A Complete Timeline of Republican Obstructionism on Budget Negotiations They Are Now Demanding

[Coyotl]

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A Complete Timeline of Republican Obstructionism on Budget Negotiations They Are Now Demanding (Part 1)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/a-complete-timeline-of-re_b_4074372.html

Republicans are unnervingly adept at convincing large swaths of the public that up is down, or that night is, in fact, day. They are attempting this right now, on a grand scale. "Why won't President Obama and Democrats just negotiate with us?" they bewail. They're hoping that the public (and the media which is supposed to inform the public) has absolutely no memory of what has taken place all year long, as they have blocked -- over and over again -- exactly the budget negotiations they are now screaming for.

So, as a public service, I'd like to trace the history of the Republican Party when it comes to budget negotiations. In a nutshell, if you don't have time to read all the clips below, the Republican Party has been howling for years that Congress should follow the "regular order" when it comes to passing budgets. This regular order is: House passes budget. Senate passes budget. Conference committee hashes out compromise budget. House and Senate pass compromise budget. President signs budget.

That's what they've been demanding. For years. Remember their "clock" showing how long it had been since the Senate passed a budget? This year, however, ..........

#GOPshutdown

[DireStrike]

1. Been looking for something like this. Thanks.

[Turbineguy]

2. They are going to overplay their hand.

They will get these poor sods with guns who follow them to start shooting.

Armed insurrection, a whole new game.

[ThomThom]

3. When was the last time we had a real budget not just a continuing resolution?

When Dems had the house and senate?

[bhikkhu]

4. Excellent information

And credit to Huffington (which I have doubts about fairly often) for publishing it.