Harry Reid:

"We've made tremendous progress," Reid said at the end of a Senate session during a federal holiday, underscoring the urgency of settling a fiscal crisis that was nearing a Thursday deadline. The U.S. Treasury Department estimates it will reach a $16.7 trillion borrowing limit on Oct. 17.
"We hope that with good fortune ... that perhaps tomorrow will be a bright day," Reid said, hinting at the possible Tuesday announcement of a bipartisan Senate deal.

   Those of us who "test the spirits" have to analyze this statement.  When Senator Reid says, "We've made tremendous progress"  what he is saying is that he is the only elected official who matters and everyone needs to bow to him.  When Newsmax says, "Reid said at the end of a Senate session during a federal holiday, underscoring the urgency of settling a fiscal crisis that was nearing a Thursday deadline", what they are not saying is that Reid sent the Senate home early in this situation and rudely ignored the House's proposals and the work they were doing.  Reid stated with his actions that the House needs to obey him only, not their voters back home.
   When Newsmax says "The U.S. Treasury Department estimates it will reach a $16.7 trillion borrowing limit on Oct. 17th, they don't quote President Obama.   The President said on September 18th, "Raising the debt ceiling, which has been done over a hundred times, does not increase our debt".    The President went on to say, "the average person thinks that raising the debt ceiling must mean that we are running up our debt."  Well, duh, Mr. President.  So the "average person" is smarter than the President of the United States!
   Then Newsmax ends this excerpt by saying that Reid said these things, "hinting at the possible Tuesday announcement of a bipartisan Senate deal."  What that means is that Democrats and RINOs keep trying to force their will on American voters, who have shouted loudly that we are tired of their grandstanding.  We want the federal government to work for America.  We don't want Liberals continually ramming their agenda down our throats.
   We don't want obamacare
   We want our borders secured
   We want the Constitution upheld, like our "representatives" promised when they took their oath of office.
   We already have "a path to citizenship".  It is called "legal immigration".  We want foreign invaders prosecuted.
   We want welfare reformed to include ONLY Americans.
   We want our military taken care of like they were promised when they signed up or were drafted.
   We want "fast and furious" and "Benghazi" investigated and the criminals prosecuted.
   Is that too much to ask?
 
You are welcome to leave a comment with your thoughts.  

You are also invited to visit Oma at http://omaswisdom.blogspot.com  and http://omaslife.blogspot.com.

the average person thinks raising the debt ceiling must mean that we're running up our debt, - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/craig-bannister/obama-raising-debt-ceilingdoes-not-increase-our-debt-though-it-has-over#sthash.hMlI4JkQ.dpuf
the average person thinks raising the debt ceiling must mean that we're running up our debt, - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/craig-bannister/obama-raising-debt-ceilingdoes-not-increase-our-debt-though-it-has-over#sthash.hMlI4JkQ.dpuf

No comments:

Post a Comment