1,000 days late: Will Pres BO call on the Senate Democrat majority to pass a budget?

Tax the rich....tax the rich and tax the rich again.  However, we are still waiting for the Senate Democrat majority to actually pass a budget.  They have not passed a budget for 3 years or 1,000 days.

What's the problem with a Senate Dem majority that does not pass a budget?

First, shouldn't our legislators pass budgets?

Secondly, and more important, it is illegal to operate without a budget:

"The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ^[1] (CBA) is quite clear that passing a budget is not optional. 

It states, “On or before April 15 of each year, the Congress shall complete action on a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year.”" (PJ)

Pres BO should call on the Senate Democrat majority to pass a budget.  

He won't because this is not about governing.  This is all about distracting voters with slogans and cliches.  

Tonight, you will hear about "fairness" and everybody paying their "fair share".  You won't hear a thing about encouraging investors to invest, employers to hire people or making it easier for Texas to operate without the intrusions of "the out of the control EPA".

Obama 101: "Slogans and cliches" rather than governing.

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It was a great Sunday of football games!

It is no surprise that the conference championship games got such large audiences:  AFC Title Game Highest Rated In 18 Years, NFC Game Top Rated In 17 Years

The Baltimore-New England game was intense.  The Ravens had a wonderful drive and put themselves in a position to tie the game with a field-goal.  Unfortunately, the kicker did not make it.

The New York-San Francisco game was impacted by the rain.  I think that they would have scored a lot more points without the steady  rain.  Nevertheless, they went into overtime and NY won with a FG.

I did not have a favorite in these games.  However, we got two great games to watch.

NY and NE will now play in the Super Bowl.  Everybody expected NE to be there but NY is still a surprise for many of us.  I can still remember when they wanted to fire the coach in NY just a few weeks before they beat Dallas to clinch the NFC East and a ticket to the post season.

My guess is that all of the experts will pick NE but don't underestimate NY.  Speaking of the NY-SF game, Bill Katz and I had fun talking politics and watching the game on Sunday night:

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A few thoughts about South Carolina

Thank God that I didn't bet any money a week ago about the South Carolina primary.  I was positive that Romney would win and begin wrapping up process of the GOP nomination.  How did that work out?

It did not happen and we are now entering what could be a long haul to the nomination.  In other words, it could be the most intense and contested nomination since then Gov Reagan and Pres Ford in 1976.

Why did Gingrich win?  The answer is complicated but let's try a couple of ideas:

First, Gingrich had two spectacular debates.  I mean spectacular.  Juan Williams (FOX) and John King (CNN) threw a couple of "fat pitches down the middle of the plate" and Gingrich hit them 500 ft over into the parking lot.   Gingrich's answers will go down in the debate hall of fame.

Gingrich attacked the media and that will always fly at a conservative gathering.  I should add that conservatives have an honest gripe with the media.  In other words, we conservatives don't think that we are getting a fair chance from many "in the tank for Obama" reporters.

Second, Romney was very weak with his tax returns answer.  I don't think that Romney has a problem but his confusing answer made things worse.

Third, South Carolina was perfect for Gingrich.  Frankly, I thought that our Gov Perry would win SC when he entered the race in September.

What happens now?  It's Florida and Romney needs a victory.  I don't think that a defeat in Florida is the end of Romney but he needs to win.

The bottom line is this:  The GOP primary voters want a candidate who will fight and stand up to Obama.  Therefore, Romney needs to get a bit more aggressive.  

The fight goes on and that's not a bad thing.  It will force the candidates to get better and get all of the dirt out.  In other words, there won't be any October surprises, like the Bush DWI that came out a few days before the 2000 election.

My guess is that Romney is still the favorite but don't be surprised if this thing goes up and down several times.

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