{"id":8429,"date":"2012-07-21T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-21T18:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8429"},"modified":"2012-07-21T11:15:28","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T18:15:28","slug":"will-republicans-play-kick-the-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/21\/will-republicans-play-kick-the-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Republicans Play Kick the Can?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republican efforts to sabotage the economy have been largely successful, making the 112th the least productive Congress in US history.  Those efforts reached their apex a year ago when Republicans blackmailed America, and caused a drop in the US credit rating.  The downside of that episode it that it caused many Americans to recognize for the first time that Republicans are selling-out America for political gain.  Because Republicans fear reminding the voting public of that fact immediately before a national election, they may try to kick the can down the road, just beyond the election.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"21KickTheCan\"Top congressional Republicans are plotting ways to avoid a government shutdown<\/a> fight when the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, believing the partisan brinkmanship that defined last year\u2019s budget battles would be devastating to their party heading into the November elections<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In early September, House Republican leaders<\/a> want to pass a three-month temporary funding measure that sticks to last year\u2019s debt-limit agreement<\/strong>, according to aides involved with the planning. But that could spark a fight with some House and Senate conservatives who yearn for the lower funding numbers in Rep. Paul Ryan\u2019s budget<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think somebody does need to stand up and bring it all to a screeching halt,\u201d said Sen. Rand Paul<\/a> (R-Ky.). \u201cI\u2019m not talking about shutting down the government but having a real debate over spending cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n

But while higher spending levels might irk conservatives who are itching for a funding fight, it\u2019s aimed at comforting Republicans in both chambers who see political peril in drawing attention away from the economy with a battle that could shut down the government. They\u2019d like for the fight to end quietly this year in the hopes a Republican sweep in November would allow them to freely rewrite spending bills in early 2013<\/strong>\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Picture Credit: Imagination Soup<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

Lets look at the possibilities here, if Republicans get their way and kick the can.  If the Republicans win the House and Senate, it will work to their advantage, because it will have helped them win by disguising their true nature.  If Democrats win the House and Senate, it will work to Republican advantage, because it will give Republicans a last chance to sabotage the economy in the lame duck session.<\/font><\/p>\n

Therefore, I think that, if Democrats allow a temporary extension at all, which I seriously question, they should hold out for an extension that at least takes us past the lame duck session and into the 113th Congress.<\/font><\/p>\n

The thing to remember about Republican negotiation strategy is this.  It\u2019s always based on Heads I win, Tails you lose<\/em>.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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