Senator "Sunspot" Johnson (T-Wi) demands a budget or he'll stop government

[Scuba]

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20120126/APC0101/201260529


This clueless asshat has proposed just one bill since entering the Senate - a ridiculous proposal that would have prevented the FDA or USDA or any other federal agency from creating any new regulations. New food product - no testing. New household cleaner - no problem. Can't let little things like consumer protection stand in the way of corporate profits.


Now Sunspot is once again threatening to halt government if his petty demands aren't met.

WASHINGTON — Just hours before President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to set aside partisan bickering for the good of the country, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson was again accusing Senate Democrats of fiscal negligence and threatening to gum up the legislative process if the chamber failed to pass a budget by April 15.

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Johnson said it was unconscionable that Democrats had not passed a budget plan as required by law, given the nation's dire fiscal standing with a debt of more than $15 trillion.

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During a Senate floor speech in June, Johnson chided Democratic leaders over the chamber's failure to pass a budget and stunned even some of his GOP colleagues by objecting to unanimous consent to allow Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., the senior Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, an opportunity to speak.

Unanimous consent is a procedural method that speeds up the process on routine business that comes to the Senate floor. Rarely is there an objection. Johnson said Tuesday he is prepared to do it again this year.

Speaking for the good People of Wisconsin: We're so sorry we allowed this idiot to beat Russ Feingold.

[Firebrand Gary]

1. FU Senator of the fillibuster party.

Id remind the Senator that his party has contributed NOTHING but debt to our budget, He should put a cork in it and sit down while the democratic party continues to reduce the deficit.

[hayrow1]

2. Yeah, my neighbors helped elect this dripping santorum.

Russ Feingold did not know how to run against pure evil. Russ destroyed Johnson in the debates, however, chose to fight a non-street fight type campaign.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. If the GOP is willing to work with the Democrats to come up with a responsible and non-insane budget

I bet it could get done. As things stand now, the House GOP is going to craft an extremist budget that no Democrat would EVER accept and then blame the Democrats in the Senate for refusing to adopt it in toto. Not to mention the fact that if the Democrats DID produce a budget in the Senate, the Republicans there would just filibuster it. Is Johnson saying that he would allow for an up-or-down vote on a Democratic proposal?