Posted on 09/29/2013 5:34:40 PM PDT by xzins
I'd love to read a few articles entitled: "Obama Threatens to Shut Down Government", "Democrats Threaten to Shut Down Government", "Harry Reid Threatens to Shut Down Government".
Those would be the truth in bold print. "Truth in Advertising" so to speak.
The reality is that democrat politicians are throwing temper tantrums over adding one more exemption to the huge pile of exemptions they've already issued.
They've given exemptions to their fat cats, big businesses, and corporate welfare pals. They've given exemptions to countless cronies. They've even given an exemption to themselves after this really odd whining about ObamaCare draining their brains (What?...Obama funded abortions on politicians...definite improvement...but I digress.)
And after unions complained about ObamaCare being a disaster, guess what? Obama and Reid are working a "deal" for unions.
Enter some politicians like Cruz and Paul claiming that regular people need one of those exemptions, too.
"We will fund the entire government" is what the House passed. "But we want an exemption for the regular people. A one year exemption is all that's asked; delay this monstrosity for a year."
What happens?
Obama throws a temper tantrum and threatens to shut down the government.
Who is trying to shut down the government and who is trying to fund the government? Check it out for yourself. Go read the legislation passed by the House. It absolutely DOES fund the government. All of it. The only exception is that they've added an exemption from ObamaCare for YOU.
“truth to power”
I hate it too. I can’t get near my denomination without hearing that gobbledygook coming out their mouths.
And all kinds of other theologically liberal expressions that drive me up a wall....”god event”, “soul centering”, “inclusive of persons” is just the tip of the iceberg.
(I’ve just made myself sick. :>)
The I.O.U.s stop here.
The truth is both sides are willing to shut down the govt. in order that their views prevail concerning Obamacare.
but yes of course, the media says it is republicans only.
There you go!
BUMP!
The enemedia have their heads so far up 0bama’s behind it’s sickening, of course we knew this was coming.
You could become famous with that line. LOL.
Does the House legislation fund the government?
Excuse me. Do what exactly?
Looks like some shutdown is already in effect. The NOAA websites seem to be dead since the week-end.
Me, too.
(Glad xzins didn't use it.)
Shut ‘er down. (not you, king hussein)
I am proud to be a republican for the first time in 20 years!! God, please send 800,000 bureaucrats home for 6 months— no pay. I am absolutely giddy that obama is blowing his foot off!! We did not shut down anything!! We did a CR without crippling the nation with communist healthcare!! We sustained our military in the event reid and that horrible president shut her down(YES) . What is reid going to do now? But there are now some exposed republican Senators like Coburn and Cornyn that are going to get a real fight from the right now that they stood up for obamacare. I mean TEA PARTY for those boys.
The Apple Dumpling Gang.
Why does he want to do that? He and his family can’t shop or go on vacations.
Good and let’s close the White House.
The Marxist will shut it down if it benefits his agenda. That should not be a problem with the complicit media running interference. Will the people fall for it? Except of course for his worshiping base.
Former thousandaire Obama is now a multi-millionaire.
He need just pen another book via a team of ghost writers, and all of his pals will buy a million dollars worth and he can put the proceeds in his own bank account and brag about a best-seller and making his own money.
If he were a Fox News anchor he could hawk his book after each of his speeches, news conferences, or press interviews.
/sarc
Well, half the fault (or more) lies with the GOP for not being smart enough to avoid always being the kid with the “kick me” sign taped to his butt.
What was stopping the Republicans from branding this whole shut-down notion as the fault of the Democrats?
All that’s missing is Boehner bawling to his mama about how “it’s not fair!”
Obama has found it very easy to advance his narrow ideological agenda of failure-prone Marxism.
4 years after Obama conned his Democrats into passing the Federal takeover of the cash cow of Medical Insurance, the PC, Doormat Republicans are finally timidly suggesting defunding that Federal takeover.
Without the weak, PC, Doormat Republicans Boehner and McConnell being stupidly kept in their respective leadership positions by truly cowardly House and Senate Members, Obama Medical Insurance “Care” Takeover would have been defunded long ago.
The primal yearning of the 47 % who pay no personal Federal Income tax is to belong to a tribe where all of their choices are dictated to them by their arrogant tribal leader.
This a common trait of those who have low self-esteem.
In that sense, Obamanation is truly a cult.
Freedom is defined in the dictionary as follows:
1.) Exemption or liberation from slavery or imprisonment.
3.) Liberty of choice or action.
Most of the 47 % riding in the “free” wagon seek out slavery, and lack of personal choice.
They thus feel safe.
Liberty is defined in the dictionary as follows:
1.) The state of being exempt from the domination of others or from restricting circumstances; freedom.
5.) The power of voluntary choice: freedom from necessity.
6.) Individual Liberty: Freedom from restraint in the performance of rights outside of government control.
Most people who are getting a free ride in the wagon where 47 % pay no personal Federal Income Taxes, are terrified of making a voluntary choice.
The 47 % would prefer that they be under government control where the choices are made for him.
All of this societal wussiness has made it very easy for B. Hussein Obama, aka Barry Soetoro, to advance his narrow ideological agenda of European-style, failure-prone, Marxism in spite of PC, Doormat Republican token “opposition.”
BTW, unlike taxes, Federal Obama ‘care’ Insurance charges can be increased EVERY YEAR to whatever % the present and future arrogant leaders of Obamanation wants.
BTW, BTW, the free-loading 47 % will always vote for the Candidate for POTUS approved by Obamanation.
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