America is now just days away from defaulting on its debt, and yet, Speaker John Boehner is refusing a deal that will allow the debt ceiling to be raised. Maybe we can help...
For each message sent to John Boehner, Left Action will send him a pair of balls.
President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have gone more than halfway in offering a sensible plan for controlling the deficit, and yet, Boehner and the Republicans are not willing to budget.
Boehner & co are apparently so frightened of their Tea Party base that they will not agree to any revenue increase whatsoever. They are now even being called out by one of their own, conservative columnist David Brooks:
"If the Republican Party were a normal party, it would take advantage of this amazing moment. It is being offered the deal of the century...Republicans are merely being asked to close loopholes and eliminate tax expenditures that are themselves distortionary.
This, as I say, is the mother of all no-brainers. But we can have no confidence that the Republicans will seize this opportunity. That's because the Republican Party may no longer be a normal party.
Over the past few years, it has been infected by a faction that is more of a psychological protest than a practical, governing alternative. The members of this movement do not accept the logic of compromise, no matter how sweet the terms. If you ask them to raise taxes by an inch in order to cut government by a foot, they will say no. If you ask them to raise taxes by an inch to cut government by a yard, they will still say no." (source)
John Boehner and the Republican leadership is apparently more scared of their own crazy base than of allowing the United States of America to default on its debt.
Please send a message to Speaker Boehner, asking him to "man up" and do the right thing.
For each signature, we will send a pair of balls to the Speaker.
Juvenile? You bet. But since logic and sound arguments are apparently lost on the "cult of stupidity" that the Republican Party has become -- it's time to try giving "juvenile" a shot.
Send a message, send a pair of balls, and help us convince Speaker Boehner to show some guts.
(and yes -- we really are going to send him balls)