An earmark by any other name would smell so sweet

A 20% immediate haircut would be lunacy.

We need to be on-track for a sustainable budget.

Don't change the subject.

For the record, Part D - Medicare was pulled out of a hat.

So if we boil this all down, what you're really advocating here is tax increases on people who make more income than you do. As far as the discussion on unfunded mandates goes, you would prefer to concentrate on military benefits and anything George Bush did, and shy away from discussing anything passed in the last two years. Correct? 😀

So if we boil this all down, what you're really advocating here is tax increases on people who make more income than you do. As far as the discussion on unfunded mandates goes, you would prefer to concentrate on military benefits and anything George Bush did, and shy away from discussing anything passed in the last two years. Correct? 😀

Not no but hell no.

Once again you are wrong.

But you are consistently wrong.

Not no but hell no.

Once again you are wrong.

But you are consistently wrong.

What subject are we on then? Apparently I've changed it but I have no idea what it is you wanted to discuss.

A consensus builds in Washington -

Consensus is forming on what steps to take in cutting the deficit

Change you can believe in.

Oddly enough it seem the most vocal side against these concessions are the liberal democrats. Thankfully, they won't control washington after January. Maybe we are about to get some much needed work done.