Now This Is Smart Strategy

[FourScore]

Sun Oct 13, 2013 at 08:39 PM PDT
Now This Is Smart Strategy
by slinkerwink

I have to say that I've been very pleased with how the Democrats have been conducting themselves in the fight to get the government re-opened and to end the hostage-taking situation with the debt ceiling. I've also noticed the Senate Democrats staking out a position on the left: repealing the sequester. Now, this is very smart strategy because it allows the Democrats to take a position on the left, and it also helps the GOP save face.

How does it help the GOP save face? Namely, by opposing the repeal of the sequester in any CR bill. This is what allows the clean debt ceiling bill to be passed with none of the GOP goodies in it since they'll have to go in and vote for the clean CR. They can go home to their voters and say we didn't allow the repeal of the sequester to happen.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/13/1246900/-Now-This-Is-Smart-Strategy

[Paulie]

1. What bullshit!

Neither side wants the sequestration. It was a joke that turned into a reality. If the Dems argue for keeping those cuts they are out of their minds.

[FourScore]

3. Where did you read the dems are arguing to keep the sequester cuts? n/t

[Paulie]

4. Right in the quote you supplied

How does it help the GOP save face? Namely, by opposing the repeal of the sequester in any CR bill. This is what allows the clean debt ceiling bill to be passed with none of the GOP goodies in it since they'll have to go in and vote for the clean CR. They can go home to their voters and say we didn't allow the repeal of the sequester to happen.

By giving the GOP the ability to say they didn't allow the sequester to be repealed, they "get a win". Except all the non military cuts are hurting a lot of people, programs, science, infrastructure, etc.

A clean CR is at sequester levels. It's bullshit.

[FourScore]

7. My husband has been directly affected by this sequester. You don't have to preach to me!

How then, oh wise one, would you suggest solving this impasse?

[BlueStreak]

2. The so-called "clean" CR perpetuates the sequester cuts

[FourScore]

5. Of course it does. But now the Senate dems have moved the middle to the left.

I'm looking at the big picture -- passing a clean CR is the most we can hope for with these idiot republicans.

[backscatter712]

6. Except now, Senate Dems are demanding an end to the sequester.

They're demanding it in addition to the clean CR and clean debt-limit increase.