Posted on 12/11/2014 3:20:39 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
In a rare alliance, President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner scrambled Thursday to salvage a a $1.1 trillion must-pass spending bill amid a Republican revolt over immigration and a Democratic revolt over provisions that would deregulate Wall Street and increase the amount that individual donors can contribute to national political party committees.
With its fate in doubt, President Obama took to the phones to personally lobby Democratic members on Thursday to vote for the legislation, a development White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed to MSNBCs Alex Wagner.
Republican leaders scrambled to convince enough conservative dissenters to change their votes to yes at the last second and it passed with a razor-thin 214-212 vote margin.
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God, the Republican leadership are totally disgusting.
Shut it down and don’t pay any of these clowns, including the chief clown in the White House.
Will they order extra Kleenex for Nancy Boehner’s retirement ?
FUJB!! Kill the bill!!
How many times must we be screwed before we say enough is enough? Apparently, a whole helluva lot, seeing as how there are STILL too many RINO lovers who will try in all conceivable ways to vote R, even if you hafta hold your nose, cuz R is most certainly “better” then D! Morons. Every. Single. One.
“mount that individual donors can contribute to national political party committees”
This is a direct attack on conservatives and really anyone who wants to free themselves of the professional politicians.
It really is a toss up as to which cretin I loathe more: Dorkbama or Bonehead.
They are both slime and should be flushed alive.
“I hope he fails”
R. Limbaugh
Are you kidding me!?!? When have they not allied?
I'm not talking about lip service!!!
When did MSDNC start doing comedy?
Smoke and Mirrors. Dogs and Ponies. Bread and Circuses. I don’t believe a single thing these POSs say...and I trust the Media even less!
It’s just BEYOND ridiculous! How do otherwise intelligent people NOT SEE how ‘We The People’ are pawns and are PAYING for all of this THEATER?!?!
Grrrrr! Seriously? I’m going to BITE someone before this week is through! Double-Grrrrr!
I wonder what the larger and longer-term political dynamics of this are going to be.
On one hand we have Obama and Boehner working together to keep the government open.
On the other hand we have Conservatives holding fast and refusing to support that.
But we ALSO have Democrat Congressional (led by former Speaker Pelosi), and it looks like Senate (Warren), leaders agitating for a shutdown.
Could this be portrayed as the “Warren Shutdown” (or, less preferably, the “Pelosi Shutdown”), like the Dems tried (and failed) to do last year with Ted Cruz in order to hang any lasting stigma on the Dems?
Wish we could not pay them but if you remember that all got their back pay. BACK PAY should be illegal but they will get that and bonuses.
Both are traitors...to America and to the most recent election. Traitors. Disgusting.
Oh, the theatrics!!!
Shut down is imminent ...proceed with finger pointing ....
Can’t breath!
Hands up! don’t shoot!
Let’s reboot in January.
Count off! Shirts Skins! Shirts Skins!
I wonder if Reggie is jealous of Boner.
This bill needs to die. Too many sleazy things that got slipped into it at the last minute.
What is wrong with this picture? Boehner you idiot!
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