Meh. Nitpicking. Stop being such an extremist.
I mean, at least now we’re talking about cuts rather than spending, right? We’ve entirely changed the terms of the debate! To wit, if we’re going to spend — and we know now that, even at the non-essential level, the federal government is simply too important to shut down or extensively pare down (blessedly, the GOP just affirmed that view of federal governance) — than we need to figure out ways to raise revenue. And be “fair” about doing so. Now, if only we can figure out a way to do that. Let’s see. What greedy villainous class has more than their fair share…?
The historic Republican victory marches forward, as noted by notorious extremist Jonathan Strong at the Daily Caller:
…[said[ Jennifer Hing, spokeswoman for House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, “the rest of the policy riders and funding levels for individual programs are still under negotiation.”
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Among the policy riders on which we know were decided: National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting survived, funding for Obamacare survived, and Planned Parenthood survived, although Republicans get a guaranteed up or down vote on defunding that organization, America’s largest abortion provider, in the Senate.
Additionally, none of the dozens of riders curtailing strict new environmental regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency are included.
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Included in the list of riders for which no public information is available, and thus are likely still under negotiation:
– A rider banning funding on President Obama’s numerous “czars.”
– Riders that would rescind unobligated money from Obama’s economic stimulus (promotional material for the deal indicates this was a Republican “win,” but no concrete details are available).
– The exact structure of the Obamacare consolation prize riders. Promotional material indicated that, for instance, Republicans would get a full “audit” of the waivers given to companies and unions but many details are still forthcoming.
– A rider banning foreign aid to Saudi Arabia.
– A rider ending subsidies to mohair farmers.
No word on whether the GOP considers this a recrudescence of Manifest Destiny.
Problem: We have $54B in deficit spending.
Solution: Focus on 38.5B in spending cuts!
Problem: We have 10M illegal aliens.
Solution: Focus on deporting 15 of them!
Change the debate! Frame the issue! WINNING!