Posted on 09/17/2013 11:11:04 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
National Journal: “By going after one GOP ‘faction’ and appealing to the other, Obama is seeking leverage in a tactical dispute that has vexed Republicans all summer. … In seeking to further divide the camps, Obama is hoping to avert a government shutdown while also achieving some Democratic policy aims, such as rollbacks of the sequester-induced spending cuts that Obama on Monday said were hurting economic growth.”
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board has some tough words for Republicans who want to bring the government to the brink of a shutdown over Obamacare funding. "Some Republicans think they are sure to hold the House in 2014 no matter what happens because of gerrymandering, but even those levees won't hold if there's a wave of revulsion against the GOP. Marginal seats still matter for controlling Congress. The kamikazes could end up ensuring the return of all-Democratic rule."
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You'll piss off the American people like never before. You'll look out your window and see a sea of pitchforks and torches.
We the taxpaying citizens of America absolutely reject your unconstitutional, unwanted, unneeded, economy-killing, jobs-killing, spread-the-wealth-around communist ObamaCare!!
Shut it down!!
Kill ObamaCommieCare before it kills America!!
Bump!
The new Rasmussen poll backs up exactly what you say and Rush talked about it last hour.
LLS
Agreed. I wish they’d shut it all down for a while.
Yep, my thoughts exactly!
Uh, Jim-Rob, the problem is Americans always blame Republicans for gov’t shutdowns.
Regan was blamed
Gingrich was blamed.
R’s will be blamed again.
While it is badly needed (and the sequester was not nearly the disaster the President said it would be) this is like dropping a nuke on your foot because you have athlete’s foot.
There wold be little difference between the way things are now and total Democrat rule...
I don’t care who gets the blame (or credit) as long as we kill ObamaCare before it kills America!!
Guarantee you if Boehner and company fund ObamaCare, we WILL have one party statist rule (as if we don’t already).
He who funds ObamaCare OWNS it.
Rebellion is on!!
Dont just sit there folks..get on with the calls and emails!
Your analogy is so f’d up... ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! Athletes Foot? ATHLETES FOOT??? The problem is LOSS OF FREEDOM, and GOVERNMENT CONTROL of your life... maybe your a communist, I dunno...
Reagan, not Regan.
Is that you, Boehner?
Is that you, McConnell?
You sound like the ones who have killed the Republican party as a vehicle against evil statists and for constitutional freedom.
History proves that the Republicans who stood on principle did not overall suffer for it.
Re Gingrich: the next election Republicans HELD the House, losing only 9 seats which is a very small loss, historically, and in the Senate the GOP netted a 2-seat gain.
And in this case, Obama, Reid and the Media will of course blame them. Already are and it will get much worse. But the answer is NOT to act like whipped dogs or abused spouses.
The answer is get some people out in front who can wage the fight and who can make the case.
The American people despise obamacare.
Fight for THEM.
/johnny
This is where the men get separated from the cowards.
I’ll be keeping score - - and so will millions of genuine Americans.
My vote: Fund continuing resolutions for essential services, the ones that don’t stop even if the government “Shuts Down”. Never again fund non-essential federal services. If it’s not essential and not mentioned in the Constitution, it should be shut down permanently.
the way things are now and total Democrat rule...
Oh, I can assure you, the difference would be night
and day.
Don’t forget “Amnesty.”
20 million new Democrat voters over the next ten years.
If we don’t stop that, we’ll have one party rule no matter what we do!
Jim......ur right on the money!!! Defund Obamacare and force Obama and the Democrats to shut down the government. Obama is nuts enough to shut it down....but the Democrats will never let that happen!!! I’ll tell you why. If Obama takes a major setback or defeat on Obamacare, his presidency will take a hit it will never recover from!!! It is already teetering in the wind...it needs a final push!!!
Democrats are already worried about their own skins. If anyone goes under the bus.....it will be Obama!!! Jim....keep the pressure on....the Pubbies need a backbone, conviction and determination. Remember....nothing ventured nothing gained!!! It is really is a shame that we have no present leaders of our caucus groups in either the Senate or House!!! They are all frightened whimps of Obama, the empty suit POTUS!!! DEFUND Obamacare right NOW!!!! (www.dontfundobamacare.com)
It’s HIS sequester. Why isn’t the lazy GOP hammering that home? (By the way, on my Medicare payment to my doctor this month, about $5 of the payment was withheld because of “Sequester.”)
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