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Rep. Bachmann Defies Conservative Tide With Strong Opposition To Govt. Shutdown
Michele Bachmann ^
| 4-5-11
| Frances Martel
Posted on 04/07/2011 7:45:16 PM PDT by Mozilla
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She said similar stuff on Greta tonight as well which angered Dick Morris who favors a shutdown because Republicans might cave in on promises to pass this budget if any agreement is reached. Bachmann says the better budget to argue over cuts is the one for next year introduced by Senator Paul Ryan. As such Bachmann wants a agreement, but will still vote against the bill because it won't defund Obamacare and will stop pay for troops. She thinks shutting down the government will hurt the GOP and tea party plans. But if it happens she will demand she doesn't get paid until Military troops get paid.
Dick Morris was angry because he wants a shutdown if Republicans don't meet at least the 60 Billion in cuts they wanted originally and do what they said in the plan they touted last fall.
SOme Democrat on after Dick said that they wanted a budget last fall, but there wasn't enough votes. Because these goofs wanted to win re-election. I say we are headed to shutdown. Any bill passing the house gets shot down in the Senate and vice versa.
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posted on
04/07/2011 7:45:22 PM PDT
by
Mozilla
To: Mozilla
As such Bachmann wants a agreement, but will still vote against the bill Huh?
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posted on
04/07/2011 7:55:54 PM PDT
by
Huck
(Mitch Daniels is my choice among the potentials, which of course means he has no chance.)
To: Mozilla
I trust a rogue Bachmann than a rogue Republican AKA RINO.
To: Huck
Well that is what she said. She will be a no vote because the bill won’t fund Obamacare, but she is optimistically rooting for a compromise.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:00:13 PM PDT
by
Mozilla
To: Huck
She played legislator not leader on Greta. Donating her salary to the military is a meaningless political gesture. Just more pandering from a presidential wannabe.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:01:04 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(I am declaring 2011 to be the year of ME!)
To: Mozilla
HMMM, Dick Morris, Michelle Bachmann... who is on the firing line? Who is the conservative?
Her stating she wants a shutdown publically would be dooming the whole fight as Newt did in 1995 when he later caved and gave Clinton what everything asked for. Bachmann is smarter than she is given credit for.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:01:35 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
To: Mozilla
Bachmann is correct. If you control only part of the government, you won’t get everything you want. Hence the compromise.
To: ladyjane
Same subject and my comment at:
#6
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:05:02 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
To: Mozilla
She’s talking out of both sides of her mouth. I’m really starting to disappointed in her statements. “ I was for the shutdown before I was against it. Or was it that I was against it before I was for it. Tell me Greta, what do you think my position is?”
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:05:19 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
To: Mozilla
-—...whether, as many have speculated, it is the Tea Party caucus that has Rep. John Boehner and the Republican leadership in a straitjacket over spending.-—
Notice how it is assumed (probably correctly for most of the Dems and RINO’s) that politicians don’t do their own thinking; how they never take a course of action simply it’s the right thing for the country?
What twisted thinking!
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:05:53 PM PDT
by
MichaelCorleone
(Sarah Palin is America's Margaret Thatcher)
To: Mozilla
I thought she’s against funding Obamacare so shouldn’t she vote yes if it doesn;t? Wouldn’t the no vote be if it did fund Obamacare? That was a bit confusing.
I understand the need for compromise and the potential backlash of a shutdown. But, if the GOP can’t get more than 30B or so in cuts now, what makes them think they’ll do any better with the next budget in the fall?
Ryan’s budget calls for 180B less than Obama’s for FY2012. So, someone needs to tell me how if we can’t even get 30B now, we’re going to get anywhere near 180B less in the fall?
At some point you do have to take a stand. I don’t know if this is the best time, it’s difficult. If we fold on this, though, there’s no way things will get any better as Obama and the dems will know they have our number and that Boehner can’t deliver. They’ll have called the bluff.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:08:43 PM PDT
by
jeltz25
To: DeskCaptain
Bachmann is correct. If you control only part of the government, you wont get everything you want. Hence the compromise. When you control the part of the government that controls spending, you control everything; but only if you are willing and courageous enough to use that power.
To: SeaHawkFan
When you control the part of the government that controls spending, you control everything; but only if you are willing and courageous enough to use that power. Exactly! We'd still be in Vietnam today if it was another way.
To: jeltz25
I dont know if this is the best timeIf not now, when?
I'm disgusted by all of them in Washington.
Not one of them is able to even say we should stop welfare to illegals. Not one.
They're lined up at the trough. They (and their families) are getting theirs.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:17:33 PM PDT
by
ladyjane
To: P-Marlowe
When did Bachmann ever say she supported a government shutdown?
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:24:01 PM PDT
by
ejdrapes
(Barack Obama is an incompetent boob)
To: Huck
She said she would vote against any bill that does not defund Obamacare. But she also said Congress should pass a clean bill just to fund the troops.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:26:42 PM PDT
by
ejdrapes
(Barack Obama is an incompetent boob)
To: Huck
She said she would vote against any bill that does not defund Obamacare. But she also said Congress should pass a clean bill just to fund the troops.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:26:48 PM PDT
by
ejdrapes
(Barack Obama is an incompetent boob)
To: Mozilla
"I think that we should have a clean bill that makes sure that the paychecks get to the troops on time separate from the budget bill. " I agree. Pay for the troops should be held separate.
Then we can have an argument over Margaret Sanger and her NeoNazis later.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:27:57 PM PDT
by
cookcounty
(Obama channeling TR: "Speak incessantly and carry a little schtick.")
To: gov_bean_ counter
It's not meaningless. Conger should not be paid if the military is not getting paid. I'm glad she's willing to give up her salary.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:30:52 PM PDT
by
ejdrapes
(Barack Obama is an incompetent boob)
To: ejdrapes
Go spit in the ocean and see how much the tide rises. Political gesture akin to more legislator pandering.
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posted on
04/07/2011 8:32:47 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(I am declaring 2011 to be the year of ME!)
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