In their defense, I haven’t released a spending plan yet, either.

Written By : TrogloPundit

Maybe I should, though. My spending plan would make Paul Ryan’s look downright moderate. Give the libs something else to shoot at for a while, and take some of the pressure off him.

You think Ryan’s pushing old folks off the pier? Once they see my plan, they’ll get up out of those chairs and throw themselves off!

Anyway, via Marathon Pundit:

Senate Democrats decided Thursday not to release their spending plan to counter the budget blueprint approved last month by House Republicans, saying they will wait to see whether talks at the White House produce a compromise plan for reining in the national debt.

Juvenile? Irresponsible? Cowardly? Yes, yes, and yes. But also politically pragmatic. Why should they release a plan now, and expose themselves to criticism, instead of waiting for the media to pummel the Republican plan into a boneless mass of goo?

But then:

Democrats said they are close to agreement on a spending plan that would reduce borrowing by more than $4 trillion over the next decade, with about half the savings coming from higher taxes. That would offer a sharp contrast to the GOP budget, which relies entirely on deep cuts in spending.

Gah! So close! The whole point of chicken-heartedly refusing to present a plan of your own is to avoid criticism while the Republicans are savaged daily. Gutless, yes. Dare we call it pusillanimous? Now that I’ve learned what that means, yes. But effective? Yes, when done right.

Announcing that your plan raises taxes by $2 trillion? You’re doing it wrong!

When does more revenue – assuming we even get more revenue – ever go hand in hand with lower spending? And, by “lower,” I mean: spending within the revenue we have?

Never! Democrats won’t limit themselves to the money they have! No matter how much it is!

They might as well have released their entre plan. They’ve already told us everything we need to know about it.

UPDATE – BREAKING, EXCLUSIVE: via the crack House Budget Committee staff, the Senate Democrat Budget…revealed:

Click to embiggen, but be warned: the contents are explosive.

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Anonymous

“My spending plan would make Paul Ryan’s look downright moderate.”

So you would throw you sick elderly grandmother out into the street, is that right? Because after she goes through the Ryan voucher, and mortgages her house to the limit, there’s no other way to go. Hopefully, Social Security will give your grandmother, what?, $250 for funeral expenses. The death panel is built into Ryan’s plan, and I gather that your enhancement would merely move the time table up. But your plan would save us billions and allow the taxcuts (for the wealthy) to continue. Beautiful.

Anonymous

There are no tax cuts proposed in the Ryan plan. And perhaps people should have planned to support themselves in their retirement instead of beggin for tax payer money to cover up their poor decision making.

Sucks to be poor doesn’t it joe? Yet you post here all day, probably on a tax payer paid for computer at a public library, while drawing a government check. You dress up like a baby joe like that other sponge we read about this week? You strike Nixon as a freeloading bum.

Anonymous

So like I said Dick, the right wing wants to throw grandma under the bus. Get rid of those free loading old bastards.

Well, how old are you Dick? So if you have a major illness like cancer, and need several surgeries especially for brain cancer (hint), what will you do? (And I don’t wish anything like that on anyone.) Sell the yacht? Oh but you don’t have one. How about the house? Now that one probably hits home. No wait, like Teach likes to say, sell the computer?

Anonymous

Nixon just had a bout w cancer. Nixon’s health insurance functioned as promised, and any out pocket expenses were paid for by Nixon.

Since this is a matter of common knowledge, Nixon flags your post for personal attack.
Anonymous

Nixon just had a bout w cancer. Nixon’s health insurance functioned as promised, and any out pocket expenses were paid for by Nixon.

Since this is a matter of common knowledge, Nixon flags your post for personal attack.

Anonymous

Glad you still have Medicare as a primary and don’t be so grumpy. There are a lot of hate government people also on the take, even SSI Disability.
Bill Dalasio

Flagged for personal attacks.
Anonymous

Let’s all play, and see if Joe can bat a thousand on ANOTHER article.

Anonymous

There are no tax cuts proposed in the Ryan plan. And perhaps people should have planned to support themselves in their retirement instead of beggin for tax payer money to cover up their poor decision making.

Sucks to be poor doesn’t it joe? Yet you post here all day, probably on a tax payer paid for computer at a public library, while drawing a government check. You dress up like a baby joe like that other sponge we read about this week? You strike Nixon as a freeloading bum.
Anonymous

There are no tax cuts proposed in the Ryan plan. And perhaps people should have planned to support themselves in their retirement instead of beggin for tax payer money to cover up their poor decision making.

Sucks to be poor doesn’t it joe? Yet you post here all day, probably on a tax payer paid for computer at a public library, while drawing a government check. You dress up like a baby joe like that other sponge we read about this week? You strike Nixon as a freeloading bum.

http://www.wordaroundthenet.com Christopher Taylor

Like I said, one side wants to actually cut spending, while the other wants to increase it and increase taxes.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_B22U5DIG7LZWRGUSAJAOYC6NT4 Brian Scott

One side wants to help the people. The other wants to help the greedy rich.

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Shawn-Collins/100002293977760 Shawn Collins

I would suspend ALL spending. Review EVERY program, bureau, agency, policy etc etc. Refer back to the Constitution, if it doesnt allow the Federal government to do it, then we need a damn good reason why we need to spend a dime on it. Support the military, borders and roads. In this economy can any one actually argue that we need to spend money of studying the mating habits of blind tree frogs or supporting adult babies or supplementing organizations & countries that want to kill us?

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_B22U5DIG7LZWRGUSAJAOYC6NT4 Brian Scott

Yes, we wouldn’t want the government to hep anyone but the rich with their tax cuts.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Shawn-Collins/100002293977760 Shawn Collins

I would have all spending ran through ALL the checks and balances. This would mean both Democrats and Republicans would have the chance to vote on every dime. The Senate would pass the spending or not. The President would sign the spending bill or not. If any one opposed it after it passed, the Supreme Court would give its opinion as to whether it fit within the Constitution or not. If you think “tax cuts for the rich” will pass all that again in the current climate and you are so opposed to it, maybe you need to do something other that make snarky comments of blogs to effect the changes you want.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Shawn-Collins/100002293977760 Shawn Collins

I would have all spending ran through ALL the checks and balances. This would mean both Democrats and Republicans would have the chance to vote on every dime. The Senate would pass the spending or not. The President would sign the spending bill or not. If any one opposed it after it passed, the Supreme Court would give its opinion as to whether it fit within the Constitution or not. If you think “tax cuts for the rich” will pass all that again in the current climate and you are so opposed to it, maybe you need to do something other that make snarky comments of blogs to effect the changes you want.

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