Posted on 02/12/2014 12:48:32 PM PST by jimbo123
Senate Republican leaders on Wednesday rescued a measure to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, overcoming a threatened filibuster from members of their own party and averting a potential shock to the economy.
A vote to cut off debate on the debt ceiling measure passed 67 to 31, after a dramatic scene on the floor when Republicans managed to muster 12 votes in support, clearing the way for final approval.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, and Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the Republican whip, waited nearly a half-hour as their Republican colleagues refused to vote to end debate on the bill. When it was clear that the debt ceiling increase would fail, they stepped forward in tandem to deliver the deciding votes. Other Republicans followed by changing their votes.
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Well, where will the GOP take a stand and fight? On what issue, and under what circumstances?
What does the GOP stand for nowadays?
I hope the ‘rats make great hay of this, so that maybe some of their (the RINOs, I mean) low-info constituency might get a clue.
Big centralized government.
Uniparty
Well, where will the GOP take a stand and fight? On what issue, and under what circumstances?
Exempting themselves from obamacare is the only thing I can think of.
Trying to save the country from bankruptcy is just soooo passe’. /s
Do the republicans really think we aren’t going to remember this? Do they think we don’t care?
You dirty rats. This proves you should BOTH be primaried right out of a job.
Thanks for putting up such a spirited fight over principles, GLOP. I mean, GOP.
After the way that 98% of FR went for Mitt Romney, yes, that’s exactly what they think. With good reason.
“”””— What does the GOP stand for nowadays? —””””
Huff, puff, cry, cave.
The GOP stands tall as junior partner in the Uniparty Police State.
We have our marching orders patriots! Get rid of Cornyn and McConnell!
NY Crimes headline to be used against GOP in 2014 election cycle....
EFF THEM!!!!
If GOPers in Texas, Kentucky, and S. Carolina send those fools back to the senate, I hope to Christ to never hear any bitching from people in those states on anything ever again.
We were supposed to go for Obama?
Exactly. We tow the line, complaining but we tow it, for any idiot they put up. Why should they care what we think?
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