Republican delay and obstruction (it’s costing us money, but they are doing it for the troops so that’s ok)
Everyone says they are a deficit hawk. Government waste is just awful and must be stamped out wherever it occurs.
Well… Maybe not so much. At least not when it comes to partisanship.
The simple truth is that Democrats have the 60 votes they need to pass health care reform out of the Senate. Republicans are insisting that every last second of delay they are entitled to be honored, notwithstanding the fact that they know for sure the bill will pass on Christmas eve.
So what we’ve got are a lot of cops and staff working overtime (and feeling pretty grinched about being away from their families), and tens of millions of dollars in extra government spending, all so Republicans can please Rush Limbaugh and the tea-baggers.
I talked to Senator DeMint, Collins, Lemieux and Johanns about this:
Deficit hawks? Where? There’s one fiscal conservative on the Hill: the guy with the plan to pay off the national debt. Me.
presidentbyamendment.com/issues/taxes.html
Rick Hohensee
26 Dec 09 at 1:55 pm