The Senate is probably going to have a vote today on the Cut, Cap and Balance legislation put together in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Via Roll Call, here’s what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has to say about it:
“I think this piece of legislation is about as weak and senseless as anything that has ever come on this Senate floor, and I’m not going to
waste the Senate’s time day after day on this piece of legislation, which I think is anathema to what our country is all about,” Reid said in remarks on the Senate floor. “Everyone understand, we’re going to have a vote tomorrow. I’m not going to wait until Saturday. We’re going to have a vote tomorrow. I feel confident that this legislation will be disposed of one way or the other. The American people should understand that this is a bad piece of legislation, perhaps some of the worst legislation in the history of this country.”
Hmmm. Interesting. CNN did a poll of adults (not registered, or likely voters, which tends to skew more conservative), and this is what they found (via Ed Morrissey at Hot Air):
In other words, a consensus exists across all political lines that the CCB/BBA approach would be a good idea. When one scrolls down to the crosstab sections of the raw data, the consensus becomes very, very clear. The CCB/BBA approach wins majorities in every single demographic — including self-described liberals. Sixty-three percent of Democrats back the House bill. The least supportive age demographic is 50-64YOs at 62/37; the least supportive regional demographic is the Midwest at 61/39. Even those who express opposition to the Tea Party supports it 53/47.
In other words, it’s a clean sweep. Simply put, there is no political demographic at all where the CCB/BBA doesn’t get majority support. The BBA on its own does even better. It gets 3-1 support (74/24), and except for those Tea Party opponents (56%) and self-professed liberals (61/37), doesn’t get below 70% support in any demographic.
So, Senator Reid believes that a piece of legislation that’s supported 2 to 1 level by almost every demographic pollsters care to measure is “weak and senseless”. To me, this is proof that Obama and the Democrats have completely lost touch with what the American people want, and are clearly only interested in pursuing their own agenda, regardless of the cost to America and Americans.
2012 is coming, and a lot of Dems are going to be shown the door.
