"At a time of skyrocketing federal deficits and a national debt that just passed $13 trillion, the Democrats in Congress can’t be bothered to pass a budget for next year.

"That’s their job. Congress is supposed to decide how to spend the taxpayers’ money.  They are mandated to pass a budget; and presumably to stick to it… but that’s a whole other story.  Yet efforts to pass a budget have stalled in the House because Democrats can’t agree on what and how much to cut. See, it’s an election year - can’t be seen cutting things in an election year.

"It’s simply outrageous.

"Republicans say Democrats are making a ‘huge mistake’ by not passing a budget; and they’re right.  House Minority Leader John Boehner suggests Pres. Obama should find someone’s ‘ass to kick’ when it comes to the budget deficit. He says the GOP will be relentless about this issue."

"Democrats face a dilemma on spending.  They have added hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal tab over the past year and a half, arguing that it will boost the economy and create jobs.  But the unemployment rate remains high, even as pressure builds from Republicans and even from within their own party to begin reining in spending.   Democratic leaders have designated much of their new spending as an emergency, making it exempt from so-called ‘pay-as-you-go’ rules that require offsets."

"Listen, the Democrat spending spree is scaring the hell out of the American people and it’s hurting our economy.  Not doing a budget, Democrats are passing up a critical opportunity to create jobs and to get our economy moving again.  And they are banking on the fact that the American people won’t even notice.  But this really isn’t ‘inside baseball.’  Every American family puts a budget together, and believe me, the American people will hold the Democrats accountable for their budget failure and their massive spending spree."