Obama's approval rating at all time low

I didn't get around to reporting on this lovely bit of news: President Obama's approval ratings, according to Gallup, are at an all-time low--40 percent. I imagine John Boehner's are pretty low too, but Obama should definitely be sweating: Unless you live in southwestern Ohio, Boehner's name won't be on the ballot next fall.

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Paul McCartney: Put It There

Tomorrow Little Marathon Pundit and I will see Paul McCartney perform at Wrigley Field. I don't know of a McCartney father-daughter song, but "Put It There," a Macca father-son tune, matches my sentiment today.



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Video with Ronald Reagan: Now is the time for a balanced budget amendment

In 1982, and probably earlier, Ronald Reagan called for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. A good idea then, a good idea now.



Ronald Reagan Trail posts:

Dixon
Fulton
Fulton and the Reagan graves
Tampico
Chicago and the likely demolition of the Reagan apartment
Hennepin Feeder Canal
Walnut
Ohio, Illinois
Princeton
Henry
Chillicothe
Peoria Heights
Washington, Illinois
The town of Eureka
Eureka College's Reagan Museum
Returning to Eureka College and the 1982 address
Eureka College
Carl Sandburg
Galesburg
Wyatt Earp
Monmouth

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Weekly GOP Address with John Kyl

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has already tabled the Boehner debt-ceiling bill. But in today's Weekly GOP Address, Sen. John Kyl of Arizona confronts the seriousness of the debt-ceiling crisis.



Kyl explains, "By now, most Americans know that lawmakers in Washington are engaged in a difficult debate about the nation's 'debt ceiling,' the legal limit to the amount of money the federal government can borrow. The debt ceiling is currently set at a little more than 14 trillion dollars, and if Congress and the President don't reach an agreement to raise it by this coming Tuesday, the Treasury Secretary tells us America will no longer be able to pay all its bills. The consequences of missing this deadline could be severe, precisely because Washington borrows so much money -- more than 40 cents out of every dollar it spends. So, spending would have to shrink by 40 percent very quickly. What's more, markets would likely respond, dropping in value and hurting the retirement savings of millions of Americans. Republicans have tried to work with Democrats to avoid this result and put our country on a better path, but we need them to work with us. "

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Tea Party Expess statement on Dems' tabling Boehner bill in Senate

Tea Party Express, Rockford, IL

And now the Democrat-controlled US Senate wants to shunt the just-passed Boehner Bill into some dark corner.

From the Tea Party Express:

The Tea Party Express (www.TeaPartyExpress.org) issued this statement following the decision by Harry Reid and Senate Democrats to table the Boehner Plan.

With tonight's vote, Senator Harry Reid has demonstrated his commitment to blocking any and all plans containing the slightest hint of fiscal responsibility.

A recent CNN poll showed that 75 percent of the American public supported a balanced federal budget. In response, the House of Representatives passed not one, but two plans that offered workable solutions to Washington's out of control spending. The Senate opposes a balanced budget amendment, and they oppose any meaningful budget cuts. They are content with our skyrocketing national debt and want only tax increases.

Senate Democrats led by Harry Reid with President Obama at their side are at odds with the American people, and like hopeless addicts have refused to take a single step towards recovery. They only can blame the tea party and those who are willing to make tough decisions for the good of the country. Sadly, Harry Reid and President Obama are beyond recovery and are unwilling to address America’s fiscal woes.

Fortunately, we will have an election in 2012 and the American people can make sure that many of these big-government, big-spending Senators never return to Washington.

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From the SRCC: Dems stall their own bill

Why the stalling? From the Senate Republican Communications Center:

Democrats Stall Their Own Bill

Earlier Today Democrats Said ‘Too Much Is At Stake To Waste Even One More Minute,’ Yet They Refuse To Vote Tonight

DEMS ADMIT: ‘We Are Running Out Of Time,’ ‘We Have Hours – I Repeat, Hours – To Act’

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: “…as I said earlier, we are now running out of time. It’s important for everybody to step up and show the leadership that the American people expect.” President Barack Obama, Remarks By The President On The Status Of Debt Ceiling Negotiations, 7/29/11)

SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): “Time is short, and too much is at stake to waste even one more minute.” (Sen. Reid, “Senate Majority Leader Reid Delivers Remarks on ‘Senate Will Act to Avert Default, Keep the Economy Alive,’” 7/29/11)

· REID: “We have hours - I repeat, hours - to act. That is why, by the end of the day today, I must take action...” (Sen. Reid, “Senate Majority Leader Reid Delivers Remarks on ‘Senate Will Act to Avert Default, Keep the Economy Alive,’” 7/29/11)

· REID: “The bottom line though is this. There's only one bill in Congress that is a true compromise. We're running out of time.” (Senate Democratic Leadership, News Conference, 7/27/11)

· REID: “Time is of the essence. We are running out of time…” (Sen. Reid, Floor Remarks, 7/21/11)

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): “We are too close to the debt limit deadline, and there is no margin for error. This is crunch time. The clock is ticking.” (Sen. Schumer, Congressional Record, S.4496, 7/12/11)

SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): “But we are down to 5 days. We are running out of time. We have to get this done.” (Sen. Durbin, Congressional Record, S.4999, 7/28/11)

SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA): “Every day it gets a little bit worse because day by day our country grows closer to defaulting on our sovereign debt.” (Sen. Feinstein, Congressional Record, S.4978, 7/28/11)

SEN. SHERROD BROWN (D-OH): “We are simply running out of time.” (Sen. Brown, Congressional Record, S.4932, 7/27/11)

SEN. MARK UDALL (D-CO): “…time is not our friend here and we cannot delay action any longer.” (Sen. Udall, Congressional Record, S.4933, 7/27/11)

SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-RI): “…time is running short.” (Sen. Whitehouse, Congressional Record, S.4934, 7/27/11)

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