Posted on 09/23/2013 2:54:24 PM PDT by HenryArmitage
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) broke with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday, revealing that he won't filibuster legislation to fund the government in service of conservative goals to defund Obamacare.
The Republican leader's decision is a major blow to the push by Cruz and powerful conservative activist groups, who wanted Republicans to unite and filibuster a continuing resolution until Democrats caved agreed to gut funding for the Affordable Care Act.
"Senator McConnell supports the House Republicans' bill and will not vote to block it, since it defunds Obamacare and funds the government without increasing spending by a penny," McConnell spokesman Don Stewart told TPM in an email Monday. "He will also vote against any amendment that attempts to add Obamacare funding back into the House Republicans' bill." The decision clears a path for Democrats to pass a continuing resolution that funds Obamacare. Procedurally, Democrats need 60 votes (they have 54 members) to advance the House-passed continuing resolution. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) can strike the language defunding Obamacare with 51 votes, which frees up McConnell and every other Republican to vote against such an amendment. This way he never has to actually vote to fund Obamacare but doesn't force a shutdown over an unachievable goal.
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Did I say of infer that Romney would have repealed it?
It's obvious we are not only battling the GOP-elite but FOX-elite as well. Britt Hume and Charles Krauthammer and the rest of 'em can stuff it. They were laughing at Ted Cruz on their snobby little media roundtable tonight.
Then there was Georgie Bush saying he thought Obomber should play golf because he understands...it relieves the pressure. I considered throwing a shoe at my television but I wasn't certain of my aim.
Don't even get me started on the "citizens air force" doing the flyover for a memorial service held for two pilots shot down in Vietnam whose remains were identified only last year because "the government" couldn't afford to honor them. The "sequester" was blamed. I say we sequester the presidency and ground Obummer and his entire celebrity entourage.
Translation: McConnell will vote yes, when Democrats need 60 yeas.
"He will also vote against any amendment that attempts to add Obamacare funding back into the House Republicans' bill."
Translation: McConnell will vote no when Democrats only need 51 yeas.
-PJ
McConnell needs a good dose of Insanity Wolf.
You lose your right to make a difference in a primary or special election if your state has closed primaries. Next primary election day, a Tea Party candidate may be running against a RINO serial killer....and if you're in the wrong state, and dumped your GOP registration, you can't vote. This just plays into the enemy's hands. How stupid can Republicans be when they pull this?
Last week we had a district election for a Florida state representative to fill a GOP seat which became empty by a resignation. There were three GOP names on the ballot. I voted for the conservative. Only registered Republicans could vote, no registered Independents, Democrats, Libertarians, Vegetarians, Rotarians....... no one but REGISTERED REPUBLICANS !
I'm happy....the conservative won and is in a good position to beat a looney Democrat woman rival....but his victory was in spite of and with no thanks to disaffected Republicans staying at home, nursing their various grievances against the GOP.
Changing a registration from Republican may make one feel all warm, fuzzy, and cleverly superior, but in this battle for our very survival we only win by outsmarting the enemy.
Stroking one's own ego in the matter of voter registration is just plain self-defeating and pulls us all down into the abyss right along with the disgruntled quitters.
Leni
That’s it. Thanks to you, he will forever be Mrs. Beasley to me.
We don’t have closed primaries here in Massachusetts, and I am not a Republican.
Ha! Most probably don’t even know who Mrs Beasley is/was ;^)
I had the doll! LOL
Changing a registration from Republican may make one feel all warm, fuzzy, and cleverly superior, but in this battle for our very survival we only win by outsmarting the enemy.
Just curious why you are voting FOR the GOP? What exactly have the done to earn your vote?
FRiend, you really have no place to brow beat other conservatives who refuse to vote for the GOP if they refuse to be an opposition party to Democrat policies. I do not support or vote for those who will not vigorously defend my constitutional rights. Right now, the GOP leadership has shown on a number of issues that they have no interest at all in supporting Main Street. However, they will happily stab conservatives in the back and take your plantation vote at the ballot box.
I left the RINOcrat party several years ago. I simply got tired of cowards.
Not in Nebraska, which is why I switched from independent to R for this last election. In MN indpendents could vote in either primary and there were some decent dem primary candidates so it was worth my while to register as independent.
If we’re allowed to have another election I’ll probably remain R so I can vote in the primary but if there was a Constitutional party, perhaps led by Palin and Cruz, I’d vote for them in a heartbeat.
I don’t believe so, not in Kansas.
The final blow for me was when Chris Wallace stated on his show Sunday the tons of opposition research the Republicans were feeding him on Cruz.
If Moran (My senator) has a primary challenger, I would consider switching back just before to vote; but after the primary, I’m back to Independent.
Sick of being lied too, told I count only when they want money, and being sold out on Capital Hill nearly ever single freaking day by the party that is supposed to fight for the values and ideals I believe in.
How about being lied to? Or my next fav, being courted and promised the moon because they want your money!
Ted Cruz Ping!
If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.
Please beware, it is a high-volume ping list!
This is exactly what Cruz wants, exposing the phonies!
Need to put your post on a billboard in Louisville and Frankfurt.
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