Posted on 09/20/2013 8:31:43 AM PDT by mandaladon
House Republicans survived a key test vote Thursday on their plan to keep the government running while trying to halt the health care law, defying a veto threat from President Obama and inching closer to a shutdown showdown with Senate Democrats. Top Republicans say their partys strategy is unlikely to succeed and not worth shutting down the government, but some rank-and-file lawmakers said they have to draw a line now and use the leverage of the spending bill to end the presidents signature achievement.
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I've kicked him a thousand times. So I have to thank him when he does the right thing. John, you can keep your job, for now.
Fox followed this report with the news that the Cleveland Clinic is making $330 million in budget cuts, due to Obamacare, or really, Obama's Risky Communist Medical Scheme (RCMS).
I’m seeing a lot of defeatism in some comments. Defeatism never won a war.
We should keep in mind that this is a DIRECT result of pressure from the American people, and we need to keep it up. We can defeat this.
But not by whining about how we can’t win.
Thanks for your list of senators - this will add a little more pressure to the Dims who think we aren’t paying attention. My senators have heard from me and now I’m starting on the rest of them.
Why does everyone act like the Senate is the end-all be-all? It isn’t. The House has the power of the purse. All they have to do is to continue to exercise that power. It doesn’t matter what those dipshits in the Senate do or don’t do on this one. Of course, this will require the leadership and others to have the testicular fortitude to keep up the fight and not cave on the shut down.
The constitutions balance of powers were set up for reasons just like this. The Senate doesn’t get to be the all powerful arm of the government.
BTTT
“...you whine and whine about the GOP having no spine, then when they vote the right way, you claim its meaningless cause Obama wont go along.”
YOU NAILED IT!!! The defeatism is nauseating. We’re in a war! No whining allowed.
Wet blankets, get lost.
Hospitals/medical facilities all over the country are cutting tens-of-thousands-plus of medical personnel (almost wrote workers...), closing down wings, cutting services etc, in preparation for this 0bummerCare debacle. I’ve been hearing the pitiful news reports all week.
http://reason.com/24-7/2013/07/19/us-hospitals-lay-off-thousands-of-worker
Hundreds of article, here:
I'm sure Dingy Harry and his band of thugs will come to Obozos rescue.
Constitutionally, HOW IN THE HELL can the Senate put funding back in the bill, when it is SOLELY on the HOUSE to do the funding???????????????????
So, if the Senate votes the House Bill down, how the heck can they continue Obamacare, when there is NO FUNDING?
Where’s Tom Delay when you need him?
What exactly was achieved?
Likewise:
We should NOT cross the Delaware; it is too cold; it is too snowy; current is too strong; not enough boats; hardly any powder; and, if by remote chance we make it across, and make the march to their camps, those fierce and maniacal Hessions will slaughter us, and the Revolution will be doomed.
“Who cares what Obama is doing. FFS, people, you whine and whine about the GOP having no spine, then when they vote the right way, you claim its meaningless cause Obama wont go along.”
Exactly.
Do you have a link of what exactly will be shut down and what will still be paid? I’ve got a co-worker in hysterics because she thinks she won’t get SS checks....
And who were the wussies that did not vote?
Get out on the blogs you guys.......fight!!!!!
It DOES matter! It’s the right thing to do,,and Americans will see that!
In a small way, I like to stick it to the DEms with this-
THANK YOU DEMS!!! If your Senators, lead by Reid, would have passed a budget over the last couple of years,,the CRs would not be in place and we would not be having this discussion nor this opportunity.
The reason the GOP has a chance today is because the Dems refused to do their jobs!!!!!!!
(they hate it when you put it to them like that)..but it’s true!
I believe this may be where Cruz comes along with his filibuster!
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