Cheney was not a serious Republican, so she got replaced. You can point at really moderate here and there, but we don't have a widespread Cheney problem. That's why this doesn't make sense to me.Easy. It’s the nearly perfect overlap between establishment Democrats and establishment Republicans on the Venn diagram. The most prominent example is Cheney, who is indistinguishable from a Democrat yet still calls herself a Republican.
And that just makes it possible, but history shows us not likely even thenThe Rs who voted against McCarthy cited the debt. The only way to do anything about the debt is to win all three required legs.
When The Turtle (senate minority leader, former majority leader) comes out and says that more money for Ukraine is the country's most important concern, whose water do you think he is carrying? Because it most assuredly is not oursCheney was not a serious Republican, so she got replaced. You can point at really moderate here and there, but we don't have a widespread Cheney problem. That's why this doesn't make sense to me.
Self-interested Rs who threw a fit over H. R. 5525 didn't do anything to get a better bill and gave up what leverage McCarthy did have to give conservatives an even worse bill. They got an extension without the spending cuts and the immigration provisions. Gaetz and the clown caucus did this.And that just makes it possible, but history shows us not likely even then
I believe they were not citing the debt but complaining that he was giving up what leverage he had unilaterally while receiving nothing in return. McCarthy had months to work on spending bills but did little until the deadline loomed and then used that to press for a CR. More than just the debt, I think the caucus wants the house to take up its duties to actually budget and make the hard choices after open debate and own it with roll call votes
If you think they were overly optimistic, you may have noticed that there is talk just beginning in the media that Biden might compromise on border issues to get his Ukraine funding
$33 trillion of debt. Federal budget is ~$4 trillion. Ignoring for the moment that the annual budget isn't balanced and has over $1 trillion in new borrowing, If you made 10% across the board cuts to EVERYTHING (and I hope you know how unlikely that would be), paying off the debt would be a MULTI-GENERATIONAL undertaking. 33 trillion divided by that 400 billion saved in the 10% cuts would take a bit over 82 years to pay down the existing debt if it wasn't costing interest for debt service. Realistically it would take more than 100 years to pay it allNobody other than Massie is willing to look at the hard choices. While we spend a lot on ridiculous items, the meat is either to cut entitlements, cut defense, or raise taxes in an inflationary environment - or rack up more debt. Nobody has the appetite to take one of the first three choices yet. To act like everyone who isn't making that hard choice the same would overlook several key attributes, in my opinion.
Important to avoid those ditches, you could drown.Yes, Mr inAvon [kicks rocks]
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Cheney was not a serious Republican, so she got replaced. You can point at really moderate here and there, but we don't have a widespread Cheney problem. That's why this doesn't make sense to me.
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Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump yesterday. Trump today. Trump tomorrow and every day after. What ever your question, how ever you ask it, WHEN EVER you ask it, Trump,Trump,Trump,Trump,Trump.
Is that a bike path?Yes, Mr inAvon [kicks rocks]
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It probably is, but it's not being used because it's so much more convenient to use the public roads.Is that a bike path?
It is, but there are invisible alligators (from the ditches) in the middle of the path, so it is to be avoided.Is that a bike path?
It is, but there are invisible alligators (from the ditches) in the middle of the path, so it is to be avoided.
We run outta triceratops?Alligators with frickin' nails on their heads!
No, bike paths are marked by fog lines at both edges and some kind of line indicating the middle, whether yellow or white, dashed or solid double, and are at least 24 feet wideIs that a bike path?