How sequestration will affect Ga. citizens, businesses
Because of required furloughs and spending reductions for TSA security agents, FAA air traffic controllers, customs agents and other personnel, flight delays of up to four hours are predicted at major airports such as Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
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On Friday, March 1, federal spending cuts forced by sequestration will be implemented. The total amount of spending to be cut — $85 billion — is somewhat small, but its impact is magnified by three specific provisions of the sequestration law:
1.) Major budgetary areas such as Social Security, interest on the debt, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military pay are off-limits to cuts. Cuts in Medicare reimbursement are limited to 2 percent. That concentrates spending reductions to remaining portions of the budget.
2.) By law, federal agencies that do face sequestration do not have the ability to pick and choose which programs will be cut or by how much. All cuts must be across the board, by meat cleaver rather than scalpel.
3.) The law requires savings in the current fiscal year, which began in October 2012. Because the required cuts are not being implemented until March, they must be backloaded into the final months of fiscal 2013, compounding the impact. As a result, non-defense discretionary spending will be cut by 9 percent for the remainder of the fiscal year; defense spending will be cut by 13 percent.
As a result of the provisions outlined above, the consequences of the sequestration are relatively simple to project. Here is a sampling of the impact on Georgia, as outlined by the Office of Management and Budget:
Teachers and Schools: Georgia will lose approximately $28.6 million in funding for primary and secondary education, putting around 390 teacher and aide jobs at risk. In addition about 54,000 fewer students would be served and approximately 80 fewer schools would receive funding.
– Education for Children with Disabilities: In addition, Georgia will lose approximately $17.5
million in funds for about 210 teachers, aides, and staff who help children with disabilities.
Military Readiness: In Georgia, approximately 37,000 civilian Department of Defense employees would be furloughed, reducing gross pay by around $190.1 million in total.
– Army: Base operation funding would be cut by about $233 million in Georgia.
– Air Force: Funding for Air Force operations in Georgia would be cut by about $5 million.
Vaccines for Children: In Georgia around 4,180 fewer children will receive vaccines for diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, whooping cough, influenza, and Hepatitis B due to reduced funding for vaccinations of about $286,000.
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Aviation is a major industry in Georgia. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport boasts the busiest airport in the world, and many businesses are located in the metro Atlanta region because of easy access to Hartsfield. However, spending cuts required by sequestration will greatly reduce the efficiency of the national system. As the OMB reports:
Aviation – At the major gateway airports, average wait times could increase by 30-50 percent. At the nation’s busiest airports, like Newark, JFK, LAX, and Chicago O’Hare, peak wait times could grow to over 4 hours or more.
Aviation security – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would reduce its front-line workforce, which would substantially increase passenger wait times at airport security checkpoints. TSA would need to initiate a hiring freeze for all transportation security officer positions in March, eliminate overtime and furlough its 50,000 officers for up to seven days.
Aviation safety – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would be forced to undergo a funding cut of more than $600 million. This action would force the FAA to undergo an immediate retrenchment of core functions by reducing operating costs and eliminating or reducing services to various segments of the flying community… The furlough of a large number of air traffic controllers and technicians would require a reduction in air traffic to a level that could be safely managed by the remaining staff, resulting in slower air traffic in major cities, as well as delays and disruptions across the country during the critical summer travel season.
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Other impacts, also as reported by OMB:
Small business assistance – Small Business Administration (SBA) loan guarantees would be cut by up to approximately $900 million, constraining financing needed by small businesses to maintain and expand their operations and create jobs.
Oil and gas permitting – Development of oil and gas on Federal lands and waters would slow down, due to cuts in programs at the Department of the Interior (DOI) and other agencies that plan for new projects, conduct environmental reviews, issue permits and inspect operations. Leasing of new federal lands for future development would also be delayed, with fewer resources available for agencies to prepare for and conduct lease sales.
Veterans services – Although the Department of Veterans Affairs is exempt from sequestration, the Department of Labor’s Veterans Transition Assistance Program, which serves over 150,000 veterans a year, would have to reduce operations – leaving thousands of transitioning veterans unserved as they move from active duty to civilian life. The Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program would also experience cuts, translating into a reduction in the capacity to serve tens of thousands of veterans in their efforts to find civilian employment.
Title I education funds – Title I education funds would be eliminated for more than 2,700 schools, cutting support for nearly 1.2 million disadvantaged students. This funding reduction would put the jobs of approximately 10,000 teachers and aides at risk. Students would lose access to individual instruction, after-school programs, and other interventions that help close achievement gaps.
Senior meals – Federally assisted programs like Meals on Wheels would be able to serve 4 million fewer meals to seniors. These meals contribute to the overall health and well-being of participating seniors, including those with chronic illnesses that are affected by diet, such as diabetes and heart disease, and frail seniors who are homebound. The meals can account for 50 percent or more of daily food for the majority of participants.
Mental health and substance abuse services – Cuts to the Mental Health Block Grant program would result in over 373,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children not receiving needed mental health services. This cut would likely lead to increased hospitalizations, involvement in the criminal justice system, and homelessness for these individuals. In addition, close to 8,900 homeless persons with serious mental illness would not get the vital outreach, treatment, housing, and support they need through the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program.
FBI and other law enforcement – The FBI and other law enforcement entities would see a reduction in capacity equivalent to more than 1,000 federal agents. This loss of agents would significantly impact our ability to combat violent crime, pursue financial crimes, secure our borders, and protect national security.
Customs and border patrol – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would not be able to maintain current staffing levels of border patrol agents and CBP officers as mandated by Congress. CBP would have to reduce its work hours by the equivalent of over 5,000 border patrol agents and the equivalent of over 2,750 CBP officers.
– Jay Bookman
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Thomas
February 25th, 2013
9:20 am
President Obama is perfect and above reproach. Back with another meaningful blog in 10 minutes.
Thomas Heyward Jr
February 25th, 2013
9:20 am
Why aren’t they mentioning “unnecessary” Federal workers this time?
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Did the Feds get tired of being laughed at?
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lol
mm
February 25th, 2013
9:20 am
“Funny seeing such scare tactics coming from Obama and left when it was his idea.”
And the cons passed it in the House 218-0. You own it cons.
M
February 25th, 2013
9:21 am
Maybe the sequester will at least rid us of the “Well first of all, we take 10% right off the top of everything” economic geniuses.
Just Saying..
February 25th, 2013
9:22 am
It would seem that Peedawg is drinking more than just Kool-Aid…
N-GA
February 25th, 2013
9:23 am
South Carolina might as well shut down…….
Liberal Mess
February 25th, 2013
9:23 am
Well I guess obama shouldn’t have rolled this out then. If its gonna be so bad.
MiltonMan
February 25th, 2013
9:23 am
“So the Republicans WANT spending cuts…but they want to blame the sequester on Obama, so that when the spending cuts cause misery, they can absolve themselves of blame. Got it.”
Both parties are guilty of it – The Pres signed the BCA and “implemented” absolutely nothing that was recommended by his own “super committee”
williebkind
February 25th, 2013
9:23 am
“Under these cuts, seniors will have the decency to slowly die in their current residences. No need to throw granny off a cliff.”
In my family we took care of our seniors we did not need your food program. Still need that government to look after you huh?
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:23 am
Please, Mr. Bookman, point me to where President Obama has put in writing his “proposals” for dealing with the impending and very large increases in federal spending that will result if the Medicare and Social Security “programs” are not restructured. And, while you are at it, please explain why the President is lying about the sequester (not to mention possibly things like Benghazi)?
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/02/23/woodward-why-is-obama-still-misleading-everyone-on-the-sequester/
Road Scholar
February 25th, 2013
9:23 am
Johnny Reb: “I see the honorable Left here won’t touch the fact that Obama has had a very long time to work with Congress to avoid this.”
And what is Congresses job? Sitting with their head up their ass and doing nothing? You cons cry fro the President’s leadership. Well we are a nation of 100Million or so. So we only have one leader? Spending bills are suppose to start in the House. So since the President proposed his, where is Congress’s? Oh and how does it include the Presidents’ proposals?
Joe Hussein Mama
February 25th, 2013
9:24 am
M — “So the Republicans WANT spending cuts…but they want to blame the sequester on Obama, so that when the spending cuts cause misery, they can absolve themselves of blame. Got it.”
Precisely.
It’s Newt’s Washington Shutdown all over again. But this time, the GOP dimly remembers that Washington Shutdown hurt Hulk last time. Hulk no like hurt.
MiltonMan
February 25th, 2013
9:24 am
“And the cons passed it in the House 218-0. You own it cons.”
