The fighting and bickering inside the Republicans caucus in the House of Representatives have worn out the members. It appears that Speaker of the House John Boehner is unable to get any cooperation from his Tea Party members who'd rather destroy the country rather than even vote for Boehner's bill. Have the Republicans succumbed to the most extreme members in their party? Have the Tea Party Republicans taken the country hostage in their effort to destroy Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, Pell grants, etc.?????
If nothing is passed and signed, will you lose your Social Security check, or your paycheck if you work for the federal government? If you want to know what Republican Rep. Steve Stivers and Republican Rep. Eric Cantor want you to do without any money for food, gasoline, or rent, call them at (202) 224-3121.
Time:
....President Barack Obama declared "we're almost out of time" in a wrenching political standoff that has heightened fears of a market-rattling government default. "The power to solve this is in our hands on a day when we've been reminded how fragile the economy already is," the president said from the White House as U.S. fell in response to a sour report on economic growth and widespread uncertainty over the Washington debt stalemate. "This is one burden we can lift ourselves. We can end it with a simple vote." A simple vote was hard to come by, just a few days before Tuesday's debt-limit deadline.....
