Well, maybe we've arrived. Speaker of the House, Boehner, is attacking Conservative groups.
So I wish I could ask him this: If this is such a lovely little budget compromise, why wait until the final hour? A nice idea like this could have been passed months ago. Isn't the truth that brinksmanship works to get unpopular plans passed? And, isn't it also true that after 5 years, this is a pitiful excuse for a real budget?
Let's face it, millions of Americans believe that we should live within our means. Millions believe voting is a right reserved for bona fide voters. Millions believe that we cannot support unlimited numbers of undocumented immigrants and that the very fact that our borders are insecure puts us at risk from terrorists. Millions understand that the that the talk of things getting better and deals that are supposed to help fix things are just talk with no substance.Millions believe that ObamaCare is illegal, will hurt sick Americans, and will financially ruin many more. In addition, they believe that the executive branch has wildly overstepped its authority. And millions of us understand that Congress has no power.
So, the railing against conservatives and the empty compromises will continue because both Republicans and Democrats are unarmed in a war of ideas. And unwilling to relinquish any control in the name of substantive problem solving.
Sandy Dameron
Rotonda West, FL
