I give NO credit to any of the Republican members who voted no. The fix was in. Enough Republicans in what is considered “safe” seats were asked to vote yes, so that the rest of the cowards could vote no purely for purposes of political cover. If this vote was genuine, the entire GOP leadership team would be tossed out by the majority of Republican members whose will they supposedly went against by pushing this sell-out. There are only a handful of true conservatives in the GOP caucus and I don’t include Michelle Bachmann in that number. She sold her political soul to curry favour with the GOP-e in the primaries and is a shell of her former self. The Tea Party Caucus is a farce.
“I give NO credit to any of the Republican members who voted no.”
“The Tea Party Caucus is a farce.”
Well, actually, that isn’t true. I know my Rep really well. He did a Town Hall meeting on the phone and several thousand people were allowed to vote on the fiscal issues. Well over 40,000 people were on line at any one time.
Almost 70% of those votes are reflected in his NO vote. He did exactly as his constituents voted. I don’t consider myself a republican any longer. But, I am not going to abandon the conservative republicans that have stood with us.
My Rep isn’t afraid to go against the leadership. He has done it in the past. I consider him a statesman and he follows the Constitution. It is very important to him. Most importantly, he votes with his constituents.