GOP struggles to find 'yes' debt votes (Cornyn doesn't have enough GOP cloture votes for Reid)

The Hill ^ | 2/12/14 | Erik Wasson and Peter Schroeder

[struggle]

Oops! I guess we’ll have to wait until snomaggedon is over. Keep calling.

[Theodore R.]

Not at all; I’m just saying we can’t put faith in the American people based on their record of voting.

[JRandomFreeper]

On every thread. Enough already. We understand that you should be on meds.

/johnny

[ziravan]

Cornyn is one of the most conservative* senators ever.

Either that, or it’s primary season in Texas and only Cornyn has the funds to put out that message.

*EVERY politician in Texas is a conservative during primary season.

[grania]

Ayotte might be the one to work with. She campaigned as a conservative, and backstabbed conservatives before she even finished unpacking when she got to DC. But listening to her in interviews, she sounds just plain dumb. Ir seems that she’ll have to be conservative on something, so maybe it’ll be the budget.

[VRWCarea51]

That airhead looks to John McCain-Linseed Grahamnasty for advice.

You might as well count her vote as you would Chuck Schumers.

[jimbo123]

Cloture vote still open. Cornyn still doesn’t have enough GOP votes for Reid.

[mrsmith]

On;y 3 Reps so far.

“
Cristina Marcos @cimarcos

Cloture vote started 30m ago. Senate R ldrship, Corker & Murkowski huddling in middle of floor. Cruz standing off to side talking to Coats.”

[longfellowsmuse]

Absolutely, and genius on Cruz’s part. Force the Rino’s out of the shadows of the senate and make them own their votes. If we want a strong conservative party to represent us we must purge congress of the Rinos who vote with the democrats. Then a conservative party can be a united force to deal with the commies.

Cruz is at this point the only potential presidential candidate that I would have any interest in voting for.

[jimbo123]

Cornyn and McConnell are telling Corker and Murkowski to take one for the team.

[jimbo123]

Alex Bolton ‏@alexanderbolton 1m McConnell votes yes on cloture for debt limit!!

[jimbo123]

Cristina Marcos ‏@cimarcos 44s Senate R leader McConnell just voted aye on cloture. So did Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn. Both up in tough reelection races this year.

[SomeCallMeTim]

The title of the article is “GOP struggles to fine “yes” votes

The TITLE of the article was penned by liberal at The Hill. It doesn't mean anything.

Maybe, it's the Dems who are "whipping" for Republican votes and can't find any?

[mrsmith]

“Manu Raju
McConnell and Cornyn both voted to break a filibuster on the debt limit”
That just leaves one more I believe.

[cotton1706]

"Cristina Marcos ‏@cimarcos 44s Senate R leader McConnell just voted aye on cloture. So did Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn. Both up in tough reelection races this year." Ha! That's means they were needed They couldn't convince somebody else to walk the plank to protect them.

[jch10]

In spite of the big talk show hosts and some Freepers, I don’t think America is paying attention. Most don’t even know what cloture means.

[cotton1706]

“Maybe, it’s the Dems who are “whipping” for Republican votes and can’t find any?”

Maybe, if you’re naïve and haven’t been watching what’s been happening over the past several years.

[jimbo123]

Cornyn was whipping votes and failed. So he had to vote for Cloture. So did McConnell.

[glennaro]

You can bet they’ve got this sewn up or they wouldn’t have stuck their traitorous necks out. Once again it’s clear what these guys think of conservative princlples. Both must go!

[jimbo123]

Amrita Khalid ‏@askhalid 1m Six Republican ayes on the Senate cloture vote to raise debt limit: Collins, Corker, Johanns, Kirk, Cornyn and Minority Leader McConnell.