Conn Carroll
Why Republicans are warming to the sequester
The sense of betrayal Chocolo describes among many then-freshman Republican congressmen is very real. They feel they were tricked by establishment Washington into voting for fake spending cuts back in 2011 and now they want to make those cuts real in 2013. Democratic plans to replace these very real cuts with tax hikes are completely out of the question, and kicking the can down the road by back-loading the cuts is now also suspect.
If the sequester is undone, it will have to be done with Democratic votes in the House. And the only way that happens, is if at least part of the cuts are replaced with tax hikes. That isn’t happening either. Which is why the sequester is almost certainly going to happen on schedule.
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Obama’s pony, let’s ride it!
hillsoftx on February 11, 2013 at 9:04 PM
Yes, yes, yes!!
ButterflyDragon on February 11, 2013 at 9:05 PM
I would prefer a 30-year amortization of the debt limit to $0, or — failing that — at least a balanced budget.
cthulhu on February 11, 2013 at 9:13 PM
It’s more like a unicorn that poops skittles, but I’m all aboard.
John the Libertarian on February 11, 2013 at 9:17 PM
team let it burn is gaining traction.
bannor on February 11, 2013 at 9:18 PM
Good
gophergirl on February 11, 2013 at 9:26 PM
I’m down for it, just because I don’t believe for a damn minute it’s going to do the damage the pols are claiming.
When McCain’s answer on FN Sunday about how this is going to hurt the DOD is to say “Leon Panetta is one of the most respected men in town”, my George Carlin cyncism kicked in.
budfox on February 11, 2013 at 9:40 PM
LET
IT
BURN
wildcat72 on February 11, 2013 at 9:53 PM
Sequestration will have negligible economic impact while actually making a dent in the deficit, AND the GOP can paint it as bipartisan harmony and lollipops and whatnot because it was the Dems’ plan. The Dems are overplaying their hand by asking for tax hikes out of this, and it would be utter insanity for the GOP to agree to tax hikes in order to curtail spending cuts.
theperfecteconomist on February 11, 2013 at 10:13 PM