Because these three practice divide and conquer like masters:
You can be sure there's a tingle up their legs tonight!
>> House Republicans struggled Thursday to pass legislation
Say what? I thought they already PASSED cut, cap and balance.
;-)
Who are the patriots standing firm against the repulsive John Boehner?
There are no cuts in the bill for 2011. In fact, for 2011, the bill provides for $17 billion in add'l funding for Pell Grants. Starting in July 2012, there are minimul cuts to Pell Grants - but only to the subsidies people have been getting on the interest rates they are charged. The Pell Grants themselves will continue. This amounts to the sum total of spending cuts in the bill for 2011-2012.
It strikes me that a dozen guys sitting on bar stools would probably make more sense than Boehner and his cast of pseudo-leaders right now. They are convincing no one, because they are speaking gibberish. Maybe this bunch SHOULD start drinking-—*heavily*!
#NBC Rep James Lankford R-OK: “It’s going to be a late night in Congress.”
In hindsight now, it is clear the big problem was not making a BIG F’n DEAL out of the tabling of CCB. That was the main thrust of the republican platform. To have it belittled without a peep, and then to offer the Boehner plan, was ludicrous on its face. Its like the ‘rats negotiating with CCB outside the legislative process - instead of a vote, they table, and make like a vacuum awaiting Boehner V1.0 and V1.1.
The pubs should have insisted for quite a bit, and made a big deal - CCB should be modified and tweaked, but it was the house’s bi-partisan accomplishment.
Because these three practice divide and conquer like masters:
You can be sure there's a tingle up their legs tonight!