With revolt brewing, House GOP backs off budget deal

[lanlady]

Source: Government Executive

House Republican leaders are back where they started in negotiations over funding the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year. Concerned about a revolt by the conservative, tea-party wing of the party, GOP leaders have pulled back from a tentative deal to cut roughly $30 billion in cuts from current spending levels. The influence that tea-party conservative now exercise over the process put the chances of a compromise seriously in doubt.

The deja vu nature of the negotiations raises the distinct possibility that the government could shut down after the April 8 expiration of the current stopgap spending measure. Congress could also pass a seventh temporary extension since the end of the fiscal year on September 30, but lawmakers' appetites for them appear to have run out.

A congressional aide briefed on negotiations said Monday that Republicans had -- at one point -- agreed to work on a deal with the White House that would cap discretionary spending for fiscal 2011 at $1.055 trillion, which is $35 billion less than the fiscal 2010 level and $74 billion less than what was requested by President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget.

But the aide said the GOP pulled back from that agreement last week after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., warned House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, that the deal would trigger a revolt from tea party conservatives.

Read more: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0311/032911budget-revolt.htm

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I think the shutdown is going to happen this time... lord help us.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I guess Harry was correct. The problem is that the Democrats have nobody to negotiate with.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. No adults, anyway

just a bunch of petulant children demanding that their *parents* do whatever they tell them and throwing a tantrum.
:nopity:

Is it too early for :popcorn:?

[bemildred]

2. More empty threats. nt

[elleng]

3. May very well happen this time, lan, if 't'ers don't get their way.

So show-down may be sooner rather than later, and we'll all see/feel consequences of everyone's behavior in the foreseeable future.

[lanlady]

6. I have nothing but contempt for the t' imbeciles

and the Clown Car Congressmen who harken to them. I hope this whole thing blows up in their faces.

[yurbud]

9. the tea party does two things for the GOP: gives their neanderthal base red meat and makes

other republicans look reasonable who without the tea party contrast would look like Charles Manson off his meds themselves.

[Donnachaidh]

5. they pee over teabagger's threats -- who they SHOULD be worried about

Is the shitstorm they are bringing on themselves called the American middle class.

[Zorra]

7. Who is going to cave first?

Smart money says this is already gonna be a really bad deal for working folks.

Law of survival #1: Never, never, trust a republican.

Odds are that republicans pulling out is a ploy to just get an even worse deal for us and a better deal for wealthy private interests.

Dems should just let the government shut down.

Force the repubs hand while a gun is pointed at them under the table in order to call them out and make them show the cards that are up their sleeve.

[AndyTiedye]

14. A Shutdown is Just What the Teabaggers Want

[Zorra]

17. So, what do Dems do? Let the baggers bully them into submission?

Trust me on this, this would not be a good idea.

[AndyTiedye]

18. Allowing the Teabaggers to Shut Down the Government IS being Bullied into Submission!

We negotiate with the non-Teabagger Republicans to try to salvage what we can.

A government shutdown is the Teabaggers' wet dream, and our nightmare.
All that would be left of the government would be the military and the police.
Just the way they want it.

[Zorra]

19. Don't agree. Personally, I'd rather go road warrior than fall into that trap.

They'll hold us hostage forever if we don't stand our round.

[sofa king]

20. Not after the President declares a national state of emergency.

There's two-and-a-half wars on and a financial crisis, so it's justifiable no matter how you look at it.

Then President Obama inherits all the evil powers those stupid fools handed over to George Bush... just in case of emergency. They will poop their pants once they realize what he can do.

[Kablooie]

8. So will Obama and Dems cave too so the gov doesn't shut down?

That's what I'm wary of.
They fear the shutdown so much that they will give in to the teabags.
Essentially letting them run the government.

[truebrit71]

10. Based on the track-record so far? You bet they will....

...gotta keep that powder dry...:sarcasm:

[old mark]

11. K&R-The teabaggers now run the country? I didn't vote for them, and I doubt you did either...nt

[nolabels]

13. Yea but karma can sometimes be bitc........

Ancient Confucius also say :Sometimes if you stand in the way of enough people who want or need something then you will eventually get trampled (metaphorically of course :evilgrin: )

[Bandit]

12. Sounds like it is time for Obama and the Democrats to throw in their hand

Give the Republicans everything they want so there won't be any hard decisions to make..:shrug:

[Doctor_J]

15. And so they can claim next year to be the Party Of Bipartisanship

win-win :puke:

[daleo]

16. Would a government shut-down affect the various wars?

Or are they exempt?

[neverforget]

21. Yee Haw!!! Let's blow up this country!

[No Elephants]

22. Meanwhile, someone in Schumer's office blew the p.r. high ground

Honest mistake, or sabotage?

[Welibs]

23. The t-people represent a small portion of the voting block yet,

the Republicans cater to those lunatics and turn their backs on the majority that don't want any part of the tea party!

The GOP has attacked minorities, women (52% of the population), working Americans (98% minus 20% t-people) and removed lifelines for their families, senior citizens, children and our sick and most vulnerable.

They looted taxpayers coffers for the last 10 years and they've spent more money that all administrations combined. They've tried to rewrite and erase history, silence voters voices and remove American's rights.

Oh I almost forgot mind control. Paul LePage said that Republicans want to control what we think, what we see and what we remember.

Is there anymore evidence anyone needs that these baggers are nazis?

On top of that they've pissed off the entire global community for obstructing recovery.

Have I left anyone out???