Brinkmanship - WHAT CAN WE DO?

Brinkmanship 2.0

So here we are again.
Back to political brinkmanship on Capitol Hill.
No continuing resolution and no debt ceiling increase.
Millions of Americans are affected.
Congress and the President refuse to take responsibility.

What is different about the current impasse is that unlike the seventeen other Debt Ceiling crisis' the President of the United States, the leader of the free world, the Commander in Chief is unwilling to negotiate.

Unwilling to negotiate?

Yes, both President Obama (37% approval rating) and Senator Harry Reid (7% approval rating) have said repeatedly they will not negotiate.

WHAT?

Isn't that what a leader does? They negotiate and make the deal work for both parties. In most settings in corporate American boardrooms, members of organizations sit down around a conference table, they hash out their differences, find common ground and develop a solution that meets every ones best interest. That happens every day in America.
We pay our law makers on Capitol Hill a pretty good salary to do their jobs. And what do they do? They go on vacation knowing full well the CR and the Debt Ceiling was looming. How dare they! Then they return and blame each other for the crisis.

The Blame game continues!

Regardless of what side of the isle you are on something must be done to solve the impasse on Capitol Hill.

My suggestion to solve the debt ceiling crisis and the budget battle? This fall and for the mid-term elections in 2014 you and me ... all of us - can make a difference. Fire every damn one of them. No matter the party affiliation, no matter the state, no matter their record, let every single one of them know how we feel about their performance - or lack there of.

GET THE SCOUNDRELS OUT!

VOTE AGAINST EVERY INCUMBENT ON CAPITOL HILL IN 2014

Gary De Moss
IN MY RIGHT MIND

Get the Scoundrels Out!

Obama and Congressional Disapproval

OK the new figure's are out and it doesn't look very good for Congress or the President.

According to current polling, Congress has an 11% approval rating still struggling to stay in double digits and Obama; less than 40% of Americans approve of the way he has handled the presidency.

Lets get this straight.

9 of 10 Americans think Congress is doing a terrible job. That is significant. And who wouldn't? They only show up on the job for 130 days a year or 2-3 days a week. They spend every dollar in sight and the money you have in your pocket. Any Bill they happen to pass that affects all Americans they are exempt from. They fight and bicker with each other and get nothing done. Hell, they haven't passed a budget in years, are not willing to reduce the deficit and can only pass a 60 day bill. What kind of Country can operate effectively in 60 days?

Now to Obama's dwindling numbers ... 6 out of 10 Americans think Obama has done a poor job. That makes sense when 4 out of 5 days he is campaigning; bashing Americans, our way of life and Republicans. With that rigorous agenda how do you expect him to have any time left to lead and help America? He spends Saturday planning how to skip town the following week and Sunday ... well it doesn't include Church!

So who are these folks who think Congress and the President are doing a great job?

Well lets do the math.

1 in 10 Americans think that Congress is doing a wonderful job. These folks could be categorized in several ways. Sheep, blind, ignorant, congressional staff, folks receiving bribes, people with their heads in the sand, family, everyone who benefits by legislation they slip into bills, Dumb Ass Americans.

Given these numbers it would be evident to a sixth grader that Congress and the President should be circulating their resumes and that the American public should do the right thing and vote every single one of them out of office and send them back home where they came from.

In 2012 we need voters and leaders today that have the guts to kick every one of these guys out of their Capitol Hill office. That means voting for candidates not for the color of their skin, not for the party they claim to be a part of, not because they are going to do you a favor.

No. You need to vote for candidates that will do the right thing for the American people and what is right for our Country. Period.

Get the Scoundrels Out!

Gary S. DeMoss
IN MY RIGHT MIND

Political Brinkmanship

political brinkmanship (bringk'men-ship') n  The practice, esp. in politics, of seeking advantage by creating the impression that one is willing and able to pass the brink of default.

Same Procedure, Predicable Results
Einstein once wrote that if you continue to perform the same exercise over and over again you will net the same results.
On Monday in similar fashion to past Congressional last minute theatrical staging, the House and the Senate passed a watered down version of a Bill that would predictably raise the US debt ceiling preventing the catastrophic event the Obama Administration reinforced ... A default of the United States.
For weeks both sides argued over cuts in the Federal Budget but neither side could consider the maverick and visionary cuts from Tea Party Republicans whose cuts would place the US on a path to financial freedom ... ending the cycle of Tax and Spend now in its 5th Decade on the Hill. Although cuts to the Pentagon, Medicare and Entitlement programs were considered ... in the end it was two Senior Senators in closed door sessions that agreed to a lack-luster Bill. Once again they kicked the hard decisions down the Beltway to the next generation to decide. Same good-ole-boy network and our gutless President is too worried about his re-election and his birthday party fundraising to do any thing that would come close to "a positive example" or consider what is best for the American People. Fooey!

Big Deal
Did it prevent Standard and Poor's downgrading the US credit rating from AAA to AA+?
Hell No!
If the Obama Administration and Congress had the balls to make the difficult and necessary decisions to end the spending spree and pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution S&P would have ignored the crisis and left the rating alone. Instead and based on Congress' inability to act in a fiscally and responsible manner; S&P downgraded the US credit rating for the first time in the history of our nation. Congratulations Mr. Obama, Harry Reid and John Bohener! You can now add to your resume one of the most deplorable statistics in our nations history ...

You Raised the Debt ...
Your Bill does nothing to decrease the Deficit.
Our Nation is downgraded for the first time in our Nations history!

Congress you've proved yet again that you can waste time creating political theater and the media will react to your every need. Sadly the majority of America could care less.
Hopefully the few of us that care about our country and know what you just did to the future of US, will react in a way that will punish you for your inability to do your job in a responsible way for the benefit of America. We will vote you out of office.

Please get these guys out of Washington!

Gary DeMoss
IN MY RIGHT MIND