Posted on 07/12/2011 3:49:23 PM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
From a Republican aide who would know on the sentiment regarding the contingency plan:
We, the House, hate this and it will not move. It would basically mean that the President only needs 1/3 of the either body to raise the debt limit, meaning that we would cede our majority status in the House. Can you imagine how insane this would make the grass roots/tea party-we have the numbers to stop an increase, but we completely give up and let Dems uphold a veto with a 1/3 vote. No way.
The House should demand a simple majority vote instead of 2/3.
McConnell: Incompetent, fearful, or both?
I couldn’t believe this at first but it appears to be true—mcConnell’s caving in like this.
Is he schizophrenic? this is insane to say ‘nothing can be done until this guy is out of the white house’ and then turn around and propose this!!
A man this scattered and unstable should not be in Congress at all. Kentucky repubs, get him out! He’s totally untrustworthy and is apparently liable to say absolutely anything.
Thankfully, the house republicans have not...Yet...
Just the "blink" in the Senate will be enough to secure obamao's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th terms...
Bought, paid for and doesn’t want the pics to come out.
Cowardice masquerading as cleverness...
I was waiting for a RINO to stab us all collectively in the back at a critical time, and lo and behold there’s Mitch McConnell holding the dagger.
Now there's an irrefutable source.
I hate to say it but Obama may have been right when he said only professional politicians understand that we need to raise the debt limit.
they all need to go
Who the f*** does McConnell think he is, committing the House to anything?????
Add “worthless.”
What’s the name of this brave speaker.
The only one to speak for us?
If I had the means to run for
office, I would. There would be
no shutting me up on the right
side of the costitution.
I hope the House doesn’t back down. Boehner might have but I think there are others that won’t..so he won’t.
Thank goodness they have to be worry about getting votes every two years.
Can always count on the GOP to throw Obama a lifeline. They got my hopes up this time that they were going to stand firm. I was effing stupid to believe that. Shame on me.
Needed - now more than ever.
July 12, 2011 7:05 P.M. By Andrew Stiles
Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, tells NRO that while he hasn’t review all the details of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R., Ky.) “contingency plan,” he doesn’t see much of a future for it in the House. “Look, we’re for cut, cap and balance,” he says. “[McConnell's plan] doesn’t fly with me, and I don’t think it’s going to fly with conservatives over here in the RSC.”
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WTG Mitch, you fool.
But apparently not wanted by those who need them the most. McConnell seems quite happy being in the minority.
Et tu brute
We have had far better examples of leadership in our time to put up with cowardice and lack of principle:
This is no time to go "wobbly".
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