Obama has offered a fiscal plan, but GOP prefers whining to making a counter-proposal - Herkimer, NY - The Telegram

Obama has offered a fiscal plan, but GOP prefers whining to making a counter-proposal

Print Comment
By Pat Cunningham

Paul Krugman NAILS IT:

In the ongoing battle of the budget, President Obama has done something very cruel. Declaring that this time he won’t negotiate with himself, he has refused to lay out a proposal reflecting what he thinks Republicans want. Instead, he has demanded that Republicans themselves say, explicitly, what they want. And guess what: They can’t or won’t do it.

No, really. While there has been a lot of bluster from the G.O.P. about how we should reduce the deficit with spending cuts, not tax increases, no leading figures on the Republican side have been able or ...

Read more

Loading commenting interface...

Market Place
Autos
Homes
Marketplace
Community Info
Chamber of Commerce
Sister Publication
The Courier Online
The Evening Times
UticaOD.com