They will happily take an extra 3% of your paycheck, expecting you to lower your budget by that much, but cringe at the idea of not growing the federal budget.
Just like how it is today. That speaker of the house has no honor. The current speaker has no honor. And they call themselves Christians. Democrats have their faults. Republicans are consistently worse.
What's funny is the party like "likes" Jeb, hates Government shutdowns, but the party from the other dude loves it.... But they make it look like shutting the Federal Government would be the end of the world. 😹 Only for fat lazy Government employees.
I miss fondly when the white house of any political party had done enough for the people to see the government shutdown as a bad thing. Now I hope that the budget negotiation(which has to be done all the time because the government spends like a spoiled teenager) fail so that maybe this time the shutdown will wake up even more people to the uselessness of the government and how much we don't miss them when it goes down.
The devils lies build illusions. who do you think owns the power: judiciary? media? business? royalty? voters? military? or God Almighty? You're so f*cking young, you're are still in fleshy bodies that poop like babies. all other higher minds are powerful spirits. But in the presence of God, they're just tiny children to Him.
That was the good old times - where the world respected the functioning free government with checks and balances, with peaceful transfer of power. Sigh. Gone.
Freaking FASCIST CUCK-FCUKING Republicans NEVER talk about cutting the deficit when a Republican is President. In fact Trump didnt see a program he didnt like funding! However every single time a Democrat becomes President...all of a sudden Republicans get their panties in a twist over 'deficit reduction'. For the life of me, I simply cannot comprehend why The Democrats wont challenge The Tea Baggers on this? FCUK! Bill Clinton was the 1st President to have a surplus during the last 2 years of his administration....and what did Bush II do? Cut taxes for his fat cat big business pals.....driving the deficit up to record levels! Unreal how GULLIBLE The Democrats allow themselves to be played by these FASCIST CUCK FCUKING RETARD Republicans! I like President Bartlett, even if he is a fictional President. Please President Biden, start watching The West Wing and learn how to GROW A PAIR!
Except, now, the GOP is threatening to destroy the world economy as a matter of course. Forget shutting down the government, they want to default on the federal deficit as a bargaining chip, despite the US Constution.
The West Wing is on DVD. I have the entire series on DVD. There are two sets, one in a blue file case and the second just a normal box set. I have the file case. Excellent show. I have re-watched the entire series about 4 times.
Funny that here in May of 2023 we Americans are still going along with the charade of a debt ceiling. In December of 2017 the Republican-controlled Congress passed the "Tax Cut and Jobs Act" that created 1.9 Trillion Dollars to give away to Corporations and the already wealthy. That money did not actually even exist until the last threatened shut down in 2022. Most Americans (of all stripes) think there is a big government vault containing cash money that can be given back to taxpapers who actually break a sweat when they work. The National Debt is over 30 Trillion Dollars. DEBT. There is no vault. No cash. The world's monetary policy is absolute make-believe. The only real issue is this: WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BE WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS?
Bold and strong when they depict Democrats doing it, but when it's Republicans, all we hear is about the elderly, women, children, minorities, division, greed, etc. Try not to spend money we can't afford, and liberals freak out and claim it's all racism, sexism, and control.🤦♂️
Every time I watch anything fro the West Wing it always reminds me of a giant Democrat fantasy of wisdom and righteousness in the face of Republican evil. News flash! Both sides are evil.
Good move. Checkmate. This reminds me of a similar situation I had. We were buying our first house decades ago. The seller was an old lady very selfish. We were in our 20's. She wanted us to close on Dec 25, and move in on Jan 1. The dates were ridiculous. You can't get a mover then, and we would have had to pay rent for another month if not moved out by Dec 30 or before. There was still a lot of time for her to move out. We had decided on an earlier date, and we were at the closing table with attorneys present. And she had changed the dates at the last moment. I was so furious. Without consulting my husband, I said no. Vehemently no. If she changed the dates, there would no closing, no moving, and NO SALE. I got up and was ready to walk away. My husband got up too and played along. I refused to be a patsy and jerked around by this woman. What else would she pull? I also said, I would sue her for my closing costs, new rental, and moving expenses for packing. Since this was winter, I knew that house would sit on the market for months longer. The attorneys would not get paid if the sale did not go through. So I held the cards. There was a last minute frantic discussion between her and her attorney. He came back to us with better dates. So the sale went through. Later my husband asked if I was serious? I said, of course. You have to be prepared to walk away in any negotiation.
