Third-party groups join chorus clamoring for 2011 federal budget

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Source: The Washington Post

For congressional Democrats hoping to avoid the political hits involved in writing a budget this year, not writing a budget is proving to be nearly as painful. All week, Republicans have been accusing Democratic leaders of shirking their duty to face up to the nation's budget woes. On Friday, outside budget groups began to join the chorus.

In news releases, nonprofits such as the Concord Coalition, which advocates for balanced budgets, and Public Notice, a new organization by former Bush administration trade spokeswoman Gretchen Hamel, called on lawmakers to reconsider.

"WHERE'S THE BUDGET?" blared the release from Hamel's group, which bills itself as nonpartisan.

"Families across our nation have faced serious economic challenges this year. They faced these challenges head on by sitting down at the kitchen table, adding up the numbers, and making the tough choices," added Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist for the Concord Coalition who blogs as EconomistMom. "No family should expect to succeed by throwing the budget out the window and hoping for the best. Congress shouldn't either."

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/16/AR2010041603827.html

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1. And all these people were totally silent as the bushes kept on spending.

As the bushes went from a surplus to the largest deficit in history of our country, all these people were absolutely silent. I guess they just don't like it when President Obama does it. But it's fine and dandy when a white man destroys the country.

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2. Reagan tripled the national debt; Dubya doubled it again-Take them head on! nt