Comments on: Punt Formation? http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/05/08/punt-formation/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:33:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/05/08/punt-formation/#comment-202856 MtnCaddy Wed, 10 May 2023 05:15:15 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23533#comment-202856 Chris I don’t think you’re “over” being affected by Conventional Wisdom. Chris I don’t think you’re “over” being affected by Conventional Wisdom.

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/05/08/punt-formation/#comment-202855 MtnCaddy Wed, 10 May 2023 05:14:24 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23533#comment-202855 <i>Whether tied to the debt ceiling or not, House Republicans are obviously in a budget-cutting frenzy. This means that Democrats, from Biden on down, are going to have to agree to some of the Republican measures sooner or later (a new budget is theoretically supposed to be in place by October). But Republicans are not going to get everything they are now asking for either, so they'll have to take a political hit as well.</i> Really? Just why the bleep do the Dems have to politically cut their own throats in this manner? Why shouldn’t Dems simply say <i>if you care about the deficit then repeal Trump’s vastly unpopular tax cuts for the rich? Whether tied to the debt ceiling or not, House Republicans are obviously in a budget-cutting frenzy. This means that Democrats, from Biden on down, are going to have to agree to some of the Republican measures sooner or later (a new budget is theoretically supposed to be in place by October). But Republicans are not going to get everything they are now asking for either, so they'll have to take a political hit as well.

Really? Just why the bleep do the Dems have to politically cut their own throats in this manner? Why shouldn’t Dems simply say if you care about the deficit then repeal Trump’s vastly unpopular tax cuts for the rich?

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/05/08/punt-formation/#comment-202849 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 10 May 2023 00:38:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23533#comment-202849 hey, Joshua, I love the way you think! :) hey, Joshua, I love the way you think! :)

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/05/08/punt-formation/#comment-202848 nypoet22 Tue, 09 May 2023 15:27:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23533#comment-202848 it's a good time for a bold move. i imagine the president is now in discussions to allow the sane wing of the GOP to save face and do something "bipartisan," but i also don't doubt that he's holding a few of the more drastic options in reserve, and has them fully planned out just in case. it's a good time for a bold move. i imagine the president is now in discussions to allow the sane wing of the GOP to save face and do something "bipartisan," but i also don't doubt that he's holding a few of the more drastic options in reserve, and has them fully planned out just in case.

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