GOP leaders uniting around plan to avoid shutdown

Politico ^ | October 25, 2014 | Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan

[C19fan]

House Republican leaders are beginning to coalesce around a strategy to avoid a government shutdown in less than a month. The likely proposal would fund nearly the entire government through September 2015, but immigration enforcement related funding would be renewed on a short-term basis, according to several high-ranking GOP lawmakers and aides who described the plan as it stands now.

[C19fan]

As expected surrender with some kabuki theater about immigration enforcement funding.

[OneWingedShark]

Ah, more news of Operation Enduring Capitulation…

[Diogenesis]

"King Obama is our Leader. There is no other.
We bow to him and have promised him that we will deal
both with the Tea Party and their Constitution
and the American people who oppose him."

[Vigilanteman]

Avoiding a shutdown is easy: Just roll over for anything Zer0 demands.

It is so much easier than taking on his stooges in the media.

[Iron Munro]

Looking for a way to placate Obama while keeping their own base from bailing before they are even sworn in.

[PghBaldy]

Funny how liberals seemed scared of a shutdown.

[MrB]

[DestroyLiberalism]

Well, that didn’t take long. Let the GOP cave-in begin!

But hey, not to worry... As long as we keep re-electing Establishment Republicans, as many FReepers here passionately advocate, then everything will be just fine!

[Joe Boucher]

these bozo’s ought defund about 30 percent of federal gubmint asap.

[Ray76]

Remove all leverage.

I would say this is stupidity, but complicity is more accurate.

[DestroyLiberalism]

LOL! The other elephant in that cartoon could even respond with: “You’re right... We need to work together with King George and stay focused on jobs and the economy”.

[Yogafist]

And when Obama, and the Democrats say no..?

[Uncle Miltie]

But the first submission to 0bama must be without funding the illegal amnesty.

[SMARTY]

Wasn’t the former finding to avoid the ‘cliff’ set up with just THIS scenario in mind?

[nathanbedford]

BOGUS!

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

Republicans were not elected to bow down to President Obama. Pass a short time extension and then send up appropriation bills for him to veto. Try to override the veto and have Democrats and Obama be on record as the party of no. Let his legacy be that he vetoed numerous appropriation bills and shut down the government.

[dowcaet]

Every time I see Bonehead and McCoward on TV I lower the volume and imagine that muffled voice of the adults from the Peanuts cartoons when I see their lips move. These two jelly spined fools keep thinking we conservatives will just hang around the party. I suppose we’re all waiting to see how things shake out in 2016 for Ted Cruz or maybe Scott Walker, but I know if Bush were to get the nomination I think that will finally cause the mass exodus of conservatives out of the party. We’re the ones who have been patient while the GOPe screws up the party and gives a helping hand to the Dems in ruining the country.

[chris37]

The Lords of Fail.

[ducttape45]

Looking for a way to placate Obama while keeping their own base from bailing before they are even sworn in.

I think many are already suffering from "buyer's remorse."

[nathanbedford]

Good cartoon but for the record Ole Ironsides was not even builds at the time of the Boston tea party.