Changes

==2011 U.S. Government Budget Debate==

==2011 U.S. Government Budget Debate==

In 2011, the U.S. Government was once again on the verge of a shutdown, as big-government [[liberals]] refuse to enact common sense, deficit-reducing legislation previously passed by the Republican House. Despite claims of a shutdown adversely affecting the American public, as propagated by the [[liberal media]], liberals, and some [[RINO]]s, the only real effect a shutdown would have had is that there would have been less government spending occurring; no significant harm would have been incurred. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/08/government-shutdown-shutdowny/ Government Shutdown Not So Shutdowny After All, Fox News, April 8, 2011]</ref> The budget debate was resolved at the eleventh hour on April 8, 2011, when one last stopgap resolution was agreed upon and a plan to enact $38.5 billion in budget cuts. Though this was largely seen as a political victory for the GOP Speaker of the House, [[John Boehner]]<ref>http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/09/who-won-shutdown-showdown-it-wasnt-even-close</ref>, it should be noted that riders for defunding abortion provider [[Planned Parenthood]] were defeated. <ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/08/MNQN1ITB0O.DTL</ref>  

In 2011, the U.S. Government was once again on the verge of a shutdown, as big-government [[liberals]] refuse to enact common sense, deficit-reducing legislation previously passed by the Republican House. Despite claims of a shutdown adversely affecting the American public, as propagated by the [[liberal media]], liberals, and some [[RINO]]s, the only real effect a shutdown would have had is that there would have been less government spending occurring; no significant harm would have been incurred. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/08/government-shutdown-shutdowny/ Government Shutdown Not So Shutdowny After All, Fox News, April 8, 2011]</ref> The budget debate was resolved at the eleventh hour on April 8, 2011, when one last stopgap resolution was agreed upon and a plan to enact $38.5 billion in budget cuts. Though this was largely seen as a political victory for the GOP Speaker of the House, [[John Boehner]]<ref>http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/09/who-won-shutdown-showdown-it-wasnt-even-close</ref>, it should be noted that riders for defunding abortion provider [[Planned Parenthood]] were defeated. <ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/08/MNQN1ITB0O.DTL</ref>

 

==References==

==References==