Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach
I don’t usually wander too far off of the climate reservation, but this excellent cartoon by Michael Ramirez deserves wider publication, as it addresses a critical problem. It shows the US Budget for 2011, along with the cuts proposed by the Democrats (liberal) and the Republicans (GOP, conservative).
The US Government is about to shut down because the two sides can’t agree on a budget.
Can the rest of us agree that despite all the posturing, neither side is actually serious about the problem?
w.
PS – Anyone who thinks that CO2 is more important to the US than the above pie chart is fooling themselves badly …
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The pie looks familiar, I think the Dem’s chunk of it roughly corresponds to mankind’s contribution of CO2 to the atmosphere, or am I giving the Dems too much credit? Either way your point is well stated
Jer
Other than Ron Paul and maybe one or two others, they’re all worthless incompetents. No surprise though – ‘society of sheep begetting a government of wolves’ and all that.
Republicans were stupid not to start with a spending cut proposal of $3.82 Trillion.
Whereas, Democrats were clever enough to start with a spending budget padded with $100 Billion, over there desired $3.72 Trillion in spending.
Democrats just stole away with an extra $61.5 Billion in spending to add to our National debt.
Willis I agree with you. This is just till October as Demos haven’t had a budget 2 years. Watch what the cuts for next years budget proposed by Repubs.
They’ve stopped the shutdown…for now.
The way I feel about it, all government workers are civil servants.
If they want to sit at home when the government is shut down, go right ahead and make yourself comfy. A lot of folks are standing in line ready to take that job.
So when they shut down thier data websites, or the National Park gates the jobs are open.
Who wants to take over the EPA or NASA GISS?
How about the chair at NOAA?
Who wants to be a gatekeeper at Yellowstone?
Willis you are so on target it’s not funny, both parties are way out of line. The “ruling elite” of both “parties” play their debate games for the public while not taking their duty to be responsible seriously. They seem to only know how to spend, spend, spend. China could well be the masters of the world soon without firing a shot.
Never did like “party” politics, this is another reason why not to.
I certainly can agree Willis. Let’s end military spending now.
This reminds me of the user 10000penies on you tube. He also had some frighteningly effective illustrations along similar lines.
http://www.youtube.com/user/10000Pennies
Willis, re: your comment about neither party being serious about the budget, I think there are individuals within the Republican party who are seriously concerned, such as Paul Ryan (R-WI) and his “$6.2 trillion-cuts-over-ten-years” plan. It’s only a plan at this point, but there is at least one who is trying to right ship; the key for success is going to be support from the rest of the Republicans, which is by no means guaranteed.
On the other side of the aisle, absolutely no Democrats are serious about changing course. If there is even one Dem, he or she is certainly not speaking up.
$50/lb tomatoes anyone?
Anybody want to be a Zimbabwe-style millionaire (costs a million for a loaf of bread)?
If those consequences do not appeal to you, then we need to get this reality across to “liberals.”
I am considering doing a lot of precinct work in my democrat area to make new republicans on an anti-war platform as Ron Paul is the only candidate who’d really get us out. I will find some dems who are mad enough at Obama about that. But this cartoon will be useful in getting across the tremendous costs of climate lies and other things as well.
Its either two plausible cases here. FYI they made a late “Deal” that makes 38 billion in “cuts” (cuts in govt speak is less growth than they wanted btw, the US govt NEVER shrinks, even when “Cuts” happen)
A) Its all political gamesmanship during a build up to an important election year. AKA typical DC showmanship towards their base voters by acting “firm”, “taking a stand” or “hope and change” B.S
or
B) There are so many govt workers now and people on the govt dole, that even taking such a small crumb away from the spending pie, actually DOES cause this much political strife. Remember now, there are more govt workers than farmers, factory workers, miners, etc.
Either case this country is screwed. Buy gold, stock gas and food, get a gun, and be prepared for chaos. We arnt like Japan, more than 40%+ of people in the US rely on the govt for basic survival. If economic chaos hits and the govt cant support these people anymore, they wont just give up their easy life, they will try to take it from their neighbors. In those times, you better know how to protect yourself.
PS. During total US Govt collapse, and living in many southwestern and southern states, be prepared for your territory to be reabsorbed into Mexico or become part of a newly formed nation of Aztlan. With some southern states having Hispanic populations growing by more than 80%+ over a decade, it is safe to say that they are being “recolonized” by populations not loyal to the native country land.
The Republicans need backbone implants.
The Democrats need to see a lobotomist.
[… snipped, something I usually don’t do. Ugly political comment. – w.]
Exactly, Willis. As always, you see as through a glass brightly.
Is this one of those “The King has no clothes on” moments?
I have often wondered what the money in my pocket is really worth, since it is only a few pieces of paper and a few base metal coins. The only thing backing it up seems to be a great confidence trick and a lot of other peoples debt.
Yeah but at least Paul Ryan proposed a solution.
Better than no response from the other side of the aisle and the less than no response from the president.
Chris
Norfolk, VA, USA
fhsiv says…… “The Democrats need to see a lobotomist”.
How can you operate on something that is non-existent?
So does anyone know how the EPA faired today on regulating CO2?
Campaign rhetoric aside, all are helpless against the inexorable working of Parkinson’s Laws.
Especially:
The growth of administration is independent of the state of that which is administered.
Expenditures rise regardless of income.
And, Work expands to fill the time allotted.
Never get mad, get even.
Start recalling the knuckleheads. They need to sweat.
Is it possible that American politicians are as badly deluded as Australian politicians. Who would have thought it?
Re: “Can the rest of us agree that despite all the posturing, neither side is actually serious about the problem?”
Actually no. Here we must part ways. True, what is going on currently in Washington is just so much posturing over crumbs and it is really quite annoying. We need real solutions.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan has an excellent plan. It may not be perfect, but it seems to be good start. It is the first I have seen that really addresses the severe economic challenges we face. Of course, it is being ripped to shreds by Democrats and Progressives. In my book that recommends it even more.
Re: “Anyone who thinks that CO2 is more important to the US than the above pie chart is fooling themselves badly …”
Oh yeah. Spot on Mr. Eschenbach.
I lean right, but I think it’s ridiculous that these paltry cuts the Republicans are proposing are almost all political. There is no real meat to them and they don’t really address the underlying problems that have caused spending to explode in the past 10 years.
You need no further proof of this then their continual talking point that they want to roll back spending to 2008 levels. How about the 2000 level?! Now we’re talking real change. But they won’t do that, because that means erasing all the spending they did while in control.
Isn’t it all sad that they are grandstanding about these measly cuts, yet the War Machine churns through 800 billion a year? Our country is being hallowed out and we are busy throwing billions of dollars around the world in myopic hellholes of no political consequence.
It is hilarious. Am I the only non-ideologue? Looks that way. Well, at least I can agree with you guys on one thing, the subject of this blog. Likely more, too, but I am going out on a limb here. If I told you guys what I thought of Sarah Palin, you would be mad.
I see the Warmists won again. Boehner was a total sellout. A pandering ignorant ass This country means less to him than his tanning salon.