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Democrats Shutdown the US Government
vanity | 12/12/2014 | Self

Posted on 12/12/2014 3:11:53 AM PST by sr4402

The US House passed a continuing resolution before the midnight deadline. But the Senate did not take it up. Therefore by failing to pass their own resolution, THE SENATE DEMOCRATS SHUTDOWN THE US GOVERNMENT.


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KEYWORDS: boehnerbetrayal; housespendingbill; omnibus; senatespendingbill; shutdown
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To: sr4402

They thought of this. They passed a 48 hour CR to give the Senate time to vote.


21 posted on 12/12/2014 3:51:43 AM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: biggredd1

What the GOP does when they assume more control in 2015 will be their report card.

Regardless what the GOP does in 2015 I will vote for Cruz, Palin and maybe others (undecided).

We still have a tiny sliver of chance.

That’s about all the optimism I have.


22 posted on 12/12/2014 3:56:31 AM PST by Obstinate (Pack the Constitution & build Mayflower II; this place is toast. Going Galt? Going Constitutional.)
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To: smoothsailing

THANK YOU! Only a small part of govt is actually shut down. The last time, the dems capitalized on it and made it look worse by closing down National parks and war memorials to get media coverage. At least that’s my take.


23 posted on 12/12/2014 3:56:50 AM PST by sneakers
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To: therapsida
what happens when the ebt goes down?

the ide goes up?

24 posted on 12/12/2014 3:59:00 AM PST by varon (Para bellum)
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To: sr4402

No shutdown. Senate’s deadline is Sunday per FOX.


25 posted on 12/12/2014 4:04:13 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: ArtDodger

I sense though that these masks are going to get pulled off during the course of the next few years. You watch.


26 posted on 12/12/2014 4:05:08 AM PST by Biggirl (2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
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To: Biggirl

Hope you are correct. I know this.. it won’t be any of the RINOs doing the tugging...


27 posted on 12/12/2014 4:12:02 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: therapsida

“”what happens when the ebt goes down?””

Just what Dear Leader Obamao wants, race riots across America.


28 posted on 12/12/2014 4:20:04 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: fhayek

#shutthebitchdown


29 posted on 12/12/2014 4:21:31 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: sneakers
Good Morning sneakers!

Isn't it crazy, the dems whine and moan about a non-existent "shutdown" and Boehner and his pubbies are terrified they'll be blamed for something can never actually happen.

Boehner's boys are such a brave bunch, LOL!

30 posted on 12/12/2014 4:23:58 AM PST by smoothsailing
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To: sneakers
CORRECTION:

Isn't it crazy, the dems whine and moan about a non-existent "shutdown" and Boehner and his pubbies are terrified they'll be blamed for something that can never actually happen.

31 posted on 12/12/2014 4:27:24 AM PST by smoothsailing
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To: grania
It was a “so-what” remark. My point was exactly what you wrote.
Boehner