What the leaders of the party who just lost an election to populist outrage were doing tonight...

[Clio the Leo]

Debt commission - W.H. and Dems reach tentative deal

The Washington Post reports: "The White House and congressional Democrats have reached a tentative agreement to create an independent budget commission. They have also agreed to put the commission's recommendations on digging the nation out of debt up for a vote in Congress."

EARLIER: A group of Democratic lawmakers met with Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday to discuss creating a bipartisan debt commission that will tackle the nation’s growing fiscal troubles.

Attendees included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii).

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0110/debt_commission_ae4c7f8f-99db-4436-bf0b-4b8af0a0d8f6.html

[IndianaGreen]

1. Another bipartisan commission, which will produce a report that no one will read

[Clio the Leo]

3. Does the term "PAYGO" mean anything to you.....

... it sure does to me, sure does to President Clinton.

(It means NOTHING to President Bush however)

But you can BELIEVE it means something to Barack Obama.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/76985-wh-and-senior-democrats-reach-deal-on-debt-paygo-and-fiscal-commission

[IndianaGreen]

4. It is bullshit! They should put a war tax to pay for all the wars

Let's see how long before taxpayers get tired of maintaining a permanent state of war.

[Clio the Leo]

5. Clinton's tool for creating a budget surplus is "bullshit"?

... time for you and I to go to bed. Night Indiana. ;)

[IndianaGreen]

6. Shit! It is morning already!

Crap!

[Cha]

2. "populist outrage"..

yeah, brown will fix that.

[Smashcut]

7. A "tentative" "agreement" to create a "commission"

Scintillating.

And will this independent commission find that "entitlement reform" is the best way reduce our debt? After all, we certainly can't reduce the military budget what with our two wars...