Where was the budget, where were the demands from "our side"?

[cali]

I'm not talking about the President's budget- which dealt with repuke proposals on their terms; where was an alternative dem budget from Congress which cut oil subsidies and the military? Does it exist? Did I miss it?

[Lasher]

1. If there ever was such a thing I missed it too.

Makes me wonder just who it is in Congress who is actually on "our side".

[cali]

2. dems let the debate play out entirely on the repukes' terms

where the fuck is the anti-Ryan budget?

[Lasher]

3. Well, progressives have finally come up with something.

Too late to matter IMO.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x856626

[cali]

4. too late and fucking dreadful name

[iris27]

5. No, their playbook from Day 1 has been "Set out a proposal that contains some Republican ideas

to start with, then keep sacrificing more and more as the Republicans continue bitching. Rinse and repeat at least three times before finalizing a bill."

Just look at health care. Any Democrat with sense would've started out with serious discussion some form of UHC - at least Canada's single payer if not something fully government-run like the UK's NHS. Then after compromise, the final bill would've included some sort of public option. But instead, they started with the public option and gave that away to secure an eventual end to pre-existing condition limitations.

I mean, it'd be like a potential employee saying, "Oh, I can tell this employer really wants to hire me over the other candidates...so I'm going to DECREASE the amount of my salary requirements by $5,000/yr." We take weak positions right out of the gate, which then get weakened further. :mad: