Why the Senate hasn't passed a budget

[Lakhota]

You stupid fuck the Senate voted 98-0 on the last budget he put up.

You are a moron.

Dear dumbass: They've NEVER actually voted on Obama's budget. Never!

Why have they not debated and voted on a budget?

I know you're from Ohio, but try digesting the thread OP. It may give you a headache...

 

[Charles_Main]

Republicans have relentlessly harangued the Senate's Democratic leadership for failing to pass a budget resolution. "1,000 days without a budget," was the title of a typical missive last month. On the weekend Jack Lew, who has just been named Barack Obama's chief of staff after serving as his budget director, defended the Senate by saying it couldn't pass a budget without 60 votes, i.e. without the cooperation of some Republicans. Republicans jumped on Mr Lew, pointing out that under Congress' budget procedure, a budget resolution cannot be filibustered and thus only needs a simple majority vote - typically 51 votes - to pass. Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post's fact checker, awarded Mr Lew four Pinocchios, the top score, for fibbing.

In fact, Mr Lew, while wrong on the narrow wording, is right on the substance. It is true that the Senate can pass a budget resolution with a simple majority vote. But for that budget resolution to take effect, it must have either the cooperation of the house, or at least 60 votes in the Senate. Only someone intimately familiar with Parliamentary procedure can explain this. Jim Horney of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is such a person. The following are his edited remarks from our email conversation:

DETAILS: Parliamentary procedure: Why the Senate hasn't passed a budget | The Economist

Bull shit, they have not passed a Budget because they don't want to actually put in Writing what they are doing. They don't want to have to answer for their Budget, or have their names on it.

 

[Lakhota]

Charles, do you have a guide dog to help you through the day?

 

[Amazed]

Charles, do you have a guide dog to help you through the day?

As a lying redskin you'd just try and eat it.

 

[Lakhota]

Charles, do you have a guide dog to help you through the day?

As a lying redskin you'd just try and eat it.

Prove I'm lying, dumbass...

 

[Amazed]

Charles, do you have a guide dog to help you through the day?

As a lying redskin you'd just try and eat it.

Prove I'm lying, dumbass...

I already did.

Try and eat my dog and I'll send you to see your people.

 

[Rozman]

It's indefensible that the Democrat Senate refuses to pass a budget...
People are beginning to understand the democrat party is bad for this country.

 

[Duped]

Simple: he doesn't have to defend one if he doesn't submit one! He can't foster one that will address the debt without alienating his constituency. If he doesn't adress the debt he will be procecuted by the right. This is pure political expediency - he does not respect the American people; he is a danger to our Republic. He is derilict in duty, but the left doesn't give a shit as long as he promotes their crippling ideology.

 

[davidlee]

If we don't get a budget soon this Country will be poorer then poor. The Obama administration spends money like an x wife with your credit card. It has to stop it is irresponsible and a failure to the American people.

 

[Lakhota]

If we don't get a budget soon this Country will be poorer then poor. The Obama administration spends money like an x wife with your credit card. It has to stop it is irresponsible and a failure to the American people.

Are you a registered dumbass or just a freelancer?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...a-direct-indirect-result-of-bush-actions.html

 

[Amazed]

If we don't get a budget soon this Country will be poorer then poor. The Obama administration spends money like an x wife with your credit card. It has to stop it is irresponsible and a failure to the American people.

Are you a registered dumbass or just a freelancer?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...a-direct-indirect-result-of-bush-actions.html

Lakhota?

Really?

What are you, A house nig?

 

[Lakhota]

 

[Darkwind]

Republicans have relentlessly harangued the Senate's Democratic leadership for failing to pass a budget resolution. "1,000 days without a budget," was the title of a typical missive last month. On the weekend Jack Lew, who has just been named Barack Obama's chief of staff after serving as his budget director, defended the Senate by saying it couldn't pass a budget without 60 votes, i.e. without the cooperation of some Republicans. Republicans jumped on Mr Lew, pointing out that under Congress' budget procedure, a budget resolution cannot be filibustered and thus only needs a simple majority vote - typically 51 votes - to pass. Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post's fact checker, awarded Mr Lew four Pinocchios, the top score, for fibbing.

In fact, Mr Lew, while wrong on the narrow wording, is right on the substance. It is true that the Senate can pass a budget resolution with a simple majority vote. But for that budget resolution to take effect, it must have either the cooperation of the house, or at least 60 votes in the Senate. Only someone intimately familiar with Parliamentary procedure can explain this. Jim Horney of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is such a person. The following are his edited remarks from our email conversation:

DETAILS: Parliamentary procedure: Why the Senate hasn't passed a budget | The Economist

Once again, the people who try to spin this thing are wrong.

The cooperation of the House? The House has passed two budgets since the GOP took control, and the prior two years, they were Democrats...they had full cooperation from them.

ONE other point that your link fails to fucking mention (not surprising since most of you fucks are ignorant of the Constitution)

The House of Representatives is where budgets originate after the President submits his. The Senate takes 3rd chair when it comes to a budget and they can ONLY approve or disapprove a budget submitted to them by the House, OR, they can add and rewrite the budget they are given and then send it back to the House for reconciliation.

The Democrats don't want to pass a budget for two reasons. They want to spend to their hearts content without there being a paper trail of what they spent, and they don't want to be on record for their corrupt deficit spending.

 

[Lakhota]

Darkwind, you obviously ain't too bright...

 

[Lakhota]

 

[Lakhota]

 

[Rozman]

First rule for a Democrat...
It's always someone Else's fault.
Obama can't get a budget...
It's the republicans fault...
What a shock.I haven't heard that in like...

5 minutes.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Not even the democrats will vote for his shitty ass budget. That's one of the reasons.

WTF is wrong with this president?

 

[Lakhota]

 

[francoHFW]

"No compromise, un-American Tea Party GOP"- TIME, as everyone but brainwashed morons know. A disgrace.