" The Republicans claim they are pushing the issue because it is what the American public wants them to do. Yet a New York Times/CBS News poll last week found an overwhelming level of opposition to politicians using such extortionate strategies in the budget process. Eight in 10 Americans find it unacceptable for either President Obama or members of Congress to threaten to shut down the government during budget negotiations in order to achieve their goals, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Fewer than 1 in 5 think the stalemate between Mr. Obama and the Republicans in Congress is acceptable. Republicans, Democrats, independents and Tea Party supporters alike object to the threat of a shutdown, the poll says. “What they’re doing has so many repercussions, and I just don’t think that they should hold the budget over everyone’s head the way they are,” Barbra Torres, a retired health care administrator living in Cape Coral, Fla., said in a follow-up interview. “It makes me so angry that these folks can’t come up with anything to compromise on or agree with,” said Ms. Torres, who described herself as an independent. “We elected them to office to pass laws and get things done.” "
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:19:23 +0000
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