Congress close in on short-term Homeland Security bill[Republicans leave Obama amnesty untouched]

My Way ^ | 2/27/15 | ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO

[Enlightened1]

Congress closed in Friday on approving a short-term spending bill for the Homeland Security Department that would avert a partial agency shutdown hours before it was to begin.

The legislation also leaves intact Obama administration executive actions on immigration that Republicans have vowed to overturn. But Republicans insisted that passing a short-term bill preserved their ability to keep fighting them.

But Senate Republicans had already admitted defeat. As debate proceeded in the House, the Senate voted 68-31 to approve a full-year bill free of contentious immigration provisions. Some House Republicans predicted that they would eventually end up doing the same thing.

[Enlightened1]

The New Republican Flag

[Organic Panic]

Short term funding so the republicans can fight still? I watched that circus before when they said the same BS about obamacare during the ‘lame duck’ session.

[dan on the right]

Besides being cowards, they are all hoping Judge Hanan sticks to his guns (keeps injunction in place) and is not reversed by the 5th Circuit - thus freezing the amnesty job permits until the case is heard (may take up to 2 years).

That would be great, and even though the 5th Circuit is considered conservative, I would be shocked (and pleased) if they upheld the injunction. No cajones when it counts.

[ColdOne]

That white flag is being to generous. A old Soviet Union flag represents them. They are traitors.

[Politicalkiddo]

Dear ISIS,

Have them all.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Live to cave in another day.

[Enlightened1]

Funny how possible terrorist threats always seem to pop up, like the Minnesota Mall situation, when DHS is about to run out of money. The last time DHS was about to have their funding cut, then we had the Boston Marathon attack. Hmmmm......

Oh but according to DHS, last week, the Patriots are the threat and not the murdering Islamic terrorist.

[RonboTex]

What makes you think Obama isn’t moving ahead and ignoring the court order?

[Cheerio]

NEVER EVER again in the remaining years I have on this planet will I vote in a national election for a GOP. NEVER and they can tell themselves we have no where else to go but the hard reality is that I do have somewhere else to go other than the ballot box - sit home and only vote locally. If the GOP is reading this forum you can take it to the bank and I don't care who you run for Pres - the GOP led Congress is AWOL in the very two years that this nation will be completely TRANSFORMED.

[dowcaet]

Boehner and McConnell are compromised individuals who have made shady deals and have bloated bank accounts with dirty money. They’re corporate puppets and the Democrats have them scared because they know the dirty laundry in their closets, and probably on more than one occasion have threatened them with media exposure. The Ohio mushmouth and the Kentucky turtle don’t want the easy money to stop, or have their personal, financial, and political lives ruined so they do the corporate boys’ and Democratic Party’s bidding. They have no conscience or care anything about this country. I consider these two losers far worse than the left because they know what the left is proposing and implementing is ruining the country, and they refuse to put up any resistance or fight back.

[Arm_Bears]

A vote for a Republican is a vote wasted.

Vote Democrat—At least they’ll stab you from the front.

[R_Kangel]

.... Please explain to me why we even have an Opposition Party anymore ...... The Rino’s are nothing more than Democrat operatives that have been put into place to ensure a One Party Rule in America.

[WIBamian]

Same as yesterday, same as today, same as tomorrow.

These corrupt establishment servants of the Chamber of Commerce don't care what we think.

The ONLY WAY we conservatives are going to stop these lying, serpent-tongued double-crossers is to vote on PRINCIPLE!

Meaning only vote for strict conservative leaders.

This is why Senator Ted Cruz is the only one worthy of the conservative vote for President of the United States.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

So, what did you expect from the Uniparty?

[snowtigger]

Another good reason to move the legislature back home, where we can keep the pressure on. They need to have to look the people in the eye while they are screwing us.

[Ray76]

What happened to Boehner’s tough talk of a few days ago? Just more BS.

Funding illegal Executive activities undermines the court’s ruling blocking those illegal activities. Way to go.

The Republican party is an enemy of the United States.

[jpsb]

"Priebus promised the hundreds of activists on the call that the Republican Party, if it takes the Senate on Nov. 4 in the upcoming midterm elections, will do everything in its power to stop Obama from proceeding on the executive amnesty. Priebus even boldly predicted that Republicans can and will succeed in stopping Obama if elected on Nov. 4.

http://www.tpnn.com/2014/12/03/leading-gop-senator-house-republicans-breaking-campaign-promise-to-stop-obamas-unconstitutional-amnesty/

[11th_VA]

This is actually a VERY Cunning move on the House's part. They are not shutting down EHS, and giving the MSM the circus they want. But they are stopping ANY grants from going out that have already been appropriated - already the RATs are in full panic mode because time is running out for that money to be used.

Heck, the House has even upped the bet now, they want to go to conference with the Senate

Give the RATs 3 weeks to think about what's going on - they can either stick with Obama and not get money for their home districts, or go along with the House and get funding.

For all this talk in the MSM about how Bohoner was painted into a corner, I would gladly play poker with his hand.

[Thidwick]

Can someone explain this bill? It’s meant to fund HLS but has amnesty language attached so some republicans are against it (allowing the media to blame republicans for destroying families?)

[Georgia Girl 2]

Lets just face it we have two more years of BHO doing exactly as he pleases with no pushback from the GOP. Buckle up its going to be a bumpy ride.