Excellent post, Radish. I’d just add they did this just before they needed to board their own aircraft prior to their ‘break’. Folks aren’t working, infrastructure is graded at a D+ (there is a 3 in 4 chance the bridge you’re crossing is safe) and so many other issues urgently demanding attention, but they are going home for a while.I wonder how many of them will have town hall meetings in order to hear the will of their voters.Our legislators, for the most part, a kind of awful, and doing an offal job.Respectfully,C.
I agree with the premise. Obama should quit trying to reach out to Republicans, quit trying to compromise for the sake of compromise, and do what is best for the people. The sequester itself is a consequence of Obama trusting Republicans to do the right thing, and then they predictably turn around and lie to him and stab you and me in the back.
It is funny that Veteran’s affairs, Dept. of agriculture, etc. are also affected by the sequestration, but you hear nothing about it.cut the budget by 10% but not my travel plans.
@Radish,good reference.Also, see http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/are-dems-blinking-first-on-aviation-cuts-90653.html?hp=t1_3to learn that Dem. Senate Leader Reid was trying to pass a bill that would revoke ALL CUTS in the increases to federal budgets for more spending, the Democratic Mantra, teamed with Higher Taxes.-The 15,000 furloughs and shutdown of a dozen towers was a democrat plan to anger users of airlines to scream for more spending. The bill passed by unanimous consent will shift funds already in the budget of FAA to “operations” until the New Fiscal 2014 budget begins Oct.1st of this year.-The Democrats in D.C. will do any dirty trick to get their way on spending more and raising more taxes…as if the $16 Trillion Fed. Debt was a fairy tale to be ignored, which is SOP.-Congress had exempted themselves by keeping nearby airfields on normal schedules…and they have a system where they can reserve seats on multiple flights so whenever they reach the airport, a seat will be assured, and other flights will have had a cancellation! Congress and the President live like Kings and Billionaires! Ain’t America Great?
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/346688/extravagance-faafor any reader interested in the (being proved by overseers & congress) Mismanagement and unwise spending priorities,see the article at the url above:-Feb. 2012 GAO report on the FAA.A subsequent report by the Inspector General of the DOT.House & Senate transportation committee GOP identified $2.7 Billion in annual non-personnel expenses (consultant fees and employee travel expenses and $8 Million for conferences in 2010). -Facts, not reported by the MSM….FAA has 47,000 employees, but only less than one-third are air-traffic controllers. FAA keeps its own fleet of 46 aircraft (2010) at a cost of more than $140 million a year to operate. FAA has an annual budget of $16 Billion, and after sequester cuts, will be more than it asked for in Obama’s FY 2013 budget resolution.Domestic air travel declined 27% since 2000, while FAA budgets grew by nearly $3 Billion, or 30%!-Sen. Tom Coburn, Thursday, said “this is rank politicism. It’s cynical and it’s shameful what the FAA, and the Department of Transportation, and this administration is doing.” (Amen!)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323789704578444793863984384.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop(this article was in the 4/27 print edition)“Congress Exposes the FAA’s air-traffic FURLOUGH GAMBIT”-Votes, Senate Unanimous, House 361 to 41…veto proof! LOL“The FAA’s all-hands furloughs managed to convert a less than 4% FAA budget cut into a 10% air-traffic control cut that would delay 40% of flights.”-Congress also protected low-income housing grants and Meals on Wheels and other programs, from politicalized “cuts” designed to create public screams for more spending. (my language)-The Senate bill exposed the fact that FAA had authority to cut waste and nonessential items before laying off controllers, and exposed Obama’s falsehood that "the sequester law prohibited agencies from prioritizing cuts. “Pres. Obama’s latest sequestration gambit backfired for the same reason his previous attempts this year have flopped.”
ConserveGov about 11 years ago
“Off to my private round of golf with my good philandering friend Tiger Woods on Air Force One. Good luck sucka!”
Nebulous Premium Member about 11 years ago
You wouldn’t want Obama to make another one of his “excessive” Executive Orders, would you?
chazandru about 11 years ago
Excellent post, Radish. I’d just add they did this just before they needed to board their own aircraft prior to their ‘break’. Folks aren’t working, infrastructure is graded at a D+ (there is a 3 in 4 chance the bridge you’re crossing is safe) and so many other issues urgently demanding attention, but they are going home for a while.I wonder how many of them will have town hall meetings in order to hear the will of their voters.Our legislators, for the most part, a kind of awful, and doing an offal job.Respectfully,C.
