Raising the Roof

It’s coming down to the Aug. 2 wire for the national debt ceiling deadline, with a game of chicken between the spending reduction & budget balancing advocates (GOP) & tax revenue raising advocates (Democrats). Workable compromises are yet to materialize – notwithstanding the Senate “gang of 6.”

Prince Harry has issued a royal decree that the “cut, cap & balance” legislation passed in the House of Representatives will not even be considered in the Senate. And royal highness Obama indicated he would veto such a bill. Not that he has any specific proposal of his own. But he does have plenty of wrath & indignation for what he says are basically politically motivated and obstructionist Republicans. Not that there might be any nobler motives among the GOP, or any political maneuvering and motives by Democrats. Compromise is always one-sided with Democrats.



And his highness also commanded the leaders to appear before him to explain themselves. Why should Boehner give any more consideration than he’s received, and even go to such a conference? The last time he did, Obama pulled a bait and switch, reneging on a previously agreed to amount of revenue increase by raising it another $400 Billion, and Republicans rightly broke off talks.



And again with the class warfare in a specially called address to the nation, saying that people need to pay their fair share. Which I would agree to if he interpreted it as that half of the nation currently paying no taxes at least pay some. But of course Obama means that the “rich,” who already pay some 90% of the taxes, pay even more. And thereby further restrict the already anemic job-creating potential, and further broaden the welfare state & Democratic constituency.

Harry’s plan in the Senate appears to have inflated projections of cost savings – what a surprise, after their Obamacare record!