Posted on 09/27/2013 4:36:24 PM PDT by upchuck
By the call’s end, there was a consensus: until the CR talks are complete, Republicans should whip “no” on Boehner’s debt-limit plan, as a way of preventing the leadership from directing the strategy. And that’s exactly what happened late Thursday afternoon: GOP whip Kevin McCarthy worked the floor, but couldn’t find the votes for Boehner’s debt-limit plan. After McCarthy reported back about the Cruz-inspired uprising, the leadership shelved it.
Later Thursday, Cruz met again with House conservatives at a venue near the Capitol. According to one House member, the bicameral bloc talked deep into the night about the CR and pressuring Boehner. At the top of the agenda: making a one-year delay of Obamacare a requirement for government funding, and to accept nothing less, should the defunding effort unravel. They fear Boehner is resistant to making that an ultimatum, and they discussed ways to force his hand.
On a Thursday conference call, a group of House conservatives consulted with Senator Ted Cruz of Texas about how to respond to the leadership’s fiscal strategy. Sources who were on the call say Cruz strongly advised them to oppose it, and hours later, Speaker John Boehner’s plan fizzled.
It’s the latest example of Cruz leading the House’s right flank.
The private call came together after Boehner unveiled his strategy at a Republican conference meeting earlier this week. Boehner’s plan — to focus on a debt-limit package, rather than a drawn-out CR battle — made many conservatives uneasy. As they mulled a response, they reached out to Cruz.
Leadership sources, for their part, are startled by Cruz’s attempt to shape House strategy and work against the speaker. They knew he’d oppose Boehner’s playbook, but they didn’t expect him to huddle with conservatives and ask them to ignore it. So, Cruz’s meetings have made him a key House player, but they’ve worsened his already-fraught relationship with the leadership.
On the call, Cruz told them that Boehner was making a mistake, and urged his friends to fight until the end on the CR. The group agreed, and they complained that Boehner’s shift to the debt limit was a diversion. Senator Mike Lee of Utah joined Cruz on the call, and both senators said they’d stand with House conservatives as they opposed the leadership.
GO TED!!!!
Boehner has to be forced because he is an Obama-roid
Ted Cruz...de facto Speaker of the House!
Power of the Purse from the controlled House
Possibility of running Filibusters in the Senate.
When do they plan to use the power the People have given them if not now?
Kicking ass and taking names. Get on the right side of the fight, or lose your seat.
Shame is a powerful motivator.
There is only one active verb ( a word commonly expressed in 8th grade gymnasiums) to cover the head-shed’s golfing buddy...
God bless and protect Senator Cruz.
Not much in the way of leadership then, is there? What are they going to do? Pout?
/johnny
Bonehead will cry.
Amen to that. We should always pray for and support people fighting the good fight.
/johnny
amen
“After McCarthy reported back”
Whiplash McCarthy is like some kind of Soviet spy.
What this tells us is that Ted Cruz has become the leader of the party in less than a year! He took office on January 3, 2013 and has leapfrogged the seniority.
The conservative loyalists in the House have rallied around his banner, and the dithering caucus of populist chasers have seen which way the wind is blowing.
I will echo Napolitano (Judge, not carpet-eater) in saying Boehner will be out soon. A Cruz ally will take his place.
LOLOL!
-— So, Cruz’s meetings have made him a key House player, but they’ve worsened his already-fraught relationship with the leadership. -—
Already fraught relationship?! I’m getting the vapors. Pass the smelling salts!
BTTT!
Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants... bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society. Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors. [but he’s not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]
...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said.
Boehner: No Funding Bill Without 1-Year Obamacare Delay
NewsMax | 26 Sep 13 | AP
Posted on Thu Sep 26 15:45:56 2013 by xzins
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3071654/posts
Poll to Freep: Would you support defunding Obamacare if it led to a government shutdown?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3072060/posts
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