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Originally Posted by TheDoc
One thing to remember is Obama does not create the budget, he can only push a direction, so he's only pushing to merge them, while Congress still has to agree. If that's what it takes to get the deal done, and they both do it, that is a bi-partisan compromise, based around the current situation, it's the only compromise, assuming it goes through.
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I did not think you of all people would get this wrong.
Obamas 2012 Budget
From Wikipedia:
The President, according to the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, must submit a budget to Congress each year. In its current form, federal budget legislation law (31 U.S.C. 1105(a)) specifies that the President submit a budget between the first Monday in January and the first Monday in February. In recent times, the President's budget submission, entitled Budget of the U.S. Government, has been issued in the first week of February. Thus, President George W. Bush submitted the FY2007 budget in February 2006. The President's budget submission, along with supporting documents and historical budget data, can be found at the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) website. The President's budget contains detailed information on spending and revenue proposals, along with policy proposals and initiatives with significant budgetary implications.