absolutely appalling

[Danzig]

i heard mention early this morning about a House rule being changed, quietly, by some republicans. so, after i got some time, i started looking into it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd-iaYLO1A

this is the youtube video that brought the subject to light.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4095129.html


this is an article about the video, which then brought me to wonder-how did they change the rule?

well, republicans on the house rules committee changed the rule:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/the-...eed-a-shutdown

so, most likely a vote would have occurred, that would have prevented the shutdown. but only eric cantor, or his designee, can have a vote brought. this is an OUTRAGE. they changed a standing rule, to force a shutdown. a shutdown that would not have happened, had a vote been allowed.

[dellinger63]

Some of us think it an outrage that without the new rule in place Boehner would have settled on a deal that not only fully opens the government but also opens negotiations on the sequester. Of course that would have nothing to do with cutting spending but on the contrary increases spending.

Interesting I found this tidbit

Without action, the government shutdown, already in its third week, will continue. And the Treasury Department says that if the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling isn’t raised by Thursday, it will run out of maneuvering room and will only be able to pay bills with cash on hand.

It's a mess but it's a messy job cleaning a mess up.

Come up with and pass a 30 day debt ceiling raise and leave the government shut down till a reasonable budget and not talks on a budget is agreed to.