Senate Democrats draft debt-reduction plan

Now if only we could get them to draft (and pass) a freak’n budget. You know…since it’s one of their primary jobs, it’s supposed to be done annually, and these asswipes haven’t done so in more than 800 days.

Imagine if you didn’t do your primary function at your office. Do you think they’d let you get away with it for 800 days?  Of course not. You’d probably be fired within 8 days (if not sooner).

Via Washington Post:

Senate Democrats have drafted a sweeping debt-reduction plan that would slice $4 trillion from projected borrowing over the next decade without touching the expensive health and retirement programs targeted by President Obama.

Instead, Senate Democrats are proposing to stabilize borrowing through sharp cuts at the Pentagon and other government agencies, as well as $2 trillion in new taxes, primarily on families earning more than $1 million year, according to a copy of the plan obtained by The Washington Post.

With debt-reduction talks under way between Obama and congressional leaders, Senate Democrats are unlikely to adopt the blueprint. However, it has gained broad support among those eager to chart a path to solving the nation’s budget problems without making politically painful cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

“The very strong feeling was we needed to get this into the conversation, because it provides an alternative view,” said a Senate Democrat familiar with the blueprint, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it has not been publicly released. “What’s striking is how modest the changes need to be to get us back on track.”