Shut it down. It is not like DHS is actually securing the homeland anyways.
Weenies.
They have an excuse for doing nothing forever.
Only a traitor or an idiot would think that makes any sense. Close the government....just this time insist that the self-sufficient parks and monuments stay open. And defund AF1
I thought the Dems did away with the Senate filibustering rules........no?
Funding the DHS is simply PI$$ING money away in record amounts.
smother the constituents of recalcitrant senators with info re their folly, asking them to apply pressure to pass the House bill.
A republican controlled Congress that does nothing about Obamas obvious in your face INSURRECTION...
IS.......... VICHY.......... a mirage.. bad cop good cop..
A ......... CONSPIRACY........
AND should be called what it is....... sedition and TREASON... maybe even ESPIONAGE... a Potemkin Village..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village
McConnell is a piece of crap. And many of the Republicans in the Senate are garbage and will not do a damn thing to upset King Obams. Much of America has been destroyed by a out of control Federal communists controlled Government.
It doesn’t even matter if the RINO’s have a majority they couldn’t find their a$$ in a lighted room with both hands.
Immigration DEFORM...
Why not just extend the “Reid Rule” to finance bills? Appropriation bills originate in the House, so it makes more sense than what Reid did. 51 votes and done.
Harry Reid - if her Senate GOP leader - would get the legislation approved by the Senate with 51 votes, but McConnel thinks he’ll be rewarded in heaven for not playing politics, not fighting for what his party wants, like Harry Reid did. He is dead wrong in thinking he improves the public image of the GOP or his conference in the Senate by playing nice the way the Democrats never do.
Why does that moron McConnell need 60 votes? The dims didn't.
1. Pass the bill (as is without funding)
2. Not pass the bill (still no funding)
So what's the problem.
It seems that Boehner may have those Senate turds by the balls.
Good for the House.
But for a `boots on the ground’ perspective, here’s a letter to me by my House rep, Luke Messer.
January 15, 2015
Dear Mr. *******:
Thank you for contacting me about House Speaker John Boehner. I appreciate hearing from you.
I’d like to share with you the views of one of the leaders of the conservative movement who led the opposition against Speaker Boehner in 2013, but voted for him in 2015. Offering an explanation of why he changed his vote, my colleague Representative Mick Mulvaney from South Carolina said,
This coup today was bound to fail. And in fact, it failed worse than I expected, falling 11 votes shorts of deposing the Speaker. At least two years ago we only failed by six.... The hard truth is that we had an election for Speaker in November – just among Republicans. That was the time to fight. But not a single person ran against [Speaker] Boehner. Not one. If they had, we could’ve had a secret ballot to find out what the true level of opposition to John Boehner was.
(Representative Mulvaney’s full comments are attached for your review)
Despite last minute notice in the hours leading up to a vote, the truth is no potential candidate spent the time to make their case as a meaningful alternative. The choice touted by most conservatives outside of Congress was Representative Trey Gowdy, but he chose not to run. In fact, Representative Gowdy gave the nomination speech for Speaker Boehner in the Republican Conference meeting in November.
In addition to Mr. Gowdy, some of the “most tried and tested conservative voices in Washington” joined me in re-electing Speaker Boehner, including Representatives Jim Jordan, Raul Labrador, Mark Sanford, Trent Franks, Tom McClintock, Matt Salmon, Tom Price, Sam Johnson, and Jeb Hensarling. I remain committed to advancing a conservative agenda that controls government spending, preserves Constitutional liberties, jump-starts our economy, and holds President Obama accountable for his actions.
People are rightfully frustrated with Congress, but this New Year brings a new opportunity to produce results for the American people. My hope is we can unite as a party, get to work, and deliver results. Please don’t hesitate to contact me in the coming year.
Sincerely,
Luke Messer
Member of Congress
[My name redacted to avoid receiving any more `love letters’ from lurking Hoosier lefties/moderate GOP-ers.]
I don’t believe Rep. Mulvaney’s full comments were attached, but I suppose they were something along the lines of: `We make all the right noises—we `talk the talk,’ but we don’t have enough real conservatives with the stomach to fight the Democrats AND Republicans.’
So I suppose the “results” Representative Messer states at the end of his letter involve more of the same from the last six years. How sad is that? We won, we own Congress, but we just can’t get the votes .... and a perpetually lachrymose speaker John Boehner will continue scolding conservatives to “Get your ***es in line!”? While the GOP-e continues to work closely with the Democrats—`Obama wants his checkbook? Obama can have his checkbook!’?
And we are urged to send the GOP more money—and also vote GOP again next year, so they can finally effect real hope and change?
But right now, hmmmm, (clearing throat), harrumph, harrumph—Right now we ... just ... don’t ... have ... the votes.
Patience.
Sooner or later the democrats will have a bill they want passed or a nominee they want approved.
In fact, if republicans in the senate had any guts, instead of just approving the Loretta Lynch nomination for Attorney General (which we all know they will approve) they would drag their feet on the nomination and let it be known they won’t approve her until the democrats pass the republican budget as-is.
Can’t get to 60 votes? Here’s my advice to Mitch: What would Harry Reid do? Nuclear option.