Senate Democrats have drawn the line at $10 billion in cuts to the budget in this fiscal year, already half-expired.
The national deficit for the month of February was $222.5 billion, or $7.9 billion per day.
Thus, the Democrats’ cuts are sufficient to get the government running even for roughly 30 hours. Those harsh, draconian cuts proposed by the GOP — $61 billion — would have the government running even for about a week.
Jim, it may not have been your intent, but your post says more about the embarrassingly pathetic cuts being offered by Republicans than it does about the lack of seriousness coming from democrats. After all, fiscal responsibility isn't to be expected from a bunch of statists.
In essence, our side is so abysmal at the PR game that they're having trouble positioning proposed cuts FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR as almost four times LESS than the deficit for the month of February alone.
I weep for this nation.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSomething has scared the Republican's bad, they have taken fright and it looks fatal.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePerhaps, late at night, their souls come face to face with the old Rino's, - haunted ancient men who sold their country cheap.
No - they have seen the democrats and their media demon spawn and are deciding where and when to draw the line - because they will get only one chance. And if they blow it, then weep. Because there are few if any democrats - yes MikeB - that are serious about trimming the spending. We will go until the money runs out - and then they will blame everyone else anyway.
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