I find it hard to believe that the Democrats got away with this so far.

I used to think it was incompetence. But no Budget means no restrictions. Obama can Executive Order and Presidential Privilege his way through eight years.

And, #2, the last budget passed - before the 2010 Republican takeover of the House - becomes the default budget for each following year, so the deficits incurred under that budget just keep on piling up. This was the plan all along, so that the White House could tell the low-info voters that Congress is to blame for all the spending over the last three years.

From Treasure of the Sierra Madre: "We don´t need no stinkin´ badges."

From Obama administration: "We don´t need no stinkin´ budget."

Our founding father´s would probably hang these criminals for treason.

#3, it´s actually because the Republicans provided a continuing resolution for 2 years in their debt ceiling deal in 2010. It also gave us the fiscal cliff debacle.

However, the GOP can simply point to the Democrats controlling the Senate for 6 years, and how the last budget was when the Democrats controlled the House, Senate and WH.
"We, Republicans, keep offering new budget proposals to do what´s right for the country, but the Democrats resist to negotiate the tough choices. They received their tax increases, and now the real discussion is fixing Medicare which is currently going bankrupt. The Democrats seem to be pushing for bankrupting Medicare."

Don´t elaborate on the top brackets, since many more workers see their paychecks declining due to the new 2% for Social Security, so don´t let Democrats off the hook - let them feel the heat for increasing taxes.

Just say no budget from Dirty Harry, no debt limit increase. And hold firm.
Can´t wait to see what that utter fool will do.
No matter what, no Senate budget, no debt increase.
Freak the Dims.

Why should they? They haven´t had one for years and they were returned to office by the low infos because they don´t have any knowledge of how the system is supposed to work---and they don´t want to know.
We are now Imperial Rome with a deified Emperor and rubber stamp Senate.

Hey Harry you meat head, how about something constructive like a 2013 Budget...it will never happen. A budget assumes that you know what you are doing!

I´m with you #7. It´s time to play hardball. The House of Representatives needs to take control of the debt issue because spending authorization rests solely with them. The smoke and mirrors manipulation of the Constitution is illegal and does not have to be tolerated.

It´s time for Congress to "grow a pair" and take their responsibilities more seriously. The future of our Nation and our posterity depends on it. We can trust no one else in Washington.