Posted on 09/18/2013 8:13:11 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Until now, the only House Republicans pushing for a government shutdown and debt crisis were a few dozen on the radical right, the ones Senator, Harry Reid, the majority leader, referred to as “the anarchists.” On Wednesday, however, the full Republican caucus, leadership and all, joined the anarchy movement, announcing plans to demand the defunding of health care reform as the price for keeping the government open past Sept. 30.
The decision means that a government shutdown next month is now much more likely. In the past, shutdown threats were averted because Republican leaders were willing to negotiate on spending issues, though the spending cuts that resulted were often harmful to important programs. But the health law is not negotiable for President Obama and the Democrats. By choosing this as their live-or-die issue, Republicans are driving straight toward the brink and removing the brake pedal.
What is worse, the House leadership also announced plans to make a series of demands of the White House in exchange for raising the debt ceiling in mid-October, threatening a government default if they don’t get their way.
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Hey, I’ve yet to get my Bamaphone.
I KNOW we are right, now!!! When Jill Abrahams HATES it, I LOVE it!! GO BOEHNER!!!!
If the NY Slimes hates it, then there’s a very good chance that I’ll really like it.
I haven’t been a fan of this tactic to say the least. Not because I dislike the tactic, I just don’t think that the gop has the desire or the courage to follow through. Especially when they’re quiet supporters of boehnercare in the first place.
But now that the NY Slimes is weighing in.... gosh, I gotta admit that their opinion carries a lot of weight.
Y’know they just gave anarchists a real boost.
We need to see about that.
By choosing this as their live-or-die issue, Republicans are driving straight toward the brink and removing the brake pedal.
Bring. It. On.
Leave it up to Zero and Dingy Harry to shut down the government by blocking a perfectly fine, ObamaCare-less CR.
Life in the United States will be that much the better without the government. Gee, can't tour the White Hut after the shutdown? Well, guess what, you couldn't before, either (since the dreaded Sequester). But who noticed?
We've got Zero over a barrel. The sheeple (plural of LIV) aren't liking ObamaCare. Opinion polls show it conclusively.
Shutting down the government has little in the way of real-world effects, but hey! Maybe it's worth it to cancel ObamaCare and change the 29-hour week back into the 40+-hour week of yesteryear.
It's all about take-home pay: Is it better under Zero, Pelosi, and Dingy Harry? Or was it better with the GOP running things?
But when “the anarchists.” wear silly Guy Falwks masks and “occupy” Wall Street, that’s okay.
I believe the democrats will widely be seen to have overreached with this 'anarchy' meme.
Touche'!
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