I Thank Ted Cruz For At Least Trying

A stand-alone newsbite:

As Senate Leaders announced a final deal to re-open government...

* TO RE-OPEN "GOVERNMENT... AS... USUAL..."

...and temporarily lift the debt ceiling...

* WHAT DO THEY MEAN "TEMPORARILY?" THEY'RE CERTAINLY NOT PLANNING ON LOWERING THE DEBT CEILING NEXT YEAR OR NEXT DECADE! NO! THE PLAN IS TO RAISE IT YET AGAIN IN JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS, AND RAISE IT YET AGAIN AFTER THAT... AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN...

(*SHRUG*)

* BY THE WAY... LIFT UNTIL WHAT...???

* AGAIN... FOLKS... I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION SERIOUSLY: IF GOVERNMENT CAN LIVE BEYOND ITS MEANS FOREVER... IF ADDING DEBT UPON DEBT UPON DEBT HAS NO REPERCUSSIONS... THEN HOW IS IT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T SEND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US A CHECK FOR $50,000 A YEAR... $100,000 A YEAR... $1 MILLION A YEAR...??? WOULD THIS NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY STIMULATE THE ECONOMY WHILE ERADICATING POVERTY - MAKING ALL AMERICANS AT LEAST MIDDLE CLASS IF NOT UPPER MIDDLE CLASS OR EVEN RICH... ALL AT THE STROKE OF A PEN?

Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters on Capitol Hill that he would not block Senate consideration of the agreement.

* AND AS I UNDERSTAND SENATE RULES HE CAN'T. IT'S OVER.

Cruz's move makes it likely that the Senate can quickly consider and pass its agreement before the Thursday debt ceiling deadline.

* AND THEN...???

The deal would end the partial government shutdown and fund government through January 15.

* FUND GOVERNMENT THROUGH ADDITIONAL BORROWING! PAYING OFF ONE CREDIT CARD WITH ANOTHER AND THEN TREATING EVERYONE TO DINNER ON THE NEW CREDIT CARD TO CELEBRATE!

It would also lift the debt ceiling until early February.

* AND THEN...??? (COME FEBRUARY THE NEXT NATIONAL ELECTION WILL BE A MERE NINE MONTHS AWAY. IF REPUBLICANS WON'T SHOW COURAGE NOW... WHY WOULD THEY SHOW COURAGE IN THE FUTURE...???)

The deal also authorizes a conference committee between the House and the Senate to negotiate a longer-term budget.

* FOLKS... "AUTHORIZES...?!?!" THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER! THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE NEGOTIATING REVENUE POLICY vs. SPENDING POLICY ON A DAILY BASIS! IT'S THEIR MAIN JOB! AGAIN... REMEMBER... IT WAS THE BIPARTISAN SUPERCOMMITTEE WHICH GAVE US THE SEQUESTER...!!!

The committee is expected to finalize an agreement by mid-December.

* AN AGREEMENT TO DO WHAT...?!?! AGAIN... THE LAST SUPERCOMMITTEE "AGREEMENT" GAVE US THE SEQUESTER...!!!  

It does not appear that any changes were made to ObamaCare.

* BUT CHANGES HAVE SURE BEEN MADE IN THE CONSTITUTION, FOLKS! DON'T DOUBT THAT! OBAMA HIMSELF HAS ILLEGALLY... UNCONSTITUTIONALLY... "WAIVED" PROVISIONS OF OBAMACARE THAT THE LEGISLATION ITSELF GAVE HIM NO POWER TO WAIVE. "WAIVED..." "DELAYED..." BOTTOM LINE... THE CONSTITUTION NO LONGER RULES AMERICA. WE HAVE A DICTATORSHIP FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES. I KNOW SOME OF YOU REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHY. CERTAINLY NONE OF YOU HAVE BOTHERED TO CHALLENGE MY FACTS!

* FOLKS... FORGET THE WAIVERS... THINK ABOUT OBAMA'S THREATS TO VIOLATE THE 14TH AMENDMENT ABSENT REPUBLICANS CAVING ON THE DEBT LIMIT! THE CONSTITUTION ITSELF STATES THAT DEBTS (INTEREST PAYMENTS ON TREASURY BONDS, ETC.) HAVE PRIORITY OVER OTHER SPENDING. WITH A MERE 7% OF PRESENTLY INCOMING REVENUE ALL DEBT INTEREST COMMITMENTS CAN BE MET! OBAMA AND THE DEMS BASICALLY THREATENED THAT IF PUSH CAME TO SHOVE THEY'RE IGNORE THE CONSTITUTION!