…just ignore that the democratic-controlled senate also passed it.
stevie ray
February 25th, 2013
9:24 am
Cherokee,
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The last one is silly but the first two can certainly be argued in the affirmative. He doesnt want to cut.
Unless of course there remains a back door to eliminate cuts which wont effect til down the road. I want us to go over cliff and so should you. If all this hysteria is real, the gops coma will get deeper. Of course ifnthe inverse is true, your guy ane his minions bit the dog. Fun stuff.
straitroad
February 25th, 2013
9:24 am
UNCLE SAMANTHA
February 25th, 2013
9:19 am
What in the heck are you talking about? Shame on what?
YouLibs
February 25th, 2013
9:24 am
The thing I like best about this, or should I say hate least about this, is that we will finally see, in glaring definition, what effect austerity has on a struggling economy and whether or not government spending inhibits job growth.
Peadawg
February 25th, 2013
9:25 am
“It would seem that Peedawg is drinking more than just Kool-Aid…”
Nope, just water. Thanks for asking.
Liberal Mess
February 25th, 2013
9:25 am
mm
February 25th, 2013
9:20 am
“Funny seeing such scare tactics coming from Obama and left when it was his idea.”
And the cons passed it in the House 218-0. You own it cons.
Dems passed it out of the Senate 51-47. It went to the President and he signed it and even defended it by saying he would veto any move to repeal it. Seems he and his party is simply trying to create another crisis.
Cherokee
February 25th, 2013
9:25 am
Ahh Benghazi finally came up – but it took almost 90 minutes – you guys are slipping….
MiltonMan
February 25th, 2013
9:26 am
“Well we are a nation of 100Million or so.”
Someone played “skip school” when the actual numbers were being taught in 2nd grade.
Granny Godzilla
February 25th, 2013
9:26 am
Thomas Heywared Jr
February 25th, 2013
9:07 am
Or
Thomas Heyward Jr
February 25th, 2013
9:20 am
Oh my!
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:27 am
“The last one is silly but the first two can certainly be argued in the affirmative. He doesnt want to cut.”
If he really wanted to cut, he would have put some proposals in writing (as the GOP in the House has done). He is evidently a liar.
QE 4 EVAH?
February 25th, 2013
9:27 am
“’This is a deal we can probably live with,’ Obama said, willing to do almost something to salvage something and prevent catastrophe.’”
Now, the president says—as his administration churns out reports about job losses and economic doom—the country cannot abide by this arrangement.
Read more at http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/02/25/Bob-Woodward-Obamas-Incredible-Sequester-Mistake.aspx#1BfjRp80aHC8t2Ui.99
It was Obama’s idea so his minions have no other choice but to live with it.
Peadawg
February 25th, 2013
9:28 am
I stay away from sugary drinks.
Steve
February 25th, 2013
9:28 am
Simpson Bowles would have gotten us past this mess. For the life of me, why didn’t this pass through Congress?
alex
February 25th, 2013
9:28 am
At least you don’t live in Hampton Rd., even the dem congressman there is getting jittery. Anyway in 4 weeks the budgetery talks restart and this could all be funded for the rest of the year. Both sides to blame for the nonselective cuts. As for the White house, getting a bit odd and pandering is becoming more obvious,Michelle shows up on the Oscars for another photo op,The Fallon dance and of course Tiger and the President. Appears to this slightly right of center observer as increasingly disturbing, Ceasar crossed the Rubicon in response to the adoring people, and disregards the Senate…Abit melodramatic, I agree-but…Anyway, time to tighten belts and take the bus!
Steve
February 25th, 2013
9:29 am
As much as the “right” tries to spin this, Americans are blaming Congress, and they should – Congress is probably the worst we’ve seen in centuries.
Cherokee
February 25th, 2013
9:29 am
Stevie ray there have already been substantial cuts. Who knows, or cares, whether he ‘wants to’?
I think there needs to be increases in spending – while we can borrow money at less than the cost of inflation, we should be spending money on infrastructure – bridges, highways, ports, airports… instead of cutting.
Austerity is ruining the UK – why do we want to follow in their footsteps?
TaxPayer
February 25th, 2013
9:29 am
When can we expect to see Republicans on all the talk shows telling us how they did not want any of these cuts. It’s all Obama’s fault.
