Congress Controls the Purse Strings, But It's Obama's Fault a Budget Hasn't Passed

B

Bonestorm

Thrillhouse
Any of you right-wingers want to sort this out for me. As I understand the argument, Clinton didn't rein in deficits and spending, the Republican Congress did because Congress controls the purse strings. Yet, I am told that Obama's a big fat failure because the Congress hasn't passed a budget in a few years.

How do you square the two? Makes no sense to me. Can we all just agree that both the President and Congress play important roles in shaping the budget and taxing and spending policy so that we don't have to deal with this dumbassery?
 
Dungheap said:
Any of you right-wingers want to sort this out for me. As I understand the argument, Clinton didn't rein in deficits and spending, the Republican Congress did because Congress controls the purse strings. Yet, I am told that Obama's a big fat failure because the Congress hasn't passed a budget in a few years.

How do you square the two? Makes no sense to me. Can we all just agree that both the President and Congress play important roles in shaping the budget and taxing and spending policy so that we don't have to deal with this dumbassery?
Click to expand...

It makes no sense to you because you don't pay attention to what people actually say. You instead create straw men. That is what confuses you.
 
Superfreak said:
It makes no sense to you because you don't pay attention to what people actually say. You instead create straw men. That is what confuses you.
Click to expand...

Here's a newsflash for you, SF: it's not always about you. Hard to believe, I know, given how important you are in your own mind, but it's not always about you.

I hope this helps.
 
Dungheap said:
Any of you right-wingers want to sort this out for me. As I understand the argument, Clinton didn't rein in deficits and spending, the Republican Congress did because Congress controls the purse strings. Yet, I am told that Obama's a big fat failure because the Congress hasn't passed a budget in a few years.

How do you square the two? Makes no sense to me. Can we all just agree that both the President and Congress play important roles in shaping the budget and taxing and spending policy so that we don't have to deal with this dumbassery?
Click to expand...
LOL. You just love lobbing grenades and seeing what kind of comedy will ensue don't you? :)
 
Dungheap said:
Here's a newsflash for you, SF: it's not always about you. Hard to believe, I know, given how important you are in your own mind, but it's not always about you.

I hope this helps.
Click to expand...

Here is a news flash Mr. Strawman... I didn't say it was about me. My comment was directly about YOU. About YOUR inability to pay attention to what people say. The key word there moron is PEOPLE. Meaning you do it consistently to numerous posters... not just me. But thanks for proving my point. You again failed to read and comprehend what was written and instead created a straw man.
 
Superfreak said:
Here is a news flash Mr. Strawman... I didn't say it was about me. My comment was directly about YOU. About YOUR inability to pay attention to what people say. The key word there moron is PEOPLE. Meaning you do it consistently to numerous posters... not just me. But thanks for proving my point. You again failed to read and comprehend what was written and instead created a straw man.
Click to expand...


OK. By the way, it was about you:


Superfreak said:
You pretending that the ship was righted under clinton is a joke. It was a booming economy with the tech/internet bubble and it as always, it is CONGRESS that controls the purse strings. No matter how many times you want to pretend it was Clinton, it was not.
Click to expand...


Superfreak said:
LMAO.... NO shit... really? So we finally have a liberal who acknowledges the budgets of the late 90's were the work of the REP led Congress. Good to know.

That said, there is NOTHING stopping St. Obama from submitting a budget proposal to Congress.

There is NOTHING stopping St. Obama from putting pressure on his own party to pass a friggin budget. UNPRECEDENTED failure in leadership from 'the One'
Click to expand...
 
Superfreak said:
Here is a news flash Mr. Strawman... I didn't say it was about me. My comment was directly about YOU. About YOUR inability to pay attention to what people say. The key word there moron is PEOPLE. Meaning you do it consistently to numerous posters... not just me. But thanks for proving my point. You again failed to read and comprehend what was written and instead created a straw man.
Click to expand...

You didn't say it was about you but you only MEANT it was about you. Fuck off, junior.
 
It's pretty clear from what I know that in terms of the Budget it has been congress who has dropped the ball. The President is required to submit an annual budget each year for the following year. It's up to congress to edit the budget, pass it into law, and then distribute the money.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
It's pretty clear from what I know that in terms of the Budget it has been congress who has dropped the ball. The President is required to submit an annual budget each year for the following year. It's up to congress to edit the budget, pass it into law, and then distribute the money.
Click to expand...

That pretty much sums it up. Uh oh. The congress is continuing to fail us. What's wrong with them? Too many repubs? I think so.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
It's pretty clear from what I know that in terms of the Budget it has been congress who has dropped the ball. The President is required to submit an annual budget each year for the following year. It's up to congress to edit the budget, pass it into law, and then distribute the money.
Click to expand...

Of course it is Congress that has dropped the ball. Mainly the Reid led Senate.
 
Dungheap said:
Any of you right-wingers want to sort this out for me. As I understand the argument, Clinton didn't rein in deficits and spending, the Republican Congress did because Congress controls the purse strings. Yet, I am told that Obama's a big fat failure because the Congress hasn't passed a budget in a few years.

How do you square the two? Makes no sense to me. Can we all just agree that both the President and Congress play important roles in shaping the budget and taxing and spending policy so that we don't have to deal with this dumbassery?
Click to expand...

It is easy to square. Budgets passed the republican controlled House of Representatives but not the democrat controlled Senate. You might want to go ice down your cheek from the bitchslapping you just took
 
Dungheap said:
Any of you right-wingers want to sort this out for me. As I understand the argument, Clinton didn't rein in deficits and spending, the Republican Congress did because Congress controls the purse strings. Yet, I am told that Obama's a big fat failure because the Congress hasn't passed a budget in a few years.

How do you square the two? Makes no sense to me. Can we all just agree that both the President and Congress play important roles in shaping the budget and taxing and spending policy so that we don't have to deal with this dumbassery?
Click to expand...

Because Obama submits budgets that even the Democrats wont support. He has to compromise and thats something he isnt willing to do. Clinton vetoed welfare reform twice before he finally compromised and accepted welfare reform.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
You mean the same Senate that requires 60 votes to get anything done because of the abuse of the filibuster?
Click to expand...

I mean the same Senate where budget and tax votes are filibuster proof. Reid simply disdains the law and doesn't present any budget to pass. This is why republicans can put forward resolutions to pass Obama's budget and get unanimous votes against his budgets. Nobody can filibuster those votes, Mott. The budgets are just so bad that they don't even want to bring them up for a vote, and Reid simply doesn't care that the law says he must pass one. He simply doesn't even put one forward.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top