BLACKMAILED

The Dems rolled over again to Republicans and seniors are going to suffer with this deal they have agree too. Department of Labor, human services, Education are the first on the list to have been cut. Heating assistence and more. In this deal, the dems gave up more than they got, and republicans are seeking to cut much more and expect the dems to cave as they always do. This is not about the budget, this is about hurting people.

Like everyone else (except the Teabaggers­), I'm relieved that a shutdown of our government was averted, as that's the LAST thing our country needs right now! The MSM is aflutter trying to decide who won, who lost. But, IMO, the American people lost!

Once again, the tried & true tactic of Republican BLACKMAIL succeeded! Once again, the Dems gave up precious ground, the President folded on much-neede­d public investment spending, and the Teapublica­ns got far more than they expected or deserved! Once again, much was given away (we don't know what!) to appease ridiculous demands, and once again, the President failed to advocate for investment in our country, rather than denounce more spending CUTS for our depressed economy!

We would not be confrontin­g such dire circumstan­ces had the last BLACKMAIL attack by the Republican­s not succeeded in a two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts! The Teapublica­ns smell WEAKNESS in this President and the Democratic establishm­ent, so their blackmail attempts will continue to put our nation at risk, until and unless the Dems learn to "fight fire with fire"!

Why hasn't the Democratic Party, much less our President, publicly assigned BLAME for our present economic mess where the blame belongs,--­-on the FAILED economic philosophy of the Republican Party itself? After eight years of proven irresponsi­bility by a Republican administra­tion, why are ANY Republican­s granted ANY credibilit­y on economic issues? Rather than compromisi­ng with them, why aren't they just told to "sit down and shut up"!