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The Debt-Limit Debate: Call it a Day and a Win GOP
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas , center, listen as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, speaks during a news conference at The Republican National Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Am I suggesting the GOP House Tea Party Caucus should hold their nose and vote for the Boehner debt-limit plan?
Yes, if you want to beat President Obama in 2012.The debt-limit debate is heading toward a culmination, with President Obama reduced to pleading for the public to support a tax increase and Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid releasing competing plans that are the next-to-last realistic options. The question now is whether House Republicans are going to help Mr. Boehner achieve significant progress, or, in the name of the unachievable, hand Mr. Obama a victory.
Mr. Obama recognizes these stakes, threatening yesterday to veto the Boehner plan in a tactical move to block any Democratic support. The White House is afraid that it will pass the House and then become the only debt-ceiling vehicle if Mr. Reid can’t get 60 votes for his own proposal in the Senate. This would short-circuit Mr. Obama’s plan to blame the GOP for a U.S. credit downgrade, any market turmoil, a possible default, and the lousy economy too.
Read all of the rest of the piece.
The fact is American voters WILL blame the GOP for a further collapse in the economy and the polling is clear on the matter. Plus, there is no need for frightened credit markets or a possible default.
We will never achieve entitlement or tax reform with a doctrinaire liberal in the White House. Any agreements to do so in “out years” would probably be unenforceable even if agreement were achieved. And we can only do so much while controlling one half of one branch of government. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House Republicans, you have laid some great groundwork to rectify both of those situations. Now it is the time to accept a well-won victory and move on.
Thompson is RIGHT – time to move on, vote for the Boehner Plan and if Obama vetoes it, then he broke it.
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President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Romney 17% Vs. Perry 15% Vs. Palin 12% Vs. Giuliani 11% Vs. Bachmann 11%
According to the latest Gallup Poll.Mitt Romney is the leader for the GOP nomination among the current field of official candidates, supported by 27% of Republicans, compared with 18% for Michele Bachmann. However, Rick Perry would essentially tie Romney, with Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani close behind, in a scenario in which all three of these undecided candidates entered the race.
The results are based on a July 20-24 Gallup poll. Eight of the 11 Republicans included in the poll have announced their official candidacies. Giuliani, Palin, and Perry are not official candidates but are still actively considering becoming candidates even though the first nominating contests are less than seven months away. Any of the three would start from a relatively strong national position, with all registering at least double-digit support in the poll.
Nothing really has changed on this national poll. We continue to have an unsettled GOP field with Sarah Palin playing the “Wild Card.”
Texas Governor looks like the most likely unannounced candidate actually throwing his hat in the ring. Sarah and Rudy – well, not so much.
But, who knows?
I continue to maintain that if Sarah Palin runs, then so will Rudy Giuliani. If she doesn’t, then Rudy supports Rick Perry and Bachmann fades as the anti-Romney candidate.
Romney is the nominal front-runner for the Republican nomination, though his status is weaker now than a month ago and could be weakened further by the entry of a candidate like Perry, Palin, or Giuliani. Still, none of those potential candidates’ support exceeds Romney’s at the moment.
The time for any other candidates to enter the race is running short, though there is a precedent for candidates jumping in after Labor Day, as in 2003 (Democrat Wesley Clark) and 2007 (Republican Fred Thompson), though neither candidate fared well in the early primaries and caucuses.
