GOP Congressman: Without a raise in the debt ceiling, we simply get rid of the Department of Education and Commerce. No big deal.

[^_^ 5,021]

The country doesn’t go off a cliff [if debt ceiling not raised] because revenues come in, tax revenue, and we just simply prioritize. We pay the interest on the debt first, we make sure that seniors get their Social Security checks, and we honor Medicare. But when we get to discretionary spending, whether that’s the Department of Education as an example, or the Department of Commerce, then, all the sudden, we reach in the hat and we decide who [unintelligible].

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/14/975836/-GOP-congressman:-Failing-to-raise-debt-limit-wouldnt-be-big-deal

[Vi-Jay 218]

Surprised?

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Eh, these (along with Dept of Energy, which was foisted by incompetent--he made contemporaneous Canadian PM Joe "Who" Clark resemble Charles Cornwallis in comparison to his own Ambrose Burnside--Jimmy Carter) and other departments foisted post-LBJ would be best eliminated--now, a good excuse to do so, whatstheholdup!?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The country doesn’t go off a cliff [if debt ceiling not raised] because revenues come in, tax revenue, and we just simply prioritize. We pay the interest on the debt first, we make sure that seniors get their Social Security checks, and we honor Medicare. But when we get to discretionary spending, whether that’s the Department of Education as an example, or the Department of Commerce, then, all the sudden, we reach in the hat and we decide who [unintelligible].

Sounds good to me. I don't have a vested interest in any government agency outside of DHS for the next couple of months, and after that, I am good for about ten years if the Feds go unwatered, wither, and die. No sweat off my balls.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Sounds good to me. I don't have a vested interest in any government agency outside of DHS for the next couple of months, and after that, I am good for about ten years if the Feds go unwatered, wither, and die. No sweat off my balls.

Pretty much my sentiments. We as a nation survived before we created huge wasteful bureaucracies and we will survive if they go.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Pretty much my sentiments. We as a nation survived before we created huge wasteful bureaucracies and we will survive if they go.

Well I think these departments are important, but yes they are bloated to a degree where they become less effective.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Gotta love it when politicians never mention two bs trillion dollar wars when they recommend doing away with everything else. It gets even better when the brain dead public never mentions it either. What a country eh ?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Who does the Dept. of Education educate? Who does the Dept. of Commerce trade with?

[Danno 1,228]

Well I think these departments are important, but yes they are bloated to a degree where they become less effective.

If we closed down the DEPT of Education, dO you believe kids would be any less educated in say, ten years time... than if we had not?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Well I think these departments are important, but yes they are bloated to a degree where they become less effective.

For who? The Dept of Education was invented by Jimmy Carter. Is our education better now? Who do they educate?

And yes, while we are at it, Why_Me, we can end the wars also. I THOUGHT the Dems and Obama were going to do that when we elected them in 2006 and 2008.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

And yes, while we are at it, Why_Me, we can end the wars also. I THOUGHT the Dems and Obama were going to do that when we elected them in 2006 and 2008.

So did I.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Hard to believe that anyone really thought they would end the wars let alone expand to another. Guess Barnum was right.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hard to believe that anyone really thought they would end the wars let alone expand to another. Guess Barnum was right.

I didn't, But that is what they told us.