President Obama and Democrats are planning to campaign against a "do-nothing Congress." But the worst offenders are Democrats themselves in the Senate. The most basic duty of Congress each year to pass a budget. It's not just a duty, it's a legal requirement. The House of Representatives has fulfilled this duty.
But the Senate, controlled by Democrats led by our very own Senator Harry Reid, has not complied with this requirement for nearly three years. In fact, they've only put one budget up to a vote, President Obama's budget last year, which failed to even get a single Democrat vote in support and fell 97-0.
Today marks the milestone of 1,000 days since the Democrat-controlled Senate has passed a budget.
This failure to pass the budget is the reason that the battles that threaten to shut down the government are recurring every couple of months. Without a budget, the government has to be funded through a series of continuing resolutions, which last only for a short time before they have to be fought over again. And again. And again.
From Misfit Politics a musical rendition:
Misfit Politics- 1000 Days (Without Passing a Budget) by Just as Good as Ezra
via Duane at All-American Blogger, a couple video tributes,
From Heritage:
and Speaker Boehner:
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