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-07-27
- RT @jpodhoretz: I think someone on Boehner's staff needs to get whacked. He was extremely ill-served by the drafters of this bill. #
- California State Board of Equalization Votes to Begin Rule Making to Implement the Amazon Internet… http://bit.ly/pNgIFX #tcot #catcot #
- RT @LukeRussert: I#GOP Leaders are meeting now to figure out a path forward. Still a chance the #Boehner bill sees the House floor tomorrow. #
- Dilbert July 26, 2011 – Drawing Attention http://bit.ly/naorOw #tcot #catcot #
- Poll Watch: Americans Favor Obama’s Mixed Solution for Debt-Limit Deal 56% Vs. 19% http://bit.ly/nH5Hl0 #tcot #catcot #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 26th on 13:45 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/oE0luk #
- Is US Debt Downgrade Inevitable? http://onforb.es/qrtSaj #
- Great news: Downgrade could come as soon as Friday http://bit.ly/ntLG9W #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 26th on 13:45 http://bit.ly/nfIB9g #tcot #catcot #
- Debt-Ceiling Chicken by Thomas Sowell http://bit.ly/ohV4QQ #
- Leadership by Default http://bit.ly/nxDOdt #
- Video: The White House Spends 10 Minutes Saying They Won’t Release a Debt Ceiling Plan They Might … http://bit.ly/nqZgnj #tcot #catcot #
- Correct | RT @michellemalkin: The House GOP leadership vs. House conservatives split is like the TARP divide all over again. Sigh. #
- Methamphetamine Abuse and Parkinson's Disease Linked http://bit.ly/nBiHtv #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 26th on 11:33 http://bit.ly/oR9j7A #tcot #catcot #
- IN-Sen GOP Poll Watch: Richard Mourdock and Sen. Richard Lugar in Dead Heat http://bit.ly/oM7JHX #tcot #catcot #
- New polls confirm Obama's Democratic base crumbles http://lat.ms/nwMk0U #
- House GOP revolts against Boehner plan http://bit.ly/p1ecmV #
- Boston Red Sox's Adrian Gonzales Promotes Anti-Tobacco Message in New TV Campaign for Massachusetts Dental Society http://bit.ly/q9lvCQ #
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- Oregon Rep. David Wu Resigns from the House http://bit.ly/naE8ap #tcot #catcot #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 26th on 07:07 http://bit.ly/mWPkiV #tcot #catcot #
- Dan Walters: Redistricting commission makes California's divisions official http://bit.ly/n8Q3hF #
- Poll: 70 percent unhappy with economy, want incumbents replaced http://bit.ly/r37BNe #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 25th through July 26th http://bit.ly/oOCX1e #tcot #catcot #
- Poll Watch: 73 Per Cent of Americans Say the Economy is Getting Worse http://bit.ly/oJCTlx #tcot #catcot #
- California State Board of Equalization to Discuss Implementation of the Amazon Internet Sales Tax | Flap's Blog … http://bit.ly/nxBBDq #
- Flap's Dentistry Blog: Are Cranberry Juice or Supplements a Useful Alternative in Urinary Tract Infections? http://bit.ly/oYHWEN #
- Day By Day July 26, 2011 – Adult Party | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/oewCcX #
- California State Board of Equalization to Discuss Implementation of the Amazon Internet Sales Tax http://bit.ly/n7210A #tcot #catcot #
- Are Cranberry Juice or Supplements a Useful Alternative in Urinary Tract Infections? http://bit.ly/r01CBr #
- Day By Day July 26, 2011 – Adult Party http://bit.ly/oSAY9A #tcot #catcot #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-07-26 http://bit.ly/nyeUJv #tcot #catcot #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 25th on 20:38 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/nrB78t #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 25th on 20:38 http://bit.ly/pjfJon #tcot #catcot #
- How Governments Are Using Social Media for Better & for Worse http://on.mash.to/pcsCwl #
- Speaker John Boehner’s solution to the debt-ceiling standoff http://wapo.st/qL5HrV #
- @aronchick Still haven't answered the question. What is Obama's plan? Do you know? in reply to aronchick #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 25th on 18:48 http://bit.ly/rnkuSM #tcot #catcot #
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These are my links for July 26th from 15:02 to 17:22:
- California State Board of Equalization Votes to Begin Rule Making to Implement the Amazon Internet Sales Tax | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – California State Board of Equalization Votes to Begin Rule Making to Implement the Amazon Internet… #tcot #catcot
- Dilbert July 26, 2011 – Drawing Attention | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Dilbert July 26, 2011 – Drawing Attention #tcot #catcot
- Poll Watch: Americans Favor Obama’s Mixed Solution for Debt-Limit Deal 56% Vs. 19% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Poll Watch: Americans Favor Obama’s Mixed Solution for Debt-Limit Deal 56% Vs. 19% #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Links and Comments for July 26th on 13:45 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for July 26th on 13:45 #tcot #catcot