If left to their own devices the Donks would call for slashing Defense and offer a cosmetic haircut to Medicare in the future for the GOP to hang itself with. They would do so knowing that they had a massive campaign ready to pop in the media microwave to get Medicare restored. I’m surprised they didn’t name this the “Peace and Unicorns but the GOP wants to take Grandma’s Walker away Act of 2011.” A few threads ago I accused Obama of not even offering old rope for his trillions. Well here he has taken his trillions again and produced the rope for the GOP to hang itself with. What can we go to the voters with? The Democratic foot soldiers will be well greased, the Democratic corporate cronies will be fully lubricated, the Democratic foreign allies will be unimpeded by an enfeebled America. The Republicans will get a vote on an Amendment that Harry Reid will stuff in the oubliette.

We need a bill ordering the POTUS in the event of no rise in the Debt Limit to follow a list of priorities.
1. Debt interest
2. Military pay
3. Contracted military operating expenses
4. Social Security
5. Military pensions
6. Civilian pay from DOD DOS Treas DHS & Justice
7. Military procurement contracts
8. All other Fed civilian pay
9. Medicaid reimbursement
10. Federal civilian pensions
11. Medicare reimbursement
12. Other domestic contracted expenditures
13. Other overseas contracted expenditures
14. Foreign Aid.

Failure to adhere to this schedule would be grounds for Impeachment and/or the prosecution of any officer found in violation.