Debt Vote Flashback: Every Single Dem Voted Against Raising the Debt in 2006
Jim Hoft
GatewayPundit
7/16/2011
Every democrat voted “no” including Obama.
Drudge just posted this debt vote reminder from 5 years ago.
EVERY SINGLE Democrat opposed raising the debt limit when George W. Bush was president.
Every – Single – One.
It’s funny how things change when there’s a new occupant in the White House, huh?
Related: Debt Deal Reached: Obama Rushes to Hold Press Conference …Update: 50% of Cuts Come From Military
Update: Americans For Prosperity, AFP Statement on Debt Limit Deal:
It is a tremendous victory for free market activists that, for the first time in history, the debate over raising the debt limit became a debate over cutting spending. For that, we should be heartened that our efforts are truly making a difference. But we must continue to fight, because this deal is simply inadequate to the size of the fiscal challenge our country faces.
Ratings agencies have consistently called for at least $4 trillion in cuts to avoid a downgrade — and rated the Boehner and Reid bills on which the final deal was based as inadequate for putting the country on a sound fiscal footing. This deal includes only $0.9 trillion in guaranteed cuts and in a best case scenario envisions an additional $1.5 trillion in cuts. And these are Washington cuts, not real cuts; they merely reduce the expected rate of increase in spending, while the federal government will continue to grow.
Moreover, the trigger mechanism relies on cuts to Medicare provider payments that are unlikely to generate any real savings given the experience with the failed Sustainable Growth Rate that is routinely “fixed” by annual legislation. The exemption of Medicaid will allow ObamaCare’s enormous expansion of the program to continue unaffected.
Additionally, the new super committee could propose significant new tax hikes, especially increases in business taxes, always a bad idea but especially now, when high rates are already undermining our competitiveness and the economy is still weak…
Read the rest at AFP.
This morning at HotAir.com, So just how good was the deal?
While it remains a bit premature to begin crowing over correct predictions, as of last night we have what appears to be the framework of a debt deal. (For those who missed it, Allahpundit had a summary of the details along with John Boehner’s Powerpoint presentation sketching it out fairly well.) Of course, as was pointed out during the more heated portions of the end game, nothing is agreed upon until everything is agreed upon. The rank and file on each side will still have to swallow this pill, and some folks –particularly on the left – aren’t exactly jumping for joy.
And with good reason…
At sisu New England blogger Sissy Willis writes, From violent, racist “teabaggers” to debate-changers with a seat at the table.
