Stormy Debate in Congress

 So...what's new? Congress is doing what it does best. Bickering over what amounts to party line politics and not doing the people's business. But the storm clouds are brewing.

At issue is the budget, out of control spending, shutting down the government, a socialist health care program and raising the debt ceiling. House republicans passed and sent to the Senate a bill to defund Obamacare and continue government spending at current

levels until December 15. Anyone with any common sense knew that the Democrats, who control the Senate, weren't going to let that fly. Republicans knew that as well but their constituency demands they put up the good fight over Obamacare. That fight's not over yet.

Now, the GOP is hatching another plot. This one is over the debt ceiling which the president says he's not negotiating on but the Republicans aren't just going to lie down and take it either. Read More: House Ties Debt Ceiling To Obamacare

House Speaker John Boehner says hes not putting up with Obama's 'new normal' of low wages, a shrinking economy and no jobs. he's right, but the GOP has to be careful on their strategy.

John Boehner

                                                           

 Any government shutdown will be blamed on the Republicans despite being Obama's fault for not negotiating an acceptable compromise.

Along with agreeing to raising the debt, the Republicans want spending cuts and a one year hiatus on implementing Obamacare which is just around the corner. After all, Obama has already put off the employer mandate part of the bill for companies, why not for the individual little guy as well? Don't look for Obama to agree to it. He's hell-bent on sticking it to us. Congress has gotten an Obamacare waiver of sorts, indicating that despite their claims, they don't like the bill either. Many large companies are getting waivers, and, of course, Obama's big buddies in the unions are going to get what they want. It matters not that over 60% of Americans are against Obamacare. A meager 34% favor it.

Maybe, as some suggest, the Republicans should stop trying to derail the Obamacare train wreck, saying that train will derail itself once it is fully implemented and the overwhelming disaster that it is is fully realized. It will take care of  itself. It has already cost many Americans a cut in wages, a cut in hours and in many cases a loss of

jobs. Also, many people are seeing what was known to be false from the start despite Obama's promise of "If you like your current health care plan you can keep it. If you like your doctor you can keep him/her."The president is running around the country saying claiming Obamacare will result in lower health care costs. Really, Mr. President? How do you explain a the 189.79% increase in insurance premiums a family in Kentucky just got hit with? Read More: An Obamacare Horror Story

Democrats up for re-election in 2014 aren't going to go for putting off Obamacare for a year. They have  to go home and fight the battle. They are running for cover from it despite having voted for it. But, delayed or not, their opponents are not going to let the voters forget where they stand on the issue.

 If the GOP allows it to go into effect now, by the elections roll around people will really be looking for a change and Republicans my have a chance of taking back the Senate. That would accomplish two things...a real chance to get rid of Obamacare and finally putting current Senate Majority Leader "Dirty" Harry Reid on the side lines.

It's a shame, but most Americans aren't paying attention to what's going on in Washington. They could care less about debt ceilings, and continuing budget resolutions.It's just that when this all hits them down the road they'll then wonder what happened. By then, it's too late.


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