Sequester and Budgets

We heard a lot about the approaching Dooms Day with the sequester cuts.  It does not seem too bad yet in spite of government seemingly making cuts in areas that will most immediately affect the public. 

Canceling White House tours is a ridiculous example to the point of being juvenile.  Thank goodness, a majority of the public is too smart to buy that BS.

What seems to be the problem with getting a budget?  There has not been a budget passed by congress in almost four years.  Some people have proposed members of Congress should not be paid if they can’t pass a budget.  That is not as crazy as it might sound.  If someone in the private sector of our country was that incompetent, they would be fired.  Why should Congress continue to get paid? 

Some people blame the President.  By law, he must present a budget to Congress between the first Monday in January and the first Monday in February.  He has not, but the White House says we should expect one sometime in April.  Why should we be surprised?  As Richard Nixon said, “It’s not against the law if the President does it.”  Apparently, Obama has some of the same philosophy as Nixon. 

President Obama has proposed budgets in the past.  In 2011 the final vote for his budget in the Senate was, 97 no and zero yes.  In 2012 the vote on his budget in the House was 414 no and zero yes.  He did achieve one of his campaign promises.  It was a bi-partisan decision. 

One thing that amazes me is the reaction to the budget proposed by the House and Paul Ryan’s budget committee.  It does not even balance the budget for ten years.  That means the debt will continue to increase for ten years.  I think this is too liberal, but the left says this is extremist conservative.  Every budget proposed by the left never balances the budget.  How can they call this a Balanced Approach to balancing the budget when it will never be balanced?

What is wrong?  Is there no common sense left in government?