White House to miss budget deadline for third year

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**Frazzled**

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/jan/23/white-house-miss-budget-deadline-third-year/

White House to miss budget deadline for third year

The White House told Congress on Monday that its budget will be late this year, meaning President Obama once again will miss the deadline set in law.

Congressional officials said the president now will send up his budget on Feb. 13, which is a week later than the usual date. The law requires the budget be sent by the first Monday in February.

Late budgets are common in the first year of a presidency, but this move, in Mr. Obama's fourth year, drew fire from Congress. Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, called it an "abdication of leadership." Mr. Obama missed the mark in 2009 and 2011, though he was on time with his 2010 budget.

"This will mark the third time in four years the president has missed his statutory requirement to present a budget on time, while trillion-dollar budget deficits continue to mount," Mr. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said.

Tuesday, when Mr. Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, also marks the 1,000th day since Congress passed a budget.

House Republicans last year powered a budget through their chamber, but Senate Democrats never put one on their chamber's floor. The last budget that passed was in 2009, which set the stage for the health care bill's passage in early 2010.

And a budget may not pass this year either. Overall spending levels for 2011 and 2012 already were set in the debt deal Mr. Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, agreed to last summer, meaning the toughest job of setting an overall discretionary spending ceiling already has been done.

The budget is the blueprint that governs the dozen annual spending bills Congress is supposed to pass to fund the basic operations of government.

"In this, the final year of his term, one would think he would be ready and eager to lay out his detailed plan for our nation's financial future," said Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee.

**biccat**

I'm going to go with the "Those Evil Republicans in Congress Wouldn't Approve the Budget Anyway" defense.

"Bush Did It First" takes a close second.

**Frazzled**

I'm going with "fire 'em all and let god sort it out."

**AustonT**

How fething hard can it be? Here's a budget of money we don't have that we are going to spend anyway, you wont pass it and I won't bother to negotiate a compromise. I'm going golfing or on vacation, so when you fail to pass my ridiculous fantasies I can blame you as part of my re-election campaign.

**helgrenze**

Hmm, I blow my budget and I lose power, water, gas (heat), or even housing.... OR I eat Ramen for 2 weeks.

BTW.... Anyone in Northern Alabama, my brother is trying to become a write-in candidate for the Congressional seat.... through Facebook.

**Ouze**

Truly Obama is history's greatest monster.

**AustonT**

Ouze wrote:Truly Obama is history's greatest monster.

No truer words have ever been written.

**Frazzled**

Ouze wrote:Truly Obama is history's greatest monster.

And Gandhi of course.

**biccat**

I guess I missed the "Screw The Law, He's Doing His Best" defense.

**Ouze**

And just think; if he wins re-election, and never again submits a single budget on time, he would have exactly matched Regan's record of a single on-time budget for 8 years in office. Truly something to strive for.

**Redbeard**

Hey, Reagan was a saint and never did anything wrong.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement. - Ronald Reagan

**Frazzled**

Redbeard wrote:Hey, Reagan was a saint and never did anything wrong.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement. - Ronald Reagan

"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

**helgrenze**

Hey at least Ronny had a sense of humor.

**Ouze**

Frazzled wrote:"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

Quite possibly the most lulzy presidential statement ever.

**dogma**

biccat wrote:I guess I missed the "Screw The Law, He's Doing His Best" defense.

Wait, is this your first time dealing with politicians? Or people for that matter?

**d-usa**

Obama will submit it late, congress will refuse to pass it....

Can we just skip the schematics and move straight to the next "UFC presents: Debt Ceiling Debate XIV - Debtagetton!!!!"

**IcyCool**

Ouze wrote:
Frazzled wrote:"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

Quite possibly the most lulzy presidential statement ever.

If memory serves, It was a statement he made during what he thought was a radio check, unaware that he was being broadcast.

**Frazzled**

Thats what they want you to think. The truth is out there!

**biccat**

Frazzled wrote:Thats what they want you to think. The truth is out there!

Fact: Russia was destroyed in early 1985. The cold war and Russian Federation were simply smokescreens constructed to maintain Federal funding of anti-Communist postage stamps.

Vladamir Putin's real name is Chuck Jorgesson and he lives in northern Minnesota.

**G. Whitenbeard**

biccat wrote:"Those Evil Republicans in Congress Wouldn't Approve the Budget Anyway"
.

LOL

... but oh so true.

My popcorn is ready for when the republicans argue AGAINST another payroll tax cut extension.

**KingCracker**

This is why I hate any and all Politicians. They are like a bunch of kindergarteners arguing over the last Popsicle

**SagesStone**

KingCracker wrote:This is why I hate any and all Politicians. They are like a bunch of kindergarteners arguing over the last Popsicle

Colors don't run man, they don't run.

**KingCracker**

Hey, you cant make an American flag joke, your not with us. Its like saying fat jokes, and not being heavy, or making gay jokes and not being gay. Bad form

**SagesStone**

Sorry KC it wasn't meant to be offensive.

All politicians are like that. We even had one booted out of office due to a similar problem before where he couldn't get budgets passed.

**Frazzled**

n0t_u wrote:
KingCracker wrote:This is why I hate any and all Politicians. They are like a bunch of kindergarteners arguing over the last Popsicle

Colors don't run man, they don't run.

Must be an early flag -it has only 14 states.

**helgrenze**

n0t_u wrote:Sorry KC it wasn't meant to be offensive.

All politicians are like that. We even had one booted out of office due to a similar problem before where he couldn't get budgets passed.

Difference is ... yours was booted.. ours will likely be re-elected.

**sourclams**

G. Whitenbeard wrote:My popcorn is ready for when the republicans argue AGAINST another payroll tax cut extension.

This issue with this one is that Social Security basically becomes a welfare program, versus an entirely recipient-funded pension program, if you allow for extended non-payment of the deposits that are supposed to make it work.

That, in turn, makes it vulnerable to cuts in coverage, or attacks on the basis of it having transformed into a welfare program.

But yeah, in the short term, it is pretty bonkers to watch the Tea Party fight for tax increases.

**KingCracker**

n0t_u wrote:Sorry KC it wasn't meant to be offensive.

All politicians are like that. We even had one booted out of office due to a similar problem before where he couldn't get budgets passed.

Yea.....internet doesnt show humor sometimes. I was actually joking, but I did write that shortly after waking up, sooo......apologies are mine

**biccat**

sourclams wrote:
G. Whitenbeard wrote:My popcorn is ready for when the republicans argue AGAINST another payroll tax cut extension.

This issue with this one is that Social Security basically becomes a welfare program, versus an entirely recipient-funded pension program, if you allow for extended non-payment of the deposits that are supposed to make it work.

Social Security is a welfare program.

**sourclams**

Yes, and it has been for some time, but if the public at large stops paying into it, then that rips away any sham argument that it is 'self funded' or anything of the sort.