[Oldeconomybuyer]

The GOP is no longer a viable political party. If they cannot make the case that congress should not be exempt from Obamacare the party is dead.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

The GOP needs to get off their hind ends, and pass Healthcare reform in the House.

A GOP version.

Now. Be ready for the next go-around in January.

[dfwgator]

The GOP is just another wing of the Democratic Party.

Third Party? Heck, how about a Second Party, first.

[LibLieSlayer]

YOU ARE ALL CORRECT... NEVER AGAIN... WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN AS A CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS TO ELIMINATE YOUR PRESENCE FROM ANY FORM OF GOVERNANCE IN AMERICA EVER AGAIN. IT IS RINO SEASON AND THERE IS NO BAG LIMIT AND WE ARE COMING DIRECTLY AFTER ALL OF YOU RINOS. OH... AND BTW... WE DESPISE THE VERY AIR THAT YOU BREATHE. WE ARE THE VOTERS... BE AFRAID... BE VERY AFRAID! WE WILL ALSO NOT BE KIND IN VICTORY. WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND AND PAYBACK IS A BITCH.

[originalbuckeye]

The party is dead. They want to be liked, not good stewards of our Constitution. I grew up in a free America as did my child. My grandchildren will not have that luxury. Bye-bye America, you were the best country ever. Too bad you allowed the NEA to dumb down the citizens to the point that they no longer yearn for the freedoms that you once guaranteed. They would rather have the Gov’t provide all their needs at the expense of someone else.

[Olog-hai]

Sure, the RINO caucus is the “sanity caucus”. Yes, freedom of the press can be and is abused; the Founding Fathers never intended it to be used for disseminating lies, any more than they intended the US Constitution to be in the hands of immoral and irreligious people.

[Hugin]

As in “Never again try to stand up against the RATS on anything”.

[caver]

A twist on old saying, I never left the Republican party, they left me.

[elpadre]

17% of the government shut-down is not what I call a government shutdown.

Any of us can find 17% of the government that should be permanently shut down. In fact all of it could come from welfare expenditures. Close down the Dept. of Education - it is a state responsibiliy anyway. All of the departments are bloated.

[sport]

Is there still any questions about which side the Republican Party is on regarding the full implementation of McConnellcare, formerly Obamacare and where the Republican Party now stands?

[ilgipper]

So, the ‘sanity caucus’ are republicans who will vote exactly like left wing democrats. Sound like a viable situation.

[bert]

My analysis is that politics is the art of the possible. The desired outcome for Obamacare or the debt ceiling/CR was not possible because the raw political power required to make the desired changes was simply not there.

The Obamacare problem has taken a predicted turn towards failure. The Obama government simply has failed, massively failed, to get it up and working.

The money problems were for ordained....... the ceiling would be lifted. The changes in spending details were ancillary and a direct function of how many votes could be mustered.

In the end of this round, there were just not enough votes, raw political power, to carry the conservative day. Absent winning the Senate in 2014, there may never be.

[LibLieSlayer]

Orin Hatch speaking out in defense of us all is an prime example of how far left and how evil these rino vermin truly are. I will work the rest of my life to destroy theirs through the ballot box.

[Redleg Duke]

Kelly Ayotte is no longer a Republican. In fact, the GOPe has become the junior partner of RAT, Inc.

It is time for the TEA Party to become the second major party in US Politics.

[Cricket24]

We need AGE limits! Hatch had been there for as long as I can remember. All these people are RINO’s. Poor, poor John Boehner. He had to come out from under his desk and take his thumb out of his mouth. He should NEVER have been Speaker of the House!
I have always voted a straight Republican ticket. NO MORE! Truth is...I may never vote again and I am up for re-election to my twp election board in November. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Elections don’t mean a thing.

[onyx]

Never Surrender, Never Retreat! We Reload!

God bless and keep Senator's Cruz and Lee and ALL who stood & STAND with them.


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This is our Final FReepathon of the Year!

[C. Edmund Wright]

The SF lib newspaper thanks you for taking this article, which they wrote with only one goal in mind...to make conservatives angry....for being a tool in their little game.

[Sir Napsalot]

You THINK the tea party caucus is mad now?

