tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post3696781461015103470..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Republicans Need To Avoid The Debt Ceiling TrapWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-53416337118660811292011-01-03T21:33:23.020-05:002011-01-03T21:33:23.020-05:00"Increasing America’s debt weakens us domesti..."Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better." Senator Obama, 2006.JohnJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266279598834981249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-71575511616545444372011-01-03T18:36:53.642-05:002011-01-03T18:36:53.642-05:00A former college classmate (Hawaii) and awesome sm...A former college classmate (Hawaii) and awesome smart guy Dr. Jack Wheeler [ToThePointNews.com]recommends the following:<br /><br />"Hyper-inflation is only another word for total default. The only way to avoid it is a government default on its debts only. Then we can switch from a worthless fiat currency to an asset-backed currency...Gold brings freedom."<br />http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-portland/amputate-or-die-by-dr-jack-wheelerlgstarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752386918407342437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-54504306723037436752011-01-03T17:28:34.505-05:002011-01-03T17:28:34.505-05:001. I couldn't agree more.
2. So the GOP will ...1. I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />2. So the GOP will inaugurate its postBush conversion to fiscal responsibility by...abetting a default on the national debt?<br /><br />Brilliant, just brilliant.<br /><br />3. DeMint's is <i>exactly</i> the kind of rhetoric that the MSM gleefully quoted during the showdown between Bill Clinton and the Contract Republicans. It is <i>exactly</i> the kind of behavior that put the tottering Clinton back on the path to an easy re-election.<br /><br />Unbelievable.<br /><br />4. Hopefully Congressional Republicans will quickly come to their senses. Hopefully this is not another case of 'first as tragedy, then as farce'.gshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953008291916883288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-81917287592607270002011-01-03T14:29:10.401-05:002011-01-03T14:29:10.401-05:00This is the exact mindset that will cause weak gai...This is the exact mindset that will cause weak gains or even a loss in '12. <br /><br />Yeah, I know, I've heard all the whining about the MSM. Our side already knows that! They are not worried about what the media says; if they were, November would have looked different. What voters on our side ARE worried about is whether the GOP is serious about facing down the Dims. If the GOP goes squishy, it's over.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893483244005234435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-64441697382425860462011-01-03T10:54:02.103-05:002011-01-03T10:54:02.103-05:00The republicans should stick to their guns and for...The republicans should stick to their guns and force the democrats to accept elimination of programs and agencies as part of deal to raise the debt ceiling. And for good measure throw in a provision to repeal Davis-Bacon, the Wagner Act, ban government workers unions and include a national right to work act and remove the federal tax deductibility of state and local taxes from state and local governments that don't do the same.cubanbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746305669005611456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-83246879651526669452011-01-03T10:40:06.942-05:002011-01-03T10:40:06.942-05:00Perhaps the Republicans should allow the federal g...Perhaps the Republicans should allow the federal government to shut down for a month (except for absolutely necessary agencies like air traffic controllers, the military). Let those overpaid bureaucrates understand what it is like to go without a couple of paychecks. <br /><br />Then only reinstate those alphabet agencies where there was an impact felt from their closing. <br /><br />The first to be wiped off the books? The Department of Education which has a huge budget and has done absolutely NADA for the educational systems in the U.S.retire05https://www.blogger.com/profile/04192090871824415437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-27213709623663791032011-01-03T09:55:43.551-05:002011-01-03T09:55:43.551-05:00@chris - my point exactly! The Republican-led Con...@chris - my point exactly! The Republican-led Congress are already being set up as the enemy/evil anti-American/hatemongers by the MSM. The Dem/libs have a willing accomplice in taking out the Republicans. I agree with DeMint in principle, but the reality is that the deck is stacked against the Conservatives. Tying raising the debt ceiling to severe cuts in spending is the only way. However, the MSM will spin that to be that "the Republican-led Congress has caused the greatest economic crisis in US history" because they stand to fix the cause of the problem.<br /><br />Playing chicken with bomb that has a lit fuse - not good judgment. Just like Russian roulette - it WILL be fatal, just a matter of time. And the Republicans are being set up, as usual, to be the victims. Will they see it and stop themselves before they are destroyed? Stay tuned......DINORightMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067345219054999889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-29918224641200711332011-01-03T09:04:30.971-05:002011-01-03T09:04:30.971-05:00You are correct about which fight the Republicans ...You are correct about which fight the Republicans need to fight, but even if they do will the true fight get the coverage?<br /><br />The biggest handicap for messaging is how biased the mainstream media is. They have shown, over and over, that they are willing to ignore a story that is not "on message" for the Left.<br /><br />Sadly, Fox News is not much better.Chris In Galvestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446352234905567148noreply@blogger.com