"A new Pew Research Center poll shows that about half of Americans think the debate over spending and deficits has been "generally rude and disrespectful."
There's even bipartisan agreement — 48 percent of Republicans and Democrats have that view, as well as 57 percent of independents. President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to provide funding to keep the government open until April 8, the sixth such temporary extension in the 6-month-old fiscal year.
Pew surveyed 1,525 adults from March 8-14. The poll's findings suggest the political losers so far have been Republicans, who rode a wave of voter irritation to win control of the House of Representatives last fall.
After the election, 35 percent said Republicans had a better approach to the deficit, expected to reach a record $1.65 trillion this year. This month, that number has plunged to 21 percent."
The article says that the Pubbies are blaming the Senate for the slow pace of getting things done. The actual reason is that the Republicans, particularly the Tea Party Republicans, are way overinterpreting the length and breadth of their mandate, they are making STUPID budget cuts based on having to hit a "number" rather than actually conducting prudent public policy, and because the Senate is actually thinking (albeit slightly), they aren't going to let these ill-considered budget cuts happen. Much as it would be a very dumb thing to do, if the government shutdown happens, the blame will be ALL on the going-too-far Republicans.
Just like it was last time.
No comments:
Post a Comment