Comments on: Sequester Politics: Hard to Believe, but They’re Getting Worse

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:52:35 +0000

Why repel the law? I mean neither party has the courage to stop government spending and they don’t want to. Pres Obama want to scare the public into thinking these minimal cuts are really going to ruin the country.

These cuts are very minor to what we will be borrowing and spending this year. I don’t see anyone will the leadership to change the unfortunate course this country in heading.

By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:59:14 +0000

We have officially entered the stupid era – the willingness to hurt the country’s citizens and economy over ideology and politics.

Certainly both parties must know that they could just repeal this awful law. But you don’t hear them talk about repeal as an option. I wonder why not? Instead they act as if the finger on the trigger of the gun pointed at the head is somehow not under one’s control. And so all this damage will be done, I guess, to see who blinks first. The lack of leadership and common sense is stunning.

What is ironic about all this is that deficit reduction is not even one of the top problems that our nation faces. So let’s hurt ourselves over something that doesn’t really matter right now?

By: JohnR

JohnR — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:30:31 +0000

Once you cut loose from the surly bonds of objective reality, it’s easy to keep a straight face no matter what you say. It’s fascinating to watch this self-reinforcing diversion into group madness at close range. It makes re-reading Shirer a richer experience.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:27:38 +0000

That Obama’s team came up with the sequester in the first place is the real problem. They are negotiating what they failed to negotiate in 2011.

By: jnfr

jnfr — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:25:03 +0000

How can they require the President to do anything? Couldn’t he just veto their bill?