Dems Irate As GOP Set To Break Debt Limit Deal

[jaxx]

Sahil Kapur March 8, 2012, 1:18 PM 25192 244

Signs mounted Thursday that House Republican leaders, under pressure from their conservative members, will submit a budget that calls for cutting federal programs beneath the levels they agreed to in the bipartisan August debt limit law. Democrats warned that violating the agreement could spark a government shutdown fight later this year.

<..> Top Republicans have been wary of touching off another battle they’re not likely to win, but have struggled to herd their conservative members who want much deeper cuts to domestic federal programs. Soon after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Budget Committee Republicans met privately to seek a resolution, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — a top Dem strategist — issued a stern warning to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).

“The Speaker should remember a deal is a deal,” Schumer told reporters at a Capitol briefing with Democratic leadership. “The House Republican leadership should not go back on their word just to quell another uprising by the tea party. Again, he’ll lose, on the budget like on everything else, if [Boehner] lets this small group on the hard right dictate where the whole House should go.”

Asked at his weekly press conference whether he’s prepared to break the debt limit deal, Boehner wouldn’t bite. “Our members are having a discussion about what the budget should look like,” he said, “and I’m waiting for the outcome of those conversations.”

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/...t-deal.php

Is there nothing the GOP won't do to try to stop the economy from growing? This is outrageous, their word isn't worth jack shit.
Cantor again....and Schumer was spot on with his comment.

[janedrake]

Boehner: “Our members are having a discussion about what the budget should look like,” he said, “and I’m waiting for the outcome of those conversations.”

Hello, Boehner - are you, or are you not, supposed to be the leader of House Republicans? What are you "waiting" for? You should be leading the GOP members, not "waiting" for them.

[jaxx]

Boehner's scared of Cantor and the teabaggers. He's shown that too many times.
The idea of them threatening to shut down the government again is just too ignorant to be real.

[janedrake]

(03-08-2012 10:15 PM)jaxx Wrote:  Boehner's scared of Cantor and the teabaggers. He's shown that too many times.
The idea of them threatening to shut down the government again is just too ignorant to be real.

Ain't it, though? "Shut-down-the-gubmint and roll back women's rights. That's the winning ticket, yeah!"

[SeattleGirl]

(03-08-2012 10:15 PM)jaxx Wrote:  Boehner's scared of Cantor and the teabaggers. He's shown that too many times.
The idea of them threatening to shut down the government again is just too ignorant to be real.

If this group of idiots were in the House when Pelosi was Speaker, I dare say she would have boxed their ears and sent them to their rooms without their supper.

Boehner? Can't do it, the scared little piss-ant.

[Drunken Irishman]

And let me guess, perfectly timed for the November elections, right?

Ugh.

[NJMaverick]

their lips are moving