House defies Obama by passing spending-cut bill

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The House of Representatives on Saturday approved legislation to cut federal spending deeply through September, a plan that is sure to be stopped by President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats in the Senate.

The Republican-backed bill is a challenge to Obama to show he is serious about closing record budget deficits and sets up the possibility of government shut downs if a compromise is not worked out by March 4, when current funding expires.

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I say send him bill after bill after bill that he will have to either veto or have his pet stooge Harry stop. Then the 2012 elections will as he said, have consequences.

yes yes A good idea, go REPUBLICAN, don’t stop now