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:30 am
“Simpson Bowles would have gotten us past this mess. For the life of me, why didn’t this pass through Congress?”
Ask Obama or Reid.
UNCLE SAMANTHA
February 25th, 2013
9:30 am
using the term BOY to describe the president
you proved my point…… every liberal GOT IT……… but you weren’t meaning it in that sense….. so you didn’t get it
alittlecommonsense
February 25th, 2013
9:31 am
“I feel a little silly that I even bothered.”
Ok Granny. You tried to make a point that Dems are all for closing loopholes. I tried to engage you in discourse like a reasonable adult with a willingness to listen on my part. You gave no evidence of your position. You actually linked an article which largely disproved your point. Apparently now since you can’t back up your assertation with any sort of facts you resort to a snarky comment. Why even bother commenting here if you can’t bother to defend your position better than that?
Welcome to the Occupation
February 25th, 2013
9:31 am
Twelve dimensional chess?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/us/politics/democrats-and-republicans-miscalculate-on-automatic-cuts.html?hp&_r=0
WASHINGTON — With Congress unlikely to stop deep automatic spending cuts that will strike hard at the military, the fiscal stalemate is highlighting a significant shift in the Republican Party: lawmakers most keenly dedicated to shrinking the size of government are now more dominant than the bloc committed foremost to a robust national defense, particularly in the House.
That reality also underscores what Republicans, and some Democrats, say was a major miscalculation on the part of President Obama. He agreed to set up the automatic cuts 18 months ago because he believed the threat of sharp reductions in military spending would be enough to force Republicans to agree to a deficit reduction plan that included the tax increases he favored.
Mr Right
February 25th, 2013
9:31 am
All this panic for what ? The Feds will still spend more this year than last year even with the cuts, so what’s the big deal? Just goes to show Obama don’t want ANY cuts period! The $16,500,000,000,000.50 debt don’t matter!
fedup
February 25th, 2013
9:31 am
That small only affect the 47%. Everybody knows Repugs don’t care about them.
Paul
February 25th, 2013
9:31 am
All we’ve heard from the Republican Right is how government is too big and needs to be cut. Now they have what they’ve wanted all they do is complain about the cuts and try to give credit to Pres Obama. Can someone explain this?
Liberal Mess
February 25th, 2013
9:32 am
Steve
Simpson Bowles would have gotten us past this mess. For the life of me, why didn’t this pass through Congress?
Ryan’s plan was very simpler and did pass the house. Stalled in the Senate though thanks to the dems.
Mr Right
February 25th, 2013
9:32 am
Got to be good to get it posted twice! Ha!
UNCLE SAMANTHA
February 25th, 2013
9:32 am
Steve
February 25th, 2013
9:28 am
Simpson Bowles would have gotten us past this mess. For the life of me, why didn’t this pass through Congress?
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BECAUSE THE PETULANT SELFISH CHILD WHO ORDERED IT ……… ABANDONED IT WHEN THE RESULTS CAME OUT……….
NOW IF THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH RAISED TAXES RAISE SPENDING…….. HE WOULD HAVE CHAMPIONED IT
bookman parrot
February 25th, 2013
9:32 am
what is sad, is all the scum in D.C. continue playing politics and continue the decline of the U.S.
on the lighter side: of course decline is technically “change” … so you (lib voters) are getting the change you were promised.
Partisay
February 25th, 2013
9:33 am
“In my family we took care of our seniors we did not need your food program. Still need that government to look after you huh?”
Sounds like you are fortunate – yes fortunate. Not all seniors have a family to fall back on. You don’t get out in the real world much do you? But I must say…your response was typical republican.
You should be so proud….
UNCLE SAMANTHA
February 25th, 2013
9:34 am
alittlecommonsense
February 25th, 2013
9:31 am
“I feel a little silly that I even bothered.”
Ok Granny. You tried to make a point that Dems are all for closing loopholes. I tried to engage you in discourse like a reasonable adult with a willingness to listen on my part. You gave no evidence of your position. You actually linked an article which largely disproved your point. Apparently now since you can’t back up your assertation with any sort of facts you resort to a snarky comment. Why even bother commenting here if you can’t bother to defend your position better than that?
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WHERE’S PAUL RYAN WITH A PUSH WHEN YOU NEED HIM!!!!!
