Republican Sen. Lugar to oppose House GOP's $61B spending cuts

Hill ^ | 03/08/11 | Alexander Bolton -

[george76]

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), the most senior member of the Senate Republican Conference, said Tuesday he will oppose the House-passed proposal to make drastic cuts to the federal budget.

He is the first Senate Republican to publicly state his opposition to a plan that Democrats have blasted as “reckless.”

Lugar, who is facing a Tea Party-backed challenge in the 2012 Indiana Republican primary, is taking a political risk. But he and other centrist Republicans have concerns about steep spending cuts that will eliminate funding for some federal programs in mid-year.

[org.whodat]

Just think, the runt, Mitch Daniels was Lugars chief of staff.

[ModelBreaker]

Of course.

[Tzimisce]

RINO

Selling you out one freedom at a time. :)

[USS Alaska]

Since this piece of shit, rino has had his new caps put on {on our dime} his old yellow teeth, he thinks he is a freaking movie star.

[radioone]

This type of stuff has been going on far too long. Even this old geezer can’t say no to his “good friends across the aisle”. Even Orrin Hatch is trying some CYA, which hopefully won’t work.

[The Sons of Liberty]

You know, if the push for term limits had succeeded years ago, we wouldn’t have to put up with Lugar and I doubt we’d be on the brink of bankruptcy.

[Jim Scott]

Richard Luger has been a RINO for so long that the senate Democrats probably automatically count on his vote for or against whatever they're for or against. I hope this outrage (voting against a very small cut in the huge federal budget) finally wakes up Hoosiers that this man does not have their best interests at heart but cares more about expanding government and adding new tax burdens to already-overtaxed Americans. I really despise RINOs.

[Sybeck1]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2677607/posts

Wonder if Pence will still stay neutral. And how will the new GOP wunder boy Mitch Daniels react? He was with the Lugar campaign you know.

[skeeter]

Looking to feather his nest before his arrival in the private sector.

Country club republicans make me sick.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Retire.
You’ve done enough !

[Palmetto Patriot]

Does anyone here doubt that Lugar would run 3rd Party, or write-in, if he lost the Primary?

Even if it would deliver the seat to a Dem, out of spite?

[ChuckHam]

Sounds good to me. Another RINO to target for removal from office.

[Nebr FAL owner]

They are trying to cut roughly 61 billion dollars from a 3.78 TRILLION dollar budget that comes down to 1/3 of 1% & this putz is claiming its to drastic?!?!?! GOD help this country from its criminally stupid leadership.

[Jim Robinson]

Rat bastard RINO!

[paulycy]

[ChuckHam]

Good to see you, Jim. Hope you are feeling well.

[opentalk]

Bolton, He is not a Republican, manipulative and deceptive. He helped jam the New Start Treaty through during the lame duck session.

[hinckley buzzard]

ummm, I just went to the link and it reports Lugar will vote for the republican bill. He claims he misunderstood the question earlier.

Only thing worse than a rino is a senile rino.

[ScottinVA]

So, what’s NOT “reckless,” Dick?

What do YOU recommend, Dick?

What’s YOUR plan for dealing with runaway debt..... Dick?

[A_Former_Democrat]

Too old, too long, time to go