Alien abduction...
I know Speaker Boehner gets a lot of grief here, and rightly so. However, he COULD pass the Senate’s version with Democrat and a handful of Republican votes. I think I read somewhere he only needs 16 Republican sellouts to do so (he has them).
Boehner likely knows his job is on the line. Regardless of his motives, he’s doing the right thing. Stand firm, Mr. Speaker. You were sent to Congress not to affirm Obama’s agenda but to stop it. Keep doing the right things, and we’ll have your back!
Serve your country and get stabbed in the back by Democrats.
Is Arlington National Cemetery closed as well as all other national cemeteries?
If a large group of Muslim Brotherhood people came to Washington now and wanted to see the national monuments, Obama would be there giving them a private tour.
I’m glad he’s using this.
One thing he should ask is why the government couldn’t keep the monument open but could hire all these people with forklifts to put up barricades.
Btw, it’s an open air monument, it was privately paid for, there is no attendant or ranger there, and all they ever do is open the grounds for people to come in.
So the WH actually DID have the money to close it but not to open it?
I like that. A shot at Obama and what we call a backhanded compliment to Billy Jeff. Well done, Boehner.
Nice.
The White House and congressional Democrats aren’t satisfied with simply shutting the government down. Today the president reiterated his threat to veto a simple, common-sense measure to stand with our nation’s veterans and ensure that veterans’ programs are funded during the shutdown. This comes after the president and Democrats supported the Pay Our Military Act to take care of our men and women in uniform during this time (though they are still playing political games).
With the backlog of disability claims continuing to pile up and veterans having to wait longer and longer to receive their benefits, it is unconscionable that Democrats voted against the Honoring our Promise to America’s Veterans Act (H.J. Res. 72) yesterday to ensure that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs had the resources necessary to address this claims backlog. A small group of House Democrats voted for the measure, acknowledging their party’s strategy is indefensible. Every House Democrat will have the opportunity to do the right thing today.
The president can’t continue to complain about the impact of his government shutdown on veterans while pledging to veto a bill to help them. During the last government shutdown which lasted from December 16, 1995, to January 5, 1996, President Clinton did the right thing and signed into law – with the full support of congressional Democrats – a similar measure to ensure the veterans’ programs were funded. Nearly two decades later, President Obama and House Democrats have made the political choice to turn their backs on veterans.
Waaay too little
Waaay too late John,
F. U.
The president can’t continue to complain about the impact of his government shutdown on veterans while pledging to veto a bill to help them.
But he will, because he's a blackhearted communist hypocrite.