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
February 25th, 2013
9:34 am
Now show me to my feinting couch.
Starts right, then darts to the left?
lovelyliz
February 25th, 2013
9:34 am
A lot of red states are going to be surprised to learn just how much more of the federal trough they are gorging from than what they pay into it.
Progressive, Liberal, Lefty
February 25th, 2013
9:34 am
Trying to reason with a bunch of morons would make me feel a bit arrogant too. If President Obama is arrogant, he has about 230 congressional reasons to feel that way.
williebkind
February 25th, 2013
9:37 am
“They have always been generally PO’d. Very angry, self-righteous and self-absorbed, completely intolerant and uncompromising, without compassion and mean-spirited. Much of the animus in the name of Jesus”
Once again the loquatious JAMVET devotes his efforts spewing more garbage and he should just stop and start to excogitate.
stevie ray
February 25th, 2013
9:38 am
Cherokee
Show me the cuts that werent already recognized, dont occur for years, or in the case
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:38 am
“I think there needs to be increases in spending – while we can borrow money at less than the cost of inflation, we should be spending money on infrastructure – bridges, highways, ports, airports… instead of cutting.”
It’s very simple. We have what is fast approaching a 17T dollar deficit. It is expected that, with no changes to current policy and no dramatic improvement in the economy, in 10-15 years the cost of benefits for retiring baby boomers will greatly increase this deficit (according to the CBO). In other words, we are facing years of balloon payments we in all likelihood will not be able to afford. We have to both grow the economy and figure out how to cut spending in such a way that we can handle these upcoming balloon payments. No amount of viable tax increases will solve the problem.
Granny Godzilla
February 25th, 2013
9:38 am
alittlecommonsense
Why even bother commenting here if you can’t bother to defend your position better than that?
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Because experience here as taught me that even if engraved into stone tablets and brought down from the mountainside….
You simply refuse to see.
I don’t mind wasting my time with some of the others, but I’m just not that into you.
http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/02/22/conservative-media-ignore-obamas-sequester-plan/192778
Morality?
February 25th, 2013
9:38 am
Sequestration – because Congress & the Prez are PARTY LOYALISTS and are gutless when it comes to doing the right thing.
BlahBlahBlah
February 25th, 2013
9:39 am
More SKY IS FALLING garbage from the braintrust in D.C.
Joe Hussein Mama
February 25th, 2013
9:39 am
williebkind — “Once again the loquatious JAMVET devotes his efforts spewing more garbage and he should just stop and start to excogitate.”
Get thee to a dictionary.
Thomas Heyward Jr
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
Bookman forgot the draconian cuts to the FDA.
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We’ll all be eating horse meat soon.
And wait until we really find out what’s in BirdsEye brands.
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Make’em stop Wilbur.
Make-em stop..
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The HORROR.!
alittlecommonsense
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
Uncle Sam – you almost made me spew coffee on the keyboard. lol.
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
Just shows to go you that the Federal Government is too damn big. It has it’s nose in every aspect of our lives. Maybe this will serve as a wake-up that the power of the Federal Government should be limited and not expanded at every opportunity.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America ’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America ’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, “the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.” ~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
YAWN !
williebkind
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
“A lot of red states are going to be surprised to learn just how much more of the federal trough they are gorging from than what they pay into it.”
Good, maybe the democratic plantation will move to New Jersey. They will see you there LovelyLiz.
stevie ray
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
Cherokee
Please educate me on any cuts that werent already
Mr Right
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
When can we expect to see Republicans on all the talk shows telling us how they did not want any of these cuts. It’s all Obama’s fault.
And if it isn’t whose fault is it, at the least lt was his idea! Maybe if he would get off the campaign trail and get serious about getting something done it could be avoided, oh well, time for another round of golf.
Road Scholar
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
Milton M: I am not surprised my point was lost on you!
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
CHICKEN LITTLE LIVES !
Granny Godzilla
February 25th, 2013
9:41 am
democratic plantation….
snicker
M
February 25th, 2013
9:41 am
Well it’s a good thing that Paul Ryan is both for and against the sequester.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYzjMs-6MAE
Joe Hussein Mama
February 25th, 2013
9:42 am
M — “Well it’s a good thing that Paul Ryan is both for and against the sequester.”
He was for it before he was against it.
