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2011-06-30 Home Front: Politix
Obama says "tough choices" have to be made to reduce deficit
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Posted by Fred 2011-06-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 This President doubled the budget and never cared about it with the last congress. When Dems were in the house they did not pass a budget.

This guy is just Evil.
Posted by newc 2011-06-30 00:28||   2011-06-30 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 A suggestion of default?

"Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon," he noted.
Posted by Skidmark 2011-06-30 00:38||   2011-06-30 00:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Him and IQ Joe could help immensely if they would simply resign.
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-06-30 00:47||   2011-06-30 00:47|| Front Page Top

#4 POTUS BAMMER + OVERNIGHT TRUTHS ....

and

* WAFF > [NineMSN = Australia] US DEBT IS UNSUSTAINABLE | IMF SAYS US DEBT IS [perilously]UNSUSTAINABLE.

POSTWER = CNBC repor that US Total Public Debt is over US$50.0Trilyuhn, a figure which has not yet made the major news + may be being intentionally hidden ALAP???

versus


* PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > ITS TIME FOR BRITAIN TO MERGE ITS ARMY, NAVY, + AIR FORCE. UK Defence spending reduced from 5.0% of GDP at end of Cold War to 2.0% in 2011 - the UK's Armed Forces is pressed or unable to meet even basic military tasks or requirements.

* RELATED SAME > TOP UK GENERALS, ADMIRALS, + AIR MARSHALS TO FACE AX.

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [Corrupt = 16-18,000] CHINESE OFFICIALS HAVE STOLEN OVER US$120.0BILYUHN [Y$800.0BILYUHN] + FLED ABROAD SINCE THE 1990's.

* IIRC STARS-N-STRIPES > NEW/NEWER US MILITARY OFFICERS TO FACE FORCED RETIREMENT.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-06-30 01:57||   2011-06-30 01:57|| Front Page Top

#5 ION DAILY TIMES.PK > EXPERTS WARN EPIC WEATHER RAVAGING THE US COULD WORSEN.

IOW, the Sun she is a'gonna blow.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-06-30 02:00||   2011-06-30 02:00|| Front Page Top

#6 I think the tough choices he's referring to means cutting Defense instead of Social Security or Obamacare.
Posted by trailing wife 2011-06-30 09:46||   2011-06-30 09:46|| Front Page Top

#7 The 'tough' choice is whether living within one's means or placing their children and grandchildren into servitude so they, the pols, can continue spending on bread and games today to buy favors.
Posted by Procopius2k 2011-06-30 10:42||   2011-06-30 10:42|| Front Page Top

#8 http://www.mercurynews.com/mallard-fillmore

Raises a good question
Posted by mom 2011-06-30 11:51||   2011-06-30 11:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Even if the US cut its defense expenditures to ZERO, the deficit / debt would STILL be impossible. Cuts need to be much larger than that.
BO's choice to help businesses create jobs - raise taxes!
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-30 12:15||   2011-06-30 12:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Tidbit:
"I've met with the leaders multiple times," he continued. "At a certain point, they need to do their job."

The president then added;
Give me a break I'm busy. Oh, and BTW, if you need to get ahold of me I'll be in Philly tommorrow for a couple more fundraisers. The minimum ticket is only $10K per person - so lets talk.
Posted by DepotGuy 2011-06-30 12:22||   2011-06-30 12:22|| Front Page Top

#11 "At a certain point, they need to do their job."

You first, jackass.
Posted by Barbara 2011-06-30 12:40||   2011-06-30 12:40|| Front Page Top

#12 "Present!"
Posted by Frank G 2011-06-30 12:57||   2011-06-30 12:57|| Front Page Top

#13 There's one thing for sure - neither "President" O'bumble or "Slow Joe" Biden will make any of those tough decisions. This president's motto is "I don't do decisions."
Posted by Old Patriot 2011-06-30 13:22||   2011-06-30 13:22|| Front Page Top

#14 I've said it before. The only real shovel ready jobs that would help would be to pay construction folks to build new base housing for America's military bases. Something that is a Federal responsibility anyway, and that would get these construction workers working without adding new suburbs to the areas still screwed by the housing bust.

Fixing roads, bridges and building dams are not so shovel ready but there has been time to do the prep-work on that sort of thing by now.

Yet the stimulous money is used in ways that don't create jobs or stimulate anything but a few choice bank accounts.
Posted by rjschwarz 2011-06-30 14:47||   2011-06-30 14:47|| Front Page Top

#15 Given the source, it must mean "more taxes".
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-06-30 14:58||   2011-06-30 14:58|| Front Page Top

#16 Bumper sticker:

Bury Barry 2012. He's shovel-ready.
Posted by KBK 2011-06-30 15:16||   2011-06-30 15:16|| Front Page Top

#17 That's a keeper, KBK! :-D
Posted by Barbara 2011-06-30 15:27||   2011-06-30 15:27|| Front Page Top

#18 Does that mean that he is going to cut back to 9 holes ??
Posted by Chief 2011-06-30 16:59||   2011-06-30 16:59|| Front Page Top

#19 So, this guy is going to go on vacation while telling Congress to do their job. He wants to raise taxes no matter what and really does not care if we bankrupt as a nation.

So as President, you will offer nothing to fix this mess you doubled during your term?
Really President Obama?

He is a traitor and he broke his oath. If the country goes down - it is all on HIM.

I will not be forgiving of these people if they purposefully make US live like animals over their political ambitions. In fact, that's pitchfork time right there.

What needs to happen is the Ryan plan but good luck with that.
Posted by newc 2011-06-30 17:16||   2011-06-30 17:16|| Front Page Top

#20 "the only real shovel ready jobs that would help..."

I think serious border fence-building and patrolling would help too, and be of the appropriate jurisdiction.
Posted by Glenmore 2011-06-30 19:43||   2011-06-30 19:43|| Front Page Top

#21 I believe I said at the time that there were no "shovel ready projects". I'd accept applause if it weren't so freaking obvious to anyone outside the Obama/Biden Administration and their academic toadies.
Posted by Frank G 2011-06-30 20:34||   2011-06-30 20:34|| Front Page Top

#22 What Halperin said!
Posted by JohnQC 2011-06-30 21:36||   2011-06-30 21:36|| Front Page Top

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