My wife and I have been buying our first house the last few months (and what an awful time to do so), and I cannot tell you how much I have HATED dealing with sellers over 60. They have been the most unreasonable, selfish, entitled, asshole people I have ever had to deal with. We also had to walk away from a purchase because the sellers were trying to pull shit about a month ago.
The "National Debt" is just "Excess Currency in the Economy" that has not been Taxed out, which is to say the Government has Credited more dollars into the Economy than it has Taxed out. Want it Back? Do a T-Bond Buyback, Or Tax the Rich, they are the ones who have it! The Money doesn't disappear Folks, it is the the Same economy that Creates the Value of the Dollar.
Man this scene hits different with it playing out IRL. I wish biden could do this but the media and many other Democrats haven't helped by making sure more than those who routinely monitor politics know who's really to blame.
Josh wouldn’t have let it get to this point. He’d have mocked the Speaker as he’s essentially saying making a deal with him is pointless as he doesn’t have the respect of his members of the house, and then made it clear that he’d bring bait and switch to the press
I didn't care for Angela's character too much, but Josh wouldn't have made a difference at this particular negotiation. The whole reason he wasn't in those negotiations was because he ended up pushing a Democrat congressman too far, which made the guy switch party. Haffley wouldn't have been threatened at this point. The negotiations only turned in their favor when Haffley overplays his hand and keeps the President waiting. Then Josh's advice to walk away helps turn the situation in their favor.
Yeah right...but there is a subtle little difference between the show, "The West Wing" and "Trump's West Wing"...a little thing called INSURRECTION...and there was this "perfect phone call" to Zelensky...then ANOTHER "perfect phone call to Kemp"..and how many TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS did he get caught with at his ostentatious little compound in FL... Yup your boy is a real work of art. You ELECTED...a CON ARTIST to control the purse strings of the world's biggest piggy bank...smfh...that's your idea of a leadership????? And let's not leave out the one little, tiny, itty, bitty FACT...he ADMIRES AUTHORITARIANISM...HE DROOLS AT THE THOUGHT. Lindsey Graham was right about one thing...Trump would DESTROY the Republican Party...and rest assured, it is happening as we speak...and tRUMP is going to GUT THE GOP LIKE A FISH ... and there is nothing you can do to stop it. 😂😂😂
Republicans are always holding us hostage while doing nothing but giving the richest tax breaks. Whoever is reading this: you and I pay more on taxes than billionaire. Billionaires who made their money on the backs of people like you and me.
Funny how a West Wing version of The Republican Party would NEVER work on tv. How inspiration would it be to see 'behind the scenes' maneuvering to get rich a-holes another tax cut....or trying to pass a gun bill that makes it easier for whack jobs to own a gun......or gutting environmental laws so Big Business can make even more profits.......I'd bet that lowering The Minimum Wage would really be good tv.
I mean yes, but not really. Don't forget this comes at the end of the story arc showing Bartlett being a shell of himself after the whole Zoey gets kidnapped series. He's realizing a decision he made as president almost got his daughter killed, his wife was so mad she was refusing to be in the White House, and the president was lost. Haffley knew how weak the president was. It makes perfect sense for him to play hardball here. He clearly wasn't expecting the president to play hardball back, but the only reason the president was willing to play hardball was because CJ had essentially told him to pull his head out of his ass.
Ahh to look back on when we actually had a federal budget. Now we have an administration that adds 5 trillion of debt in a single year. Though it would be fun to watch a president call a special session through Article 2, section 3 and tell them they aren't going home until a budget is done.