Chillbilly about 11 years ago
For once, I have to say I agree with Republican propagandist Lisa Benson.
Incredulous about 11 years ago
Funny I don’t see any mention of O in your quote.
ianrey about 11 years ago
I agree with the premise. Obama should quit trying to reach out to Republicans, quit trying to compromise for the sake of compromise, and do what is best for the people. The sequester itself is a consequence of Obama trusting Republicans to do the right thing, and then they predictably turn around and lie to him and stab you and me in the back.
Justice22 about 11 years ago
It is funny that Veteran’s affairs, Dept. of agriculture, etc. are also affected by the sequestration, but you hear nothing about it.cut the budget by 10% but not my travel plans.
Mneedle about 11 years ago
But then, to make it law, The King would have to sign it.
disgustedtaxpayer about 11 years ago
@Radish,good reference.Also, see http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/are-dems-blinking-first-on-aviation-cuts-90653.html?hp=t1_3to learn that Dem. Senate Leader Reid was trying to pass a bill that would revoke ALL CUTS in the increases to federal budgets for more spending, the Democratic Mantra, teamed with Higher Taxes.-The 15,000 furloughs and shutdown of a dozen towers was a democrat plan to anger users of airlines to scream for more spending. The bill passed by unanimous consent will shift funds already in the budget of FAA to “operations” until the New Fiscal 2014 budget begins Oct.1st of this year.-The Democrats in D.C. will do any dirty trick to get their way on spending more and raising more taxes…as if the $16 Trillion Fed. Debt was a fairy tale to be ignored, which is SOP.-Congress had exempted themselves by keeping nearby airfields on normal schedules…and they have a system where they can reserve seats on multiple flights so whenever they reach the airport, a seat will be assured, and other flights will have had a cancellation! Congress and the President live like Kings and Billionaires! Ain’t America Great?
DavidGBA about 11 years ago
Smaller government, right where you wanted it!
knight1192a about 11 years ago
That’s not why his arm is tired.
disgustedtaxpayer about 11 years ago
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/346688/extravagance-faafor any reader interested in the (being proved by overseers & congress) Mismanagement and unwise spending priorities,see the article at the url above:-Feb. 2012 GAO report on the FAA.A subsequent report by the Inspector General of the DOT.House & Senate transportation committee GOP identified $2.7 Billion in annual non-personnel expenses (consultant fees and employee travel expenses and $8 Million for conferences in 2010). -Facts, not reported by the MSM….FAA has 47,000 employees, but only less than one-third are air-traffic controllers. FAA keeps its own fleet of 46 aircraft (2010) at a cost of more than $140 million a year to operate. FAA has an annual budget of $16 Billion, and after sequester cuts, will be more than it asked for in Obama’s FY 2013 budget resolution.Domestic air travel declined 27% since 2000, while FAA budgets grew by nearly $3 Billion, or 30%!-Sen. Tom Coburn, Thursday, said “this is rank politicism. It’s cynical and it’s shameful what the FAA, and the Department of Transportation, and this administration is doing.” (Amen!)
disgustedtaxpayer about 11 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323789704578444793863984384.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop(this article was in the 4/27 print edition)“Congress Exposes the FAA’s air-traffic FURLOUGH GAMBIT”-Votes, Senate Unanimous, House 361 to 41…veto proof! LOL“The FAA’s all-hands furloughs managed to convert a less than 4% FAA budget cut into a 10% air-traffic control cut that would delay 40% of flights.”-Congress also protected low-income housing grants and Meals on Wheels and other programs, from politicalized “cuts” designed to create public screams for more spending. (my language)-The Senate bill exposed the fact that FAA had authority to cut waste and nonessential items before laying off controllers, and exposed Obama’s falsehood that "the sequester law prohibited agencies from prioritizing cuts. “Pres. Obama’s latest sequestration gambit backfired for the same reason his previous attempts this year have flopped.”