[Servant of the Cross]

Just once I'd like to see the gOp House leadership shown some stones on one of these issues. If the players were reversed, the dems would have been all over this like stink on sh*t.

[Iron Munro]

The Obama Media has them cowering in the corner.

[chris37]

They do use the power of the purse to assist and advance the government agenda.

[rarestia]

They have no stones to effect any substantial change on the current lawless regime. The Dems and Obama are going full-steam ahead with their agenda by simply refusing to use monies allocated for something and redirecting them elsewhere.

America has turned into a dictatorship with a fuzzy representative republic outer shell.

[writer33]

To ask the GOP to use the power of the purse on any issue is akin to asking us to take a plane trip to Fantasy Island. It appears neither one is going to happen.

[Mr. Jeeves]

In 1995, all of Washington and the MSM went into a panic over the idea that Newt Gingrich was going to simply "zero out" the budget for every Leftist sacred cow program Republicans didn't like.

Since then, Republicans won't even mention the idea. Whoever is giving the GOP leadership their marching orders REALLY doesn't want this concept gaining any traction.

[Cyber Liberty]

We’ve already seen how this will go.

Obastard will slap away a half loaf if he doesn’t get the full loaf, he’ll shut strategic government operations down, throw barrycades in front of open-air monuments, the press and over half the population at large will heap all the blame on the GOP, and Bonehead and Chinless will beg Obastard to take the full loaf he asked for in the first place, while calling the ones who tried to stop it a bunch of filthy, know-nothing idiots for trying.

When the dust is settled from the lost battle, the biggest bastard in the Senate will still be hurling epithets at good conservatives, calling them stupid and “Wacko-Birds.” Someone unexpected will come to provide him aid and comfort when his own state party finally gets fed up with him, thus kicking them all in the teeth for having the gall to criticize him.

This is the state of the Republican Party in February, 2014. Good luck in November, and in 2016 for that matter.

[rusty schucklefurd]

This what I cannot understand - Why the House doesn’t simply refuse to fund all this government crap. Let the chips fall where they may. The problem must be that many just want to be re-elected rather than do what is right for the country.

[Dick Bachert]

They're too busy trying to find a purse that perfectly matches their shoes, which most of them have spent the last 5+ years closely examining!

IF WE DON'T CLEAN HOUSE -- AND THE SENATE -- IN 2014, WE DESERVE WHATEVERTHEHELL "THEY" DO TO US!

[logic101.net]

stones? GOP?

Uhhh, Hello....

[Dick Bachert]

They're too busy trying to find a purse that perfectly matches their shoes, which most of them have spent the last 5+ years closely examining!

IF WE DON'T CLEAN HOUSE -- AND THE SENATE -- IN 2014, WE DESERVE WHATEVERTHEHELL "THEY" DO TO US!

[headstamp 2]

I’m all for Boehner hitting Obama with his purse.

[q_an_a]

YOU DA MAN!! I have had same idea, called my congressman, Kenny Marchant, on Ways and Means, left message - cut off the funds until there is some action. Congress has the power of purse - or at least it should.

[Defiant]

If they wanted to fix Obama's use of the IRS to attack opponents, all they would need to do is rewrite the tax code in a simple way to allow public interest groups to avoid taxes. For example,

1. Any group that wants to be exempted files a request for exemption and states that they have a public purpose.they automatically become exempt. Something like they have a political, religious or public purpose, and are not seeking profit.

B. If the IRS disputes the public nature of the interest group, it must fund the defense of those claims, and pay for the legal expenses of the public interest group if it is wrong. There will be an office like the public defenders office that criminals get, only this one for patriots. IRS agents must file an affidavit stating the basis for their claims under oath, with criminal penalties to any agents who make false statements or file without probable cause.

Do that if you are serious about protecting freedom.

[Rodamala]

The GOP Should REFUSES TO Use the Power of the Purse

Fixed it.