New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog |  | Obama's too busy laughing, spending, campaigning and golfing! Free Beacon reports: Sunday, April 29, 2012, is an anniversary unprecedented in the history of American politics, marking three years since the Democratic-led Senate last complied with federal law by passing a budget. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 stipulates that Congress must approve a budget resolution by April 15 of each year. In the Senate, only 51 votes are needed to pass a budget, as budgets are one of the few pieces of legislation invulnerable to a filibuster. Democrats currently control 53 seats. Democratic lawmakers have offered myriad excuses for their refusal to offer a budget, none of which hold up to scrutiny, critics say. Most recently, Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) has suggested it would be politically unfeasible to present a budget during a presidential election year. "If one is interested in really getting a result, the time is not yet right," he told reporters earlier this month. "I don't rule out being able to act more quickly. But I think the greater likelihood is it won't come until the election." Few doubt that campaign politics are a motivating factor in the Democrats' decision. More than 20 Senate Democrats are up for reelection in November, and many Republicans suspect that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) axed Conrad's intention to propose a budget, hold a formal "mark-up" hearing, and attempt to pass it out of committee in order to spare vulnerable members from casting politically difficult votes on tax hikes, energy policy, health care, and government waste. Continue reading>>> | | | |
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