RE: If Democrats want to filibuster that continuing resolution in the Senate, i.e., shut down the government because they want to bust through the spending caps negotiated not nine months ago, then let them.
So, that’s the choice everytime? Either negotiate or if you don’t get your way, shut down the government?
Isn’t there any other way out of this dillemma?
I don’t know why he took the job. You have to govern. And compromise. And the base wants nothing short of burning it down. It’s a kamikaze mission.
Johnson , the forth Stooge
“However, there still is another way. Johnson can — and should — put a continuing resolution on the floor. But this one should fund the entire government at current spending levels through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. Passing this type of continuing resolution would allow the spending cuts included in the debt limit bill to take effect — i.e., the outcome Johnson claims to support.”
Start making calls.
The GOP circle jerk continues...
Can we manage to drag President Trump over the finish line this Fall if we are on the merciless, relentless target of the MSM and all Dems in power for wanting to starve old people and hurt the underprivileged with our draconian budget cuts, in an election year? The lies are unfortunately effective and if we don’t win we cant do anything much to improve our nation’s path. Change my mind? Comes back to Buckley saying vote for the most conservative candidate that can win.
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Any comments on this are just blowing smoke unless one knows how many of the weak links in the caucus have told Johnson privately that they will vote with the dems unless he strikes a deal.
If Johnson had the power to bind the caucus, it’s a different discussion. But he doesn’t control the caucus. If the last year has proved anything at all, it is that no one, and no faction, controls the caucus.
We have a faction on either end of the caucus that seems perfectly content to hand control to the dems. Try to manage that.
What is our notional margin down to now? Two votes? Three? Four? Heck yeah, let’s run more ritual purity purges.
Elect a 40 vote Republican margin, and these problems all go away. Elect a 20 vote Republican margin, and two thirds of them go away. But on what planet is that going to happen?
Wonder if they caught him in one of those $25,000 a night brothels.
Or maybe he’s just a complete fraud like so many others.
Easy to hide among 200+ POSs and pretend to be something you’re not.
Leverage and votes is two different things. It has to get through the Senate..and signed by Hiden’ Biden.
I am at a loss as to how he could justify abandoning border security as a provision in this bill. Even the democrats are feeling the heat about the border, would have been a doable tradeoff for the other crap.
“Republicans had significant leverage to demand spending concessions from Democrats but let them increase spending in the latest deal anyway.”
Republican politicians have always been notoriously bad negotiators. Compromise always seems to favor the left. Moderates are squishy by definition. Think Boehner, Ryan and McCarthy. Johnson appears to be no different.
He must know something that most of us aren’t privvy to. If not, and our nation collapses under debt, I will be the first at his front door for an explanation. I hope there’s a very long line.
Has Johnson ever released all the J6 videos unedited yet?
I figure he hasn’t. Probably never will.
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I don’t know why anyone should be surprised. Congressional Repukes are nothing but gutless wonders. Always have been, always will be.
Maybe they should have gone with Scalise, the other LA candidate for Speaker.
One of these days we are going to have the cajónes to shut puzzle place down. But I won’t hold my breath.
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