LIB'S LABYRINTH: Defense cuts worry U.S. Military

Monday, August 15, 2011

Defense cuts worry U.S. Military

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Hi Kangaroo Tim Down Under,

I did not say Obama raised the "debt ceiling" but I said he raised the "debt" from $8 trillions to skyrocketing $14 trillions. The U.S. government has three branches - Executive, Legislative and Judicial. But they are all interconnected. True, technically and officially, Congress has the power, makes the law and passes the bill by voting and has the responsibilty to raise the ceiling if there is such a thing the way things are going. Sky is the limit, if you ask me. Obama as president may lack the authority but as a leader of his Democratic Party he had to be responsible also, talk to both parties, deal and negotiate with his plans and approve or execute whatever comes to his desk. If you are the president of the one and only superpower in the world and you don't have the power, then what are you good for? Anyway, I've read there is some kind of different opinions about this because of the 14th Amendment in the U.S. Constitution -- I quote, "The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives Obama the authority to make sure U.S. debts are paid, presumably including a rise in the debt ceiling..." If authority is power, the provision to make sure that the U.S. meets its obligation that a president could make use of, Obama did not think of considering but instead threw the ball back to Congress. Truman famously said, "the buck stops here." When the economy is good, the president always gets the credit. So, finally there was a debt celing compromise by both houses which I think was full of abracadabra. Why so?

THE COMPROMISE

Increase the debt ceiling to $2.4 trillion; immediate increase of $400 billions followed by $500 billions. Total debt ceiling in this Obama Administration: $16 trillion plus !!!!!! Bush & Previous Administrations: $8 trillions

Cut $900 billions in 10 years in spending; discretionary spending decrease of $21 billions in 2012 and $42 billions in 2013. Spending cuts of $1.2 trillions. ONLY!

Hey, wasn't that ridiculous? An uneven seesaw. The surgical knife cut not even a thin layer of the pie.

Anyway, my big bro always tells me Uncle Sam can always print money. Even Greenspan just said that last week. No problem!

White House government building in Washington D.C.

Ate Lib

Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:19:05 -0700
From: tim
Subject: Fw: Defense cuts worry U.S. Military
To: lib

hi Ate Lib, correction please in USA the President has no power to raise the debt ceiling , it's Congress who raised the debt ceiling.

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From: Lib
To: Lib311 ; MANILAHIGHSCHOOLALUMNI
Sent: Sunday, 14 August 2011 10:54 AM
Subject: Defense cuts worry U.S. Military

I know who's not worrying - the folks who are getting welfare checks and illegal aliens getting free healthcare and school scholarship funds. The people who gave the most for this country are the people who get screwed most of the time. Washington is worrying about cuts of $1 trillion or more for this and that but did not worry or care when Obama raise the debt to $14 trillions with his failed stimulus package of $7 trillions. Fools!

Ate Lib