The Boehner Plan: Phony Cuts, Slimy Procedures, Dangerous Ignorance

By: Michael Hammond (Diary)  |  July 26th at 05:42 PM  | 

The main problems with the Boehner proposal are: Most of the initial $1.2 trillion of discretionary cuts are (1) from defense, or (2) are phony, out-year, and easily avoided. The compensatory immediate $1 trillion increase in the debt limit is, on the other hand, very real. Even worse, however, the notion of giving a Reid/Pelosi/McConnell/Boehner-appointed commission the power to devise non-filibusterable, unamendable tax increases (or, | Read More »