He even described the conservative course as a "hostage" situation, the term being used by the Democrats!
His plan is for the Republicans to give up their only source of leverage, and then hold a 42nd vote to strangle Obamacare -- which will do exactly as much good as all its predecessors.
Utterly craven.
It looks like I will have more free time on election day. Republicans without the courage of their convictions, or, without convictions at all, do far more harm than good. I will also let his campaign know why I will not vote for him, and why I will be encouraging others to do the same.
I am very disappointed in him, but the wheat is being separated from the chaff, and he is apparently chaff.
Congress has already passed the entire budget for the normal (and expensive and wasteful and ultra vires) functions of the federal govt, from A to Z.’
the Congress has merely omitted O.
So, if the speaker wants the govt to operate.. he needs to speak with Obama and Reid, as they are the people who are standing in the way.
Those Republicans who choose the cave-in position like 5 Republican congressman from my state of PA do so at their own risk in primaries next year.
Cuccinelli is thinking of all the govermment employees in Tidewater and Northern VA who may be inconvenienced by this situation.
Poor Cuccinelli is in trouble already with the third party candidate (Sarvis) who I would vote for perhaps (if I voted in VA) to send him a message this is no time for Republicans to cut and run.
The train is heading for a cliff and will go over unless the spending, taxes and debt are all stopped dead cold.
Regarding Cuccinelli's doubtful plan to defund Obamcare after funding the federal government, I found the following idea to defund the IRS to kill Obamacare very interesting.
Forbes Releases Plan to Simultaneously Fund the Government and Dismantle Obamacare
Not yet elected and Cucinelli has already lost his spine. Sad!
My take: Cuccinelli has just deftly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, as McAuliffe in the past ten days has gone on the record as supporting both strict gun control and suppression of the coal industry — two stances that would surely tip many towards Cuccinelli.
However, Cuccinelli, not to be outdone in the political miscalculation department has managed to alienate the entire Tea Party movement in his state.
Oh, people may vote for him, a la Romney, but the fire in their belly has just been extinguished.
Full disclosure: I live in Texas and will not be voting in the race. However, I had been hoping for a Cuccinelli win. Now, I am afraid I do not care so much.
lol... give up your only leverage and try it that way.
What an idiotic move - in trying to gain a few independent votes he squanders the votes and good will of his base... not to mention his political future.
No wonder he’s not leading by 20 points in the polls.
He’s kowtowing to the Beltway sewage leak in Nova (Northern Virginia).
I am allowed to say all this as I was born in Virginia.
You know, I’ll give Cuccinelli a pass on this....
He can’t really do anything about this and if it makes the govt workers in NoVA feel better about him, so be it...not a big deal, in my mind.
I think Kookinelli just strangled his campaign...
PhonyCon Liberals cannot be Dem liberals