Dude, where’s my budget?

[hank scorpio]

Let’s be honest: Yesterday’s House Republican budget rollout was a P.R. disaster for the GOP. “Here it is, Mr. President” was the title of the GOP Leader blog touting that they had answered Obama’s dare to produce a budget. The problem -- their budget rollout didn’t contain any hard budget numbers or deficit projections. They say those hard numbers will come out next week. But now we learn that Reps. Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan objected to unveiling yesterday’s “blueprint,” but were overruled by Reps. John Boehner and Mike Pence. But bigger than any internal disagreements or any criticism about a lack of details is the fact that yesterday’s GOP non-announcement moved the attention away from the Obama-vs.-congressional Democrat storyline to the GOP’s lack of a budget. In fact, after yesterday, the White House and congressional Democrats can agree on one thing: The GOP -- at least until next week -- is the “Party of No.” What's more, it puts more pressure on Ryan to truly put out a comprehensive budget alternative; Also, this episode could end up creating a rift in the GOP over how to combat the Obama White House. After all, Senate Republicans wanted nothing to do with an alternative, and now Mitch McConnell, et al are either laughing at their House GOP colleagues, furious at them, or both.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/

[Col Hogan]

I feel the Republicans are in the same place the Democrats are when it comes to leadership in the House...IT NEEDS REPLACING...

The Democrats have the advantage of a large majority, so the pressure isn't boiling over...but this little fiasco really brings to light the need for the GOP to move on away from the Boehner style (which is also the Pelosi style) of confrontational leadership...

Just MHO.......

[OL FU]

I believe the creation of a budget is an executive responsibility. I am not sure any minority party has ever presented a meaningful budget. Seems to me the republicans mistake is to present one in any fashion other than a statement to the constituents.


However, once again we have politics as usual. There is no new politics, there is no non-partisanship there is simply my way or the highway from the leaders of both parties.

[Beef]

I believe the creation of a budget is an executive responsibility. I am not sure any minority party has ever presented a meaningful budget. Seems to me the republicans mistake is to present one in any fashion other than a statement to the constituents.


However, once again we have politics as usual. There is no new politics, there is no non-partisanship there is simply my way or the highway from the leaders of both parties.

Couldn't have said it better!

[TwinTownBisonFan]

I believe the creation of a budget is an executive responsibility. I am not sure any minority party has ever presented a meaningful budget. Seems to me the republicans mistake is to present one in any fashion other than a statement to the constituents.


However, once again we have politics as usual. There is no new politics, there is no non-partisanship there is simply my way or the highway from the leaders of both parties.

so... pea flicking from the kids table is their role?

here's my complaint... all they do is sit there and bitch... talk about how "we'd do things differently" then when asked to present details on that... they punt.

[Col Hogan]

Now we find out there's a big split in the Republican leadership in the house...what a surprise...

They are so disorganized that the Democrats can get away with just about anything they want...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20577.html

[UNI88]

I believe the creation of a budget is an executive responsibility. I am not sure any minority party has ever presented a meaningful budget. Seems to me the republicans mistake is to present one in any fashion other than a statement to the constituents.


However, once again we have politics as usual. There is no new politics, there is no non-partisanship there is simply my way or the highway from the leaders of both parties.

so... pea flicking from the kids table is their role?

here's my complaint... all they do is sit there and bitch... talk about how "we'd do things differently" then when asked to present details on that... they punt.

But isn't that pretty much the standard MO for the party that is out of power?