Where is the Senate Budget? Reid: Government shutdown possible

There is still no Senate budget and now Reid says a Government shutdown is possible.  What kind of advantage does he think this is going to gain the Democrats in the Senate when they have not had a Senate budget since the fall of 2007 after Republicans lost control of the Senate in Nov 2006.  The Reid Democrats  only passed a few agency budgets and the rest like FAA had been continuing resolutions ever since.

This threat of a Government shutdown is getting old when the Democrats have done zero in the Senate to take up the budget passed by the House in April of this year.  Not only have they not taken up the House version but where is their version to be voted on and then go to Conference Committee?  This has to be the most worthless leadership of the Senate ever.

Voters need to remember in November of 2012 that the Senate Democrats neglected their duties by not passing a budget or even voting on one from the House.  The Democrats don't care, but it is time the voters spoke out that they want a budget in place every years by midnight September 30th.  The fiscal year used to end on midnight, 30 June, but the Congress changed that to September 30th as they were always late -- now with three more months the Democrats are not only late but will be four years late for a full budget come September 30th.

Where is the outcry from the Obama media?  Looks like they will do anything to cover for the Democrats but it is not working as voters can see through their bias better than ever thanks to the Internet.  

Personally don't care if they shut down the Government as long as they ground AF One and Marine One for the use by the Obama's.  Tired of the threats by Reid to try and get his way.  How did Nevada ever re-elect him?  Some groups need to stay out of primaries and quit spending money in primaries where they don't live.  Let the people of the state decide the primaries and maybe Nevada Republicans would have had a better candidate who would have run a better race against Harry Reid.  Time to retire Reid as Majority Leader in January 2013 which would go a long way toward getting accountability back in the Senate.  

Reid: Government shutdown possible
By Bob Cusack - 09/20/11 02:59 PM ET 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday there is a chance that the government could shutter at the end of this month.

 

Criticizing House Republicans for the disaster relief provisions in their budget bill, Reid told reporters, "We're not going to cave on this."

 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday confidently predicted the two sides will come together by Thursday night: "There wil not be a government shutdown." 

Reid, however, said, "I'm not that sure" there won't be a shutdown.

 

He added, "I am not as certain as McConnell." 

Reid said the deadline for getting a deal on a short-term continuing resolution is Sept 30, the end of the fiscal year.

"We can work all next week," Reid said. 

Source:  The Hill