Schumer: GOP puts Congress on course for inevitable shutdown

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145305-schumer-congress-on-course-for-inevitable-government-shutdown

A top Senate Democrat warned Sunday that Congress is on course for an inevitable government shutdown.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats won't accept the steep spending cuts proposed by House Republicans through September. Furthermore, Senate Democrats will resist the GOP's insistence that even a short-term budget fix must include significant cuts – an ultimatum articulated last week by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

Schumer said the Democrats "already agreed" to steep cuts in December, and are ready to fight to keep spending at least at current levels.

"Unfortunately, Speaker Boehner seems to be on a course that would inevitably lead to a shutdown," Schumer said Sunday morning on CNN's "State of the Union." "That's reckless … and I hope he'd reconsider."



Tom Coburn & Claire McCaskill: Government Shutdown Avoidable
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/20/tom-coburn-claire-mccaski_n_825659.html

to deflect a lot of the blame, if not outright blame it on Obama and the Democrats.

Back when Newt tried in the 90s, there was no Fox News and RW radio was Rush Limbaugh and a few others.

Now, they have Fox News, CNN has skewed right and the other networks have been dragged along with them...

The GOP'ers are going out of their way to pick fights. Unfortunately The Democrats are going to have to fight both them and the media to get their message out. Obama needs to have a national speech on this.