Tax and Spend

In the interest of anything is better than nothing, I appreciate this attempt by Republicans to force Democrats to defend not producing a budget. This is pure politics. It's not about trying to cut spending. But it's something better than nothing. Many people will probably get caught up in the no pay provision, but that's just theater. Neither party nor house will support it. If anything, this will make Republicans more likely to vote for more spending. That's probably what they had in mind.

Maybe I was wrong about this Republican plan:

"The Republican-led U.S. House plans a vote today to temporarily suspend the nation’s borrowing limit, removing the debt ceiling for now as a tool for seeking deeper spending cuts."

Suspend is different than raise.

"The House is expected to pass legislation to temporarily suspend the government’s $16.4 trillion borrowing limit until May 19. At that point, the measure would allow the nation’s borrowing authority to automatically be increased to accommodate the amount the U.S. Treasury borrowed during those three months. "

This is outrageous. If the limit is suspended, the government could spend gazillions during that suspension, and Obama will do just that. This is just another big government kiss-up to Obama. I don't support any suspension. Raising the limit conditional on a Senate budget and other cuts would be less bad than normal, but Republicans made things wore that usual. The stupidest part is, while giving Obama a blank check, that's like giving termites a blank check to your house, Republicans are still talking about spending cuts. It's insane.

Obama likely to sign measure. Well, duh. Why wouldn't he sign a law allowing him unlimited spending? We're the stupidest people in the world.

"Under the plan, the government's $16.4 trillion borrowing limit would be suspended until May 19. At that point, the measure would let the nation's borrowing authority automatically increase to cover the amount the U.S. Treasury borrowed during those three months."

So if Obama spends $999 trillion in that amount of time, no problem. Republicans just gave Obama the biggest blank check in history.

The Onion scores again: NASA searches for planet that can support NASA.

"The area can best prepare to withstand cuts and push economic growth with a focus on core areas tied to Wright-Patterson and its industrial and research base: advanced human performance technologies, automation efficiencies, unmanned aerial systems, and information technology, among other things."

No. The opposite is true.