Just wait till the people who made up of tea party become

I N D I F F E R E N T

[E. Pluribus Unum]

They aren't there to be the opposition party. They are their to be part of the club and divide the spoils.

[jersey117]

That’s right. Never again because you’ll all be gone.

[onyx]

The US Senate’s Yea’s List: Up for Re-Election in 2014:

1. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee):
Primary challenger is State Rep. Joe Carr: http://www.carrfortn.com/

2. Max Baucus (D-Montana), retiring

Republicans Candidates are
State Rep. Champ Edmunds:
http://www.champ2014.com/
And U.S. Rep. Steve Daines (R) is expected to be entering the race.

3. Mark Begich (D-Alaska)

Republican Candidates are
Joe Miller
http://joemiller.us/
Mead Treadwell
http://www.treadwellalaska.com...
Dan Sullivan
http://sullivan2014.com/

4. Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), retiring

GOP Primary Candidates are
Jack Kingston
http://www.jackkingston.org/
Phil Gingrey
http://www.gingrey.com/
Paul Broun (Ron Paul Endorsed)
http://paulbroun.com/
Karen Handel (Sarah Palin Endorsed her for Governor in 2010)
http://www.karenhandel.com/
David Perdue
https://perduesenate.com/

5. Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi)

Sen. Cochran hasn’t announced if he will run for re-election or retire. No other person has declared a run.

6. Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Sen. Collins is currently the only candidate on the Republican side.

7. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)

The Republican candidate is businessman Doug Truax: http://dougtruax.com/

8. Al Franken (D-Minnesota)

The Republican candidates are
Julianne Ortman
http://julianne.mn/
Mike McFadden
http://www.mikemcfadden.com/

9. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)

The Primary Challengers are
Lee Bright
http://www.brightforsenate.com...
Nancy Mace
http://nancymace.org/
Richard Cash
http://www.richard-cash-for-se...

10. Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina)

The Republican Candidates are
Dr. Greg Brannon
http://gregbrannon.com/home
Heather Grant
http://heathergrantnc.com/
Mark Harris
http://markharrisforsenate.com...
Thom Tillis
http://thomtillis.com/

11. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), retiring

The Republican Candidates are
Matt Whitaker
http://mattwhitaker.org/
Sam Clovis
http://iowans4samclovis.com/
David Young
http://www.youngforiowa.com/
Jodi Ernst
http://www.joniforiowa.com/
Scott Schaben
http://scottschaben.com/

12. Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska), retiring

The Primary Candidates are
Shane Osborn
http://www.shaneosborn.com/
Bart McLeay
http://www.bartmcleay.com/
Ben Sasse
http://sassefornebraska.com/
Sid Dinsdale
http://www.sidforsenate.com/

13. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota), retiring

The Republican Candidates are
Mike Rounds
https://roundsforsenate.com/
Larry Rhoden
http://larryrhoden.com/
Annette Bosworth
http://bosworthforsenate.com/
Stace Nelson
http://stacenelson.com/

14. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana)

The Republican Candidates are
Bill Cassidy
http://www.billcassidy.com/
Rob Maness
http://robmaness.com/

15. Carl Levin (D-Michigan), retiring

The only Republican candidate is former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.

16. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)

The Primary Challenger is Matt Bevin: https://mattbevin.com/

17. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon)

The Republican Candidate is Jo Rae Perkins: http://www.perkinsforussenate....

18. Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas)

The Republican Candidate is Tom Cotton: https://www.tomcotton.com/

19. Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia)

The Republican Candidates are
Shelley Moore Capito
http://www.capitoforsenate.com...
Pat McGeehan
http://www.mcgeehan2014.com/

20. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire)

The Republican Candidates are
Jim Rubens
http://jimrubens.com/
Karen Testerman (exploring)
http://karentesterman.com/

21. Mark Udall (D-Colorado)

The Republican Candidates are
Ken Buck
http://www.buckforcolorado.com...
Owen Hill (Ron Paul Endorsed)
http://www.owenhillforsenate.c...
Randy Baumgardner
http://www.baumgardnerforussen...
Jaime McMillan
http://www.mcmillanforcolorado...
Any Stephens
http://www.amyforcolorado.com/...