Democrats Join Republicans Call For Budget Cuts

The number of Democrats joining Republicans in the call for deficit cuts is growing.  They are telling Barack Obama there needs to be budget cuts to raise the debt ceiling.  Are the Democrats beginning to fear the Tea Party?

The Democrats joining the Republicans is the latest illustration of how the Tea Party infused GOP is driving the debate in Washington over federal spending.  The debt issue is testing the Obama administration’s clout as Democrats, particularly those from politically competitive states, resist White House arguments against setting conditions on legislation to raise the debt ceiling.

The defying of Obama has come recently from Senators  Kent Conrad (D-ND), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-WV), a freshman who is running for reelection next year. Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) told constituents during the Easter recess that he would not vote to lift the debt limit without a “real and meaningful commitment to debt reduction.”

Many lawmakers and their aides say a bipartisan deal is likely. The insistence on conditions by a small but pivotal group of Democrats suggests that any agreement would almost certainly have to include substantial cuts in the deficit.   Not just to mollify Tea Party House Republicans but to satisfy Democrats who could be politically vulnerable on spending issues.

“As catastrophic as it would be to fail to raise our debt ceiling, it’s even more irresponsible to not take this opportunity to own up to our unsustainable spending path,” Senator Mark Udall (CO), another Democrat challenging the White House, said in a statement his office released this week. “If we don’t take action to reduce our deficit spending, Congress will be facing this same debt ceiling vote in the near term – still with no end to our deficits in sight.”

The Tea Party is forcing even the Democrats to realize they have to stop the runaway spending.  The deficit has soared under Obama and the Democrats.  The Democrats don't want to stop the crazy spending binge.  They know though that across much of America they don't have a chance for re-election if they don't curb the deficit.

Remember Congress,  the Tea Party is watching you!

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