Senator Sanders, thank you for voting no today.
These "deals" are all bad news for the American people. The last thing we need right now are massive cuts to spending. We are teetering on the edge of a double dip recession, when we have not even begun to crawl out of the last hole. We cannot afford these cuts.
The only options are a clean debt ceiling increase or the President to excercise his responsibilities as outlined in the constutution, including the 14th amendment, seigniorage, or one of the many other options available.
Please raise your objection to any "deal" that comes to the Senate, unless it is a clean debt ceiling increase.
Thank you for being America's Senator.
Please, Mr. President, stop negotiating with terrorists.
We need you to stand up and propose a clean debt ceiling increase.
The last thing our economy needs is massive spending cuts. You will own the double dip, which will be far worse than what we have just been through.
You don't tell your opoonent, "don't call my bluff." You tell him, "I think you are bluffing and full of it and I am going all in."
Mr. President, you have numerous options at your disposal if we pass the deadline. You have zero options if these austerity measure push us over the cliff and into the abyss.
It is about doing what is best for the Country, sir. If you do not get re-elected, it is far more important to have done what is right and lose. Your Presdiency is worth a lot. But it is worth less than allowing the debt ceiling to become a political football. It is worth less than having this country fall into a second Great Depression.
I am not afraid. I will not stand by and allow this country to be destroyed by these one sided "compromises". If there were any "adults in the room", they would know that we should not be cutting spending at this time.
All of these "deals" are crap. And they just keep getting crappier. Bush and the Republicans may have run us into a ditch, but now we are helping them toss us into the Grand Canyon.
Enough.
Bernie, please object to any bill brought up in the Senate until we get a clean bill. It is the only option that avoids long term financial armageddon. A clean bill avoids the immediate concern of default, and does not set a dangerous precident. Our rating is saved because we need only point out that the same level of deficit reduction is achieved by merely taking no further action. The Bush/Obama tax cuts will expire.
3:02 PM PT: Dow futures are up now.