Comments on: Kratovil joins bipartisan bid to hold deficit line http://monoblogue.us/2010/02/04/kratovil-joins-bipartisan-bid-to-hold-deficit-line/ I've presented news and views from Maryland's Eastern Shore since 2005, but my writing can be found at several conservative websites. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Right Coast http://monoblogue.us/2010/02/04/kratovil-joins-bipartisan-bid-to-hold-deficit-line/comment-page-1/#comment-106770 Right Coast Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:44:42 +0000 http://monoblogue.us/?p=6953#comment-106770 Thanks for clearing that up. Thanks for clearing that up.

]]> By: Michael http://monoblogue.us/2010/02/04/kratovil-joins-bipartisan-bid-to-hold-deficit-line/comment-page-1/#comment-106768 Michael Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:42:53 +0000 http://monoblogue.us/?p=6953#comment-106768 If I'm reading the House floor proceedings correctly, the measure was split into two parts by parliamentary procedure. The first part simply increased the debt limit, and that was the part Kratovil voted against (but passed 217-212.) The second question was in the matter of adopting so-called "PAYGO" procedures where supposedly additional spending is evened out by cutting something else (or increasing revenue.) Kratovil has been in favor of this all along so he voted for it. While the idea behind PAYGO is sound, the problem is that it's way too easy to consider something as "emergency" legislation that is exempt from PAYGO. And obviously the idea of increasing revenues is easier and more dear to Democrats than the idea of making cuts. If I’m reading the House floor proceedings correctly, the measure was split into two parts by parliamentary procedure. The first part simply increased the debt limit, and that was the part Kratovil voted against (but passed 217-212.) The second question was in the matter of adopting so-called “PAYGO” procedures where supposedly additional spending is evened out by cutting something else (or increasing revenue.) Kratovil has been in favor of this all along so he voted for it.

While the idea behind PAYGO is sound, the problem is that it’s way too easy to consider something as “emergency” legislation that is exempt from PAYGO. And obviously the idea of increasing revenues is easier and more dear to Democrats than the idea of making cuts.

]]> By: Right Coast http://monoblogue.us/2010/02/04/kratovil-joins-bipartisan-bid-to-hold-deficit-line/comment-page-1/#comment-106766 Right Coast Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:55:02 +0000 http://monoblogue.us/?p=6953#comment-106766 Michael, what the differece between the first vote and the On Adoption of the second portion of the divided question vote? He voted no on the first and yes on the second. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll048.xml Michael, what the differece between the first vote and the On Adoption of the second portion of the divided question vote? He voted no on the first and yes on the second.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll048.xml

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