"Doesn't it crack you up when someone mentions 'polls' during a non-election year?"
"Careful - careful! We have to keep a straight face... c'mon, at least TRY!"
Posted on 09/03/2013 5:33:36 PM PDT by JSDude1
The whip count on Syria has become like the war itself: No one in Washington wants to own it alone.
While most top congressional leaders have vowed to back President Barack Obama in seeking authority to launch missile strikes, there’s little evidence that they can — or even want to — help him round up the rank-and file-Republicans he’ll need to win a vote in the House.
Speaker John Boehner’s spokesman said that he “expects the White House to provide answers to members’ questions and take the lead on any whipping effort.” Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), whose aides and allies run the whip process, isn’t yet in favor of Obama’s request for military authority in Syria.
Several lawmakers and aides who have been canvassing support say that nearly 80 percent of the House Republican Conference is, to some degree, opposed to launching strikes in Syria.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/syria-house-gop-96225.html#ixzz2dsaxgEe1
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
** figuratively speaking of coarse.
Yea who wants to whip these wimps ?
Latest update on the Republican side.
Newly announced lean nay voters: Sean Duffy (R-WI) Joe Barton (R-TX), Rob Biship (R-UT), Diane BLack (R-TN), Ron Barber (D-AZ), William Enyat (D-IL)
Uh, Boner is not much of a leader to follow, as is proven month after month.
It’s just those EVIL, OBSTRUCTIONIST REPUBLICANS, doing anything they can to deny THE MEDIA MESSIAH, Barack Obama, a victory, even if it means the slaughter of “THE CHILDREN!”.
Like those EVIL, OBSTRUCTIONIST RUSSIANS in the U.N., they are just racists, who hate the idea of a black President.
SIGNED:
The Mainstream Media
My congressman has been pretty quiet, Amash and Bentivolio in neighboring districts have both said NO.
So does terrorist-promoter and DNC-operative Boehner
REALLY represent???
Answer: al Qaeda and the DNC
The term “whipping” to get ones vote seems a bit racist
If Obama goes down in flames in the Congress, the media is going to absolutely nuts with hate....
Total list of confirmed ‘NO’ votes on the Republican side.
Amash
Bachmann
Bentivolio
Culberson
DesJarlais
Duncan
Fortenberry
Garrett
Gibson
Huelskamp
Jenkins
Latham
Marino
Massie
McKinley
Meadows
Miller (Jeff)
Miller (Candice)
Nugent
Nunes
Perry
Radel
Ross
Yoder
Yoho
Young (Bill)
Young (Don)
If your congressman or woman is not on this list CALL IN! In fact, even if they are, call in and voice your support and approval.
Speaker of the House number - for comments regarding his support for Syrian intervention
202-225-0600
I guess the director hasn't cued him yet.
Check the numbers on Drudge’s poll. Not going well for OBayMe or Boner.
Boner is totally pathetic.
My Congressman, John F’n Boehner, has already declared.
80% isn’t very promising considering the democrats are 100%.
I think most of what’s being said now is BS. Congress will approve this, it’ll all go to hell, then democrats will use it as a campaign issue against them in 2014. That’s how stupid the republicans are.
"Doesn't it crack you up when someone mentions 'polls' during a non-election year?"
"Careful - careful! We have to keep a straight face... c'mon, at least TRY!"
I heard one poll now says support for attacking is at 20%. The sheeple are falling in line.
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