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Dr. Coburn is a “fiscal hawk.” He is NOT for OBAMACARE as a Senator or Physician. However, he is a realist that writes:

“The current “Defund Obamacare” campaign, however, is based on a false promise that has been used by special interest groups to bolster political careers instead of focusing on smart strategies that can actually weaken and destroy Obamacare. By coupling the issue with the CR, these groups are telling the American people that Republicans in Congress can actually defund Obamacare by not voting for the CR or by allowing the government to shut down. This is simply not true. Simply put: we cannot defund or replace Obamacare completely until we have a Republican supermajority in the House and Senate that can override a Presidential veto. Even then, Dr. Coburn questions if we could obtain all 67 votes in the Senate needed to override a veto. Additionally, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report which concluded that even if the government were to be shutdown, Obamacare would still live on, not least of because the power to continue its implementation would be given to President Obama. Again, if a shutdown occurred, Obamacare would remain nearly fully funded and implementation of the exchanges would still continue on October 1, 2013.”

The concept of shutting down the government (which Republicans WILL be blamed for) is just not viable. In Oklahoma, where Coburn is from, a GREAT many people directly or indirectly get therr pay from the Federal Government. When those folks start screaming about not getting paid....it will cause GOP members to fold.

I do not like that we cannot stop the debacle of Obamacare...but Dr. Coburn is right.

All a government shutdown will do is hurt good people, but will not stop Obamacare. It will remain.

I know there are anarchists on FR that want to totally kill any federal government....not just Obamacare. They keep pushing ridiculous agendas that aren’t in any reasonable person’s interests.

Folks, we MUST get super control of both the House and Senate to negate Mr. Obama’s last two years. We will not get it by ticking off millions of voters by a government shutdown...it is a bad strategy. I trully wished it could work, but it cannot. To paraphrase with Dr. Coburn says elsewhere, you do not effectively take a hostage unless you are truly willing to kill the hostage. Except for extremists, no reasonable Republican is willing to destroy the government/country to stop Obamacare. So, why cause an unpopular disruption that will NOT work....and just make the POTUS more popular? It is a bad idea.

I received the following email from John Cornyn early in the week. What a load of crap from a traitor RINO:

Our best chance to Defund ObamaCare is THIS WEEK.

In the next few days, the Senate will vote on a Continuing Resolution that will prevent a government shutdown and Defund ObamaCare.

But to win, we must convince FIVE Democrats from Red States like Arkansas and Louisiana to vote WITH their constituents by voting AGAINST funding for ObamaCare.

Republicans are united against ObamaCare. All we need now is FIVE Democrat votes.

This is the best chance we've had to Defund ObamaCare since it was forced down the throats of the American people in 2010.

Please help us spread the word and demand that vulnerable Democrats save their constituents - and the rest of America - from this incredibly destructive and unpopular law.

Share the graphic above with all of your friends on Facebook and please ask them to do the same.

America must know the truth. Democrats caused this problem, now they have a chance to fix their mistake.

Let them know we’re watching.

For Texas,

Senator John Cornyn

P.S. Help us pressure Red State Democrats to vote with their constituents - and the rest of America - by voting against funding for ObamaCare.