GOP leaders: Obama must act on debt

[TomCADem]

Source: UPI

The two top U.S. House Republicans said in an op-ed published Wednesday in USA Today President Obama needs to focus on real debt reduction.

The op-ed by Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., says, "The American people elected the new House Republican majority with orders to stop Washington from spending money it doesn't have, and we listened. This spring, the House passed a budget that would cut spending by trillions of dollars and encourage private-sector job creation through economic growth -- without raising taxes. Among its key components are tax reforms that broaden the base and lower the rates for everyone, while making the tax code more fair by closing loopholes."

The op-ed said the GOP budget "also included real reforms that preserve and strengthen our insolvent entitlement programs, which are the biggest drivers of our debt. ... Unfortunately, the Democrats running Washington rejected both our budget and a 'cut, cap and balance' plan the House passed recently that would also save trillions."

The leaders also pushed a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.


Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/17/GOP-leaders-Obama-must-act-on-debt/UPI-37491313606219/

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Blame Democrats, Give Republicans a free pass.

It must be great being a Republican. They can freely ignore jobs and demand austerity regardless of how bad the job outlook is.


Heck, they can even make fun of the President demanding action on jobs, and receive no backlash whatsoever.

Jobs? Duh, its the deficit stupid.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Funny, I remember the campaigns of 2010 and all the Repubs were running to 'create jobs'. Now they

claim it was about debt?

[asjr]

2. This is the Republican mantra and the media

are just tickled to death to publish it. They do not ask a Democrat to refute it. They let it all slide by as if it is gospel. But since they are owned by corporations that is standard procedure.

[rsmith6621]

3. Let Obama Start By Cutting Cantor and Bonners....

...Congressional salaries, move their offices out on the sidewalk and make them buy their own office supplies.

[Zorro]

4. Obama must clean up the mess we made!

And we're not going to help!

[Sadie5]

11. lying idiots-all of them

Bush set about destroying this country from day one, and these very people who now scream daily that we have to get rid of this debt are in fact the very ones who got us into this mess. No one can clean up this mess they have created overnight and the idiotic tea partiers are just adding fuel to the fire. My opinion has always been that this tea party will be only a memory in a few years with only a few hanger oners left to cry foul.

[NikRik]

5. The ones who created it,now want to instruct on how to fix it ?

The repukes that had so much to do with putting our country in this massive debt situation,now think they are the ones to tell us how to correct it. It all seems so odd to me. I believe they should move out of the way and let Obama do his job of fixing our troubled economy.The little bit of trust I had in either party to fix this situation is gone and I believe we need a leader to take them by the hand and show them what to do !

[newspeak]

20. that's right, the ones who created the disaster, now have the solution

the ones who haven't given a flying fek about the debt while they were paying war profiteering corporations mega bucks and starting fabricated wars, are now worried about the debt. So much so, that they are happy about putting over a million people out of work, as long as they focus on the debt.

Where are the jobs, you unconscionable sociopaths? Work on helping Americans with jobs and the debt will rectify itself; especially after you rescind that worthless piece of crap tax bill for the rich and infamous that hasn't done one thing except put us in debt.

[BeyondGeography]

6. These are true men of principle

:patriot:

[emulatorloo]

7. Trying real hard to distract from Upcoming dem/Obama jobs plan

Which they will disparage and vote against

[TwilightGardener]

8. This is hilarious. The house is burning down, and they're worried about

a mortgage bill that isn't due yet. And they're the ones who set it on fire.

[MissMillie]

10. that's spot on! (n/t)

.

[pnorman]

22. I like it also!

n/t

[MissMillie]

9. the debt can't be the focus

It IS an issue, but one sure way to change it is to put people back to work. When one in every 11 people isn't working, then you have a revenue problem.

This is the way to frame the debate.

[BlueMTexpat]

12. Where were these Rethug Bully Boys during the eight years that

Dubya and Co destroyed the economy?

[pansypoo53219]

13. THEN HE MUST RAISE TAXES!

and get more regulators to watch the money being paid out.

[cmd]

18. Exactly!

And don't borrow more money so that the top 1% can have tax breaks.

[Moostache]

14. FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST MR. PRESIDENT CALL THEIR BULLSHIT!!!!

Come out hard and strong against EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN ECONOMIC POLICY and announce firmly that:

1) We are leaving Iraq AS SCHEDULED
2) The Bush Tax cuts will lose their "Obama" tag-on and expire AS SCHEDULED
3) The Afghanistan "War" is OVER since Bin Laden was found and killed and WE ARE LEAVING NOW
4) The health care reform act of 2009 is rescinded and we are going to the mattresses for MEDICARE-FOR-ALL

Wrap up this speech by channeling LBJ and announcing that you will not seek and will not accept the party nomination for president in 2012.

We don't need a primary challenge, we need a leader will guts and a real burning passion to right the ship and damn the personal cost to "legacy" or "ambition". The country cannot afford 6 more years of grid-locked misery and Mr. Obama can make the first bold stroke to changing that through leading by example.

[Beavker]

15. R U !@#$ing kidding me?

These guys are as stupid as the mindless drone moron pieces of shit numb nut inbred tea bagger idiots that vote for them.

Registered Republicans, Jim Jones wants you!

[Turbineguy]

16. He needs to pay it down

So the republicans can run it up again.

Of course the repubs spend it wisely. They give it to their friends and have nice wars.

[JDPriestly]

17. The US Constitution pretty much assigns to the House of Representatives

the job of initiating and originating the budget.

Apparently, the Republicans in the House aren't up to the task.

Actually, they aren't. They are too rigid to do the job. This is an important arguing point for the next election since our big job is to focus on getting a really Democratic Congress.

Here is the US Constitution on this:

US Constitution, Article I, section 7

Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto

All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A1Sec2

I am surprised that the Tea-baggers who proclaim their allegiance to the US Constitution and promised to conduct the business of Congress according to the Constitution are expecting the president to initiate the revenue, debt and spending bills. That is clearly the job of the House subject to approval of the Senate and the president.

[florida08]

19. Next up: Recession Part Deux

Republicans please kiss my :dem:

[Lost-in-FL]

21. Fuck the debt!

Fuck the GOP!

[Kablooie]

23. God. You know they don't care about the debt at all!

By harping on debt it gives them two things.

1. An excuse to cut services and decrease corporate regulation.

2. Distracts from dealing with the real problem which is jobs and the economy.

Just watch, as election season draws near the GOP will forget about the debt and start talking jobs and the economy again.

They will turn 180 degrees and blame Obama for not being agressive enough on economic issues.

[SoapBox]

24. Funny...GOP, forget jobs!

These clowns make me sick.

[jwirr]

25. The crazies are still crazy - even after they almost tanked the country. nt

[jwirr]

26. The gop can stuff it. Let the rich who are worried about the debt work

on it. They are the ones who got all the profits from that government spending. Even the money for the poverty programs eventually ends up in their pockets.

The rest of us will worry about jobs and holding the line in the battle to destroy the Big 3. Hopefully the government will be on the jobs for us.

[thelordofhell]

27. Dear President Obama.........please do our job

Thanks,

republican controlled House