Recon 0311 2533
February 25th, 2013
9:43 am
Jay’s tossing out the White House B.S. but you can’t fault him because he truly believes in it. Obama who cannot or will not lead is only playing politics convinced that America worships the ground he walks on and will therefore hate Republicans.The Republican strategy to counter this game playing president appears to be giving him transfer authority so he can move funds around various accounts thus giving the president ability to minimize the pain. If we truly can’t slow the growth of spending by 2.4% of the 3.6 trillion being spent with 40% of that amount borrowed money we’re in very serious financial trouble.
Tom( Viet Vet-USAF)
February 25th, 2013
9:43 am
Maybe I do not understand this completely. The President and Democrats got the tax increase on the wealthy(high achievers, as some would say), but they now object to the spending cuts as agreed upon earlier. I’m just a simple man(as Bill OReilly would say) but even though this may be painful, doesn’t things have to be cut if you do not have the money to pay for it? At some point we have got to stop borrowing money from China? It seems the only real answer to this situation(keep playing for all current programs) is to raise taxes on all(wealthy, middle &poor)? Am I right or incorrect?
UNCLE SAMANTHA
February 25th, 2013
9:43 am
alittlecommonsense
February 25th, 2013
9:40 am
Uncle Sam – you almost made me spew coffee on the keyboard. lol.
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THE REAL FUNNY PART……… THE LIBERALS DON’T EVEN GET IT
tevie ray
February 25th, 2013
9:44 am
cherokee
Please direct me to cuts that werent already done, have been implemented, or dont effect down the road without a backdoor. Of course the interest savings ispredicated on reduced borrowing. Wont happen not the least of which is due to pelosicare.
Mr Right
February 25th, 2013
9:44 am
I don’t mind wasting my time with some of the others, but I’m just not that into you
This after responding to the person that she don’t want waste anytime responding to! Needed my morning chuckle!
Erwin's cat
February 25th, 2013
9:45 am
Oh the drama…sequester already
stands for decibels
February 25th, 2013
9:46 am
Know one thing: We are ruled by horrible, horrible people.
This sequestration ought to be called “suicide by cop” instead, because that’s what it amounts to.
/drive-by
The Thin Guy
February 25th, 2013
9:46 am
Sequestration is only a 2 % cut to the federal budget. That’s it. Most of the 57 states being lorded over by The Kenyan Nincompoop have had to make cuts larger than this to deal with the pathetic economy created by the illiterate imam infesting the White House. There are things that will never be cut such as the $ 1,000 per hour golf lessons for ØDumbø by golf pro Butch Harmon. And who paid for Moochella to go to the Oscars last night. Even in the worst economy in the last 100 years caused by the worst CEO is the history of recorded civilization there are things that are sacrosanct.
St Simons - he-ne-ha
February 25th, 2013
9:46 am
the AM radio legend lives on…
‘that gubmint shutdown allllmost worked, if we’d of just stuck to our gunz’
yeah, mon. try it again.
I mean, your leader on the AM radio is ashamed of you anyway
what have they got to lose?
Brosephus™ - Mobile and Multitasking
February 25th, 2013
9:47 am
What we need is a tax cut!!!!
DownInAlbany
February 25th, 2013
9:47 am
Anyone, dem or pub, that points the finger at the other “side” does not live in reality. There’s enough blame to go around, including, the Prez. The pubs apparently are willing to go to the mat on this one, the dems are cluelessly watching from the sidelines and the Prez finds it more important to go to FL and golf with Tiger and get $1000/hour golf lessons while the country goes down the tubes. Washington is broken and we are, also, to blame for sending our senators and reps back up there time and time again, to do nothing. There are no winners here…
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:47 am
“Jay’s tossing out the White House B.S. but you can’t fault him because he truly believes in it.”
Or maybe he just needs to “toe the line”:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/23/juan-williams-liberal-media-will-shut-you-down-stab-you-kill-you-fire-you-if-disagree-video/
indigo
February 25th, 2013
9:48 am
Obama proposed it.
Republicans voted for it.
Now, same Republicans are blaiming him.
Loyal cons fully support their political idols and totally “forget” who supported this bill.
Only in America.
tevie ray
February 25th, 2013
9:48 am
Anyone remember the gloom doom and despair promised by firing union air traffic controllers?
That big scare didnt work out so well for dems did it?
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
February 25th, 2013
9:48 am
Recon/Erwin’s cat:
Oh, the handwringing HYPOCRISY !
