If they take enough House and Senate seats in November, then by golly they'll just shut the government down. From Greg Sargent:
A day after calling for repeal of the new financial regulatory reform bill, John Boehner is going even further: He's calling for a moratorium on all new Federal regulations -- in the name of job creation.Here's what he told reporters moments ago, per a transcript that was sent my way:
"I think having a moratorium on new federal regulations is a great idea it sends a wonderful signal to the private sector that they're going to have some breathing room."
And more:
"I think there's probably a way to do this with an exemption for emergency regulations that may be needed for some particular agency or another. But if the American people knew there was going to be a moratorium in effect for a year that the federal government wasn't going to issue thousands more regulations, it would give them some breathing room."
Well, that's a novel approach. "Democrats have always said we don't like to govern, and we're going to prove it!"
If my side doesn't make hay out of that nonsense when election season heats up it doesn't deserve to maintain control in either the House or the Senate.
Posted by Linkmeister at July 16, 2010 01:27 PM | TrackBack