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Originally Posted by raymor
The democrats have NOT put forth a bill.
The republicans are set to pass their third bill from the house today, which the democrats who control the senate day they will pass in the senate.
That's part of the problem, that democrats won't even put a bill up for vote, and Obama, who is supposed to be the leader, hadn't put out a specific plan. All they have done is said "no" to everything the republicans propose.
Of course we're in this mess because the dems didn't take care of it before the election like they were supposed to. They controlled the house, senate, and white house and still couldn't do their job.
If the democrats in senate would follow the standard procedure and change the house bill to their liking, it could then go to conference committee for the final compromise version to be worked out.
So far the dems have refused to introduce any bill, to amend the republican bills, or to pass anything.
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The dems do have a plan on paper, proof of that was the review of it showing they didn't cut as much as thought, much like the reps plans.
Why put a bill up if it's going to get shot down? Why put it up when the other party already told you they would shoot it down? Why would the Reps put one up, even though the Dems said they would shoot it down and Obama said he would veto it? Do you think it's good for our country to waste time voting on bills everyone knows wont pass when they should be working on bills that should pass, thus giving people a reason to rail if it doesn't?
Why in hell would you want what they did plan to pass? Do you like being fucked in the ass?
How about this... one party, I don't care which, actually put something together that makes real cuts in areas that really need it, doesn't strip away what is ours, and doesn't play politics with the future.
Until that happens, both sides are playing us all for fools.