Posted on 03/03/2015 7:01:04 AM PST by GIdget2004
Updated 9:54 a.m. | Speaker John A. Boehner told his restive flock Tuesday that he will allow a vote on a clean Homeland Security spending bill later today, citing concerns about terrorism and pinning blame on the Senate for failing to pass limits on President Barack Obama’s immigration actions.
The Ohio Republican told his members the Senate’s DHS bill would be brought up for a vote after it arrives back in the House later today, according to a source in the room. That effectively leaves it up to the courts to rein in Obama — or not.
“I am as outraged and frustrated as you at the lawless and unconstitutional actions of this president,” Boehner said. “…I believe this decision – considering where we are – is the right one for this team, and the right one for this country. The good news is that the president’s executive action has been stopped, for now. This matter will continue to be litigated in the courts, where we have our best chance of winning this fight.”
Boehner explained his thinking, putting the onus for what amounts to a cave after months of pledging to fight “tooth and nail” on the Senate.
“Unfortunately, the fight was never won in the other chamber. Democrats stayed united and blocked our bill, and our Republican colleagues in the Senate never found a way to win this fight,” Boehner said. “The three-week CR we offered would have kept this fight going and allowed us to continue to put pressure on Senate Democrats to do the right thing. Unfortunately, that plan was rejected.”
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What a duplicitous eunuch
Republican colleagues in the Senate never found a way to win this fight,
Out and Out LIE, they have all the tools necessary to pass this by Abolishing the Filibuster and shutting out the Demonrats
Boehner caves. What else is news?
And to think there were posts on FR that stated this time Boehner would hold firm and show courage; foolishness.
More unadulterated BS from the weeper-in-chief. He has sold out the American people once again. All I want to know is how much was paid for him to cave and by whom?
And he knows full well with the USSC make up they will rule in favor of Emperor Nero because the Congress had the authority and means to stop this thru the Purse strings and failed to do so.
Take it to the BANK!
John Boehner is a Traitor!
Boner blames Mitch, Mitch blames House. 0bama wins. GOP goes down in 2016.
The Pub’s are forever losers as well as the American people. Anyone that votes for Republicans is ignorant and stupid and un-American.
I wonder if this 97 pound weakling ever gets tired of getting punked? Obama will grandstand off this cave, and will absolutely use it as a defense for his power grab.
What is more scary, wait until they start the budget fight. All Obama has to do is threaten to shut down the government. I am worried he going to get the budget he sent to Congress.
I honestly despise the Republicans in Congress as much as I hate Obama.
Correction-John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are two Chamber of Commerce Whores.
Either we start a third party now and get rid of them or forget about the country. How does one start a new political party?
And to think there were posts on FR that stated this time Boehner would hold firm and show courage; foolishness.”
And I’m still batting 1,000
sad to say..
tHE rEPUBLICAN PARTY IS doa.
I hope Netanyahu makes it out of DC before the Weepin' Cheeto decides to give him to Obama as a gift.
Mr. niteowl77
Let’s see which so called T.E.A. Party Conservatives vote with the surrender monkey.
I would say unbelievable except its totally believable and expected.
Our little RINO rep told us at a recent Townhall that he had breakfast with Justice Scalia several weeks ago and Scalia said the SCOTUS is getting sick of carrying Congress’s water. Congress just leans on the Court to fix everything instead of doing their job. Looks like they are doing it again.
Unfortunately, we have to hear the word unfortunately quite often.
“I am a weak man, an impotent man. I have no upper body strength, and have used every bit of willpower I have to keep any conservative from doing anything that might make the Democrats, my masters, angry with me. Please don’t be mad at me, and stop saying bad things about me, sneering at me, because none of it is my fault. I am helpless, unable to resist, a weakling, yellow, a coward.” — John “the orange wimp” Boehner
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