Democrats Under Fire For Inaction - Clinton: "Don't Get Cocky"

Former POTUS Bill Clinton attends Fiscal Summit.
Warns Dems Don't get too cocky about NY voters'
rejection of Paul Ryan's Medicare plan.
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As President Clinton Warns His Party, Media Argues That ‘Failure To Address The Nation’s Fiscal Problems Aggressively Could Carry Its Own Risk For Democrats’
President Clinton: ‘We’ve Got To Deal With These Things’PRESIDENT CLINTON: “I'm afraid that the Democrats will draw the conclusion … that we shouldn't do anything. And I completely disagree with that. … We’ve got to deal with these things.” (President Bill Clinton, Remarks At 2011 Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit, 5/25/11)

THE NEW YORK TIMES: “Bill Clinton was right on Wednesday to warn his party…” (Editorial, “Running Medicare The Right Way,” The New York Times, 5/26/11)

‘Senate Democrats Have Almost No Legislative Agenda Of Their Own’THE WASHINGTON POST: “The Democrats… are not proposing major, new ideas of their own.” (“Senate Republicans Stand By Plan To Overhaul Medicare,” The Washington Post, 5/26/11)

POLITICO: “But there's another unresolved question after yesterday's votes: Where do Democrats, with their party in control of the White House and Senate, stand on the budget. They were unable to produce one last year, when they held both chambers of Congress and it's not clear that any of their divisions over spending and taxing have been bridged. The Senate's answer to not having a budget: Vote no on every other plan.” (Politico’s Huddle, 5/26/11)

THE NEW YORK TIMES: “But Democrats by no means have a smooth course, either. While Mr. Obama has tried to set parameters for budget negotiations, his party has yet to settle on a plan for Medicare or the broader budget issues. And failure to address the nation’s fiscal problems aggressively could carry its own risk for Democrats...” (“Democrats Put G.O.P. On Spot As Medicare Plan Fails,” The New York Times, 5/26/11)

NATIONAL JOURNAL: “... Senate Democrats have almost no legislative agenda of their own...” (“No, No, No, No — Senate On Record Now,” National Journal, 5/25/11)

ROLL CALL: “Democrats chose not to produce their own budget while bipartisan negotiations led by Vice President Joseph Biden continue and instead pivoted to a show-vote strategy... As dramatic as the vote on Ryan’s budget was, the next vote was even more jarring: 97 Senators voted against President Barack Obama’s budget proposal, with none voting in favor.” (“Senate Spurns Ryan Budget,” Roll Call, 5/25/11)

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "... Democrats still run the Senate... When it comes to their core responsibility under the law of passing a budget resolution, they are A.W.O.L.” (Editorial, “Cool Hand Harry,” The Wall Street Journal, 5/26/11)

Senate Dems Say Fixing The Budget ‘Not The Point,’ They Want An ‘Issue For 2012’“Sen. Chuck Schumer says… the Democrats will make the vote a key issue in 2012.” (“Schumer: Medicare Will 'Define' 2012,” Politico, 5/23/11)

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): “To put other budgets out there is not the point.” (“Schumer: Medicare Will 'Define' 2012,” Politico, 5/23/11)

“SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV) said "it would be ‘foolish’ for Democrats to propose their own federal budget for 2012, despite continued attacks from Republicans that the party is ducking its responsibility to put forward a solution to the nation's deficit problems.” (“Harry Reid: ‘Foolish’ For Democrats To Offer Budget Plan,” LA Times, 5/20/11)

SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): “It would be foolish for us to do a budget at this stage.” (“Harry Reid: ‘Foolish’ For Democrats To Offer Budget Plan,” LA Times, 5/20/11)

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