Posted on 12/13/2018 6:50:33 PM PST by Olog-hai
A looming, partial government shutdown would be “stupid” but might be unavoidable if Democrats refuse to support President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, the second-ranking House Republican said on Thursday.
Even if Republicans assemble enough votes to approve the wall in the House, the plan probably will fail in the Senate, said Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California. The House majority leader noted that Senate Democrats have pledged to block the bill from receiving the necessary 60 votes.
McCarthy said on the House floor that he thinks “going into a shutdown is stupid,” but he offered no immediate plan before the Dec. 21 deadline. The House adjourned for six days soon after his remarks.
McCarthy’s comments put him at odds with Trump, who said this week that he would be “proud to shut down the government” in the name of border security. […]
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the Senate’s No 2 Republican, said he does not understand Trump’s strategy. “Maybe he’s figured it out and he’ll tell us in due course, but I don’t understand it,” Cornyn told The Washington Post. …
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It certainly would be STUPID for Schumer and Pelosi to shut down the government to PREVENT improving border security.
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You don’t disappoint, McCarthy. We knew you would be Ryan 2.0
I think the GOP on capitol hill have one spine that they all share. Like Linda Graham had it one day at the Kavanaugh hearing. They pass it around. I think it is storage now.
Cornhholio is not any better.
This is on the gop. Change the rules to 50 votes in the senate.
The wall funding will pass anything else is just fingerpointing
RINOs always know how to support the MAGA agenda, don’t they?
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Lol.. after all of those chuck n nancy spending deals, this is what we have. Geniuses.
Tar and feathering is stupid, may happen anyways
Demmorrhoids stick together. We don’t.
Who is “we”?
I’d say the RINO Unipartiers stick with the Dems all right.
The deep state morons have no clue. We are absolutely fine with a Government shutdown to get the wall. These fools reality is based on what they see on the nightly news shows. They really believe people will be outraged at a Government shutdown...idiots.
IMO the Senate cloture rules are unconstitutional.
Cucks everywhere.
Time for him to resign with bud Ryan. Haven’t these Never Trumpers realized they need to get on board with Trump?
“Change the rules to 50 votes in the senate.”
No way. That would be downright uncollegial. It’s not like the fate of the country is on the line.../morons
Can he stop the paychecks of the House and Senate by Executive Order? These yoohoos don’t care about anyone but themselves.
Mccarthy is the stupid one. All is doing is giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
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