Posted on 02/12/2014 2:32:10 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
Before the House voted to raise the debt ceiling without any spending reductions or restorations of the military pension cuts Tuesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly warned her members not to act like Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman and taunt the "mediocre" GOP leadership for caving.
According to the Washington Post, though Pelosi remained coy before the vote about whether she could deliver enough Democrats to pass the the clean debt increase, behind closed doors Pelosi and her lieutenants "instructed rank-and-file members, 'don’t gloat, take it in stride and hang together.'"
In the end, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) were among only 28 Republicans who voted with 193 Democrats on the clean debt ceiling hike. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had insisted that the debt ceiling be raised by February 27 if the nation did not want to face default.
House Republicans had always insisted any increase in the debt ceiling be accompanied by "spending cuts and reforms in equal or greater amount to the increase." However, after Boehner decided to reverse course Monday and not even tie the restoration of cuts to veterans' pensions to the increase in the debt ceiling before Tuesday night's vote. Breitbart News Washington Editor Jonathan Strong simply wrote, "The Boehner Rule, RIP." Earlier in the day, the House passed a bill to restore the pension cuts for military veterans by a 360-90 vote and sent it to the Senate for further consideration.
The debt ceiling bill will also go to the Senate, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Tuesday evening that he will object to raising the debt ceiling by a simple majority, which would allow the 55 senators that vote with Democrats to pass the bill without one Republican vote...
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The Dems own the GOPe and we all know it
Boner << Pelosi
Too late Nancy. They are dancing in the aisles.
She ought to stick that gavel right up John Boner’s a..
Never mind.
The GOP ain’t worth a bucket of three week old piss.
This is why I’m staying home this year. I am done putting faith into corrupt politicians. There is no need for conservatives to keep supporting the Republican Party. Let the Dems own Washington, and be prepared to fight when the crap hits the fan.
Then, play the video in a few years when it will be clear that we should have done something.
This was a forgone conclusion, we just need to concentrate on winning the senate.
How does one not gloat over such a record of recklessness, wanton destruction and anarchy ,, all supported by the WH!! OPENLY!!
I read an article the other day that said that MSNBC is going to stop direct attacks on Republicans.
I wonder if the new policy of the left, no attack, no gloating (a form of attack to humiliate) is because they have discovered it is found to have an unfavorable reaction. People don’t like them for it. It might be making numbers grow on the other side.
This kind of surrender really only makes sense if you put in the context of blackmail - I’m just speechless.
This is a dry run for passing amnesty in the House in the dead of night.
Chalk one up for burdening the future with mountains of debt!
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“”After years of historic deficits, this 110th Congress will commit itself to a higher standard: Pay as you go, no new deficit spending,” Pelosi said in her speech from the speaker’s podium. “Our new America will provide unlimited opportunity for future generations, not burden them with mountains of debt.”
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When the SHTF, whoever drops Pelosi can’t gloat either.
Rope
360 to 90 and we’re the majority party.
One wonders how much worse it could be losing the majority. Losing by 135 votes...
Boehner, what an inspiration to the DEMOCRATS!
Rat bastard...
They are one in the same.
Two wings.. SAME bird.
Time for a NEW PARTY... Not a third party... a NEW PARTY.
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