If instead of sending one giant spending bill to the president for signature or veto, the GOP can win the budget battle by breaking the budget up into individual spending bills for each agency, or even programs within agencies. While Obama may be willing to have a government shutdown over one big bill, he’ll lose the political battle if he vetoes 1000 smaller spending bills.
Send him 1000 smaller appropriations to sign or veto. Don’t send a bill authorizing funds for Planned Parenthood or Obamacare. He can’t veto what isn’t in front of him.
The GOP can WIN if they stop playing the hand that consistently loses.
Nope because Obama simply has to refuse to sign a piecemeal approach.
The second the RINO leadership declared they wouldn’t shut down the government under any circumstances, was the second they handed Obama ANYTHING he wanted.
“If instead of sending one giant spending bill to the president for signature or veto, the GOP can win the budget battle by breaking the budget up into individual spending bills for each agency, or even programs within agencies. While Obama may be willing to have a government shutdown over one big bill, he’ll lose the political battle if he vetoes 1000 smaller spending bills.
Send him 1000 smaller appropriations to sign or veto. Don’t send a bill authorizing funds for Planned Parenthood or Obamacare. He can’t veto what isn’t in front of him.
The GOP can WIN if they stop playing the hand that consistently loses.”
But then they would not be able to hide their favorite wasted monies in the bill as well.......
I agree completely. That is called a budget and while the republicans have had control of the House for over four years and the Senate for two years, they have not followed regular order and presented budgets for each department as required by existing law. There is a simple reason they wait to the last minute and fold everything into a giant bill and that reason is not fear of a veto. The people funding them want the spending to continue and the leaders want to hide their special spending priorities from the voters. As to the threat of a presidential veto, there is nothing preventing Congress from re-voting and sending the exact same bill back to the president as soon as the veto message is received. If vetoed again, re-vote and return. Repeat as required. It may take a while, but at some point even a spoiled child will realize no means no.
Again, it is not fear that prevents Congress from taking a stand. They don't take a stand because it is not in their interest to do so. The people they really serve have understood the game all along, but unfortunately for them, voters are now beginning to catch on.