And I post again:
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America ’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America ’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, “the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”
Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:49 am
“What we need is a tax cut!!!!”
What we need is MORE spending!!!
Granny Godzilla
February 25th, 2013
9:49 am
Mr Right
February 25th, 2013
9:44 am
I don’t mind wasting my time with some of the others, but I’m just not that into you
This after responding to the person that she don’t want waste anytime responding to! Needed my morning chuckle!
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Happy you had a chuckle….I did too.
alittlecommonsense
February 25th, 2013
9:49 am
Granny “I’m just not that into you.”
So sad. I thought we had whole this sexual tension thing going on between us.
Paul
February 25th, 2013
9:49 am
Still haven’t read one of our conservative bloggers who thinks govt is too big and needs to be cut, thank Pres Obama for coming up with the sequestration idea and getting Republicans to overwhelmingly support it. Why is that?
curious
February 25th, 2013
9:51 am
How much could we save by not dredging the Savannah River?
How about stopping all Federal funding for transportation projects?
Eliminate the IRS.
williebkind
February 25th, 2013
9:51 am
Speaking of the democratic plantation, will not this sequester hurt those who expects free stuff for their votes? They have given King Obama their votes and now due to his arrogance denying any opportunity to compromise for a commonsense deal these residents of the plantation will not get all their free stuff. How is that going to go over? Will we see more riots and destruction of property like the liberals usually do when they do not get their way?
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:51 am
“Oh, the handwringing HYPOCRISY!”
It is not fair to apply Obama’s own standards against him. Can someone please censor this poster?
TBS: Posting on weekends so PD can cry on Monday
February 25th, 2013
9:52 am
Neither side is or has been doing that great………..
But that goes without saying
Jm
February 25th, 2013
9:52 am
obama propaganda
hardly a hiccup likely from sequester
tevie ray
February 25th, 2013
9:52 am
Indigo
The gops certainly didnt look the gift horse in the mouth. It was a pretty sweet deal your hero ponied up. Guess he shoulda done his political homework eh?
DownInAlbany
February 25th, 2013
9:53 am
indigo
February 25th, 2013
9:48 am
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/obamas-fanciful-claim-that-congress-proposed-the-sequester/2012/10/25/8651dc6a-1eed-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
February 25th, 2013
9:53 am
tevie ray @ 9:48
Thank you !
Recon 0311 2533
February 25th, 2013
9:53 am
Or maybe he just needs to “toe the line”:
Yes, Williams has experienced it first hand and has the courage to openly talk about it.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 25th, 2013
9:53 am
Anyone remember the gloom doom and despair promised by firing union air traffic controllers?
That big scare didnt work out so well for dems did it?
The smoking gun is the mushroom cloud.
That big scare didn’t work out so well tor this country, did it?
Oh, and stevie/tevie ray: It’s always a good idea to double check the spelling of your nom-de-blogm when you sign back in after doing the sock-puppet thingie.
Just suggestin’.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
February 25th, 2013
9:54 am
Bemused Observer :
LOL !!
TBS: Posting on weekends so PD can cry on Monday
February 25th, 2013
9:54 am
Williebkind
Who is King Obama?
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:54 am
“Still haven’t read one of our conservative bloggers who thinks govt is too big and needs to be cut, thank Pres Obama for coming up with the sequestration idea and getting Republicans to overwhelmingly support it. Why is that?”
Still haven’t seen one of our liberal bloggers acknowledge or justify Obama’s deceit about sequestration. Why is that?
Paul
February 25th, 2013
9:56 am
Bemused
What deceit?
Recon 0311 2533
February 25th, 2013
9:56 am
Pres Obama for coming up with the sequestration idea and getting Republicans to overwhelmingly support it. Why is that?
Because the Republicans were stupid enough to believe Obama would actually get serious about spending cuts.
Dave
February 25th, 2013
9:57 am
From what I’ve read, it appears that both sides are comfortable letting this thing happen and seeing which of them we hate most. The scary thing is, if I read correctly this weekend, the current “continuing resolution” (what passes for a budget) expires at the end of March. That would stop all spending, not just cut it in a draconian way. March ought to be pretty interesting.
Bemused Observer
February 25th, 2013
9:58 am
“What deceit?”
Get thee to a media source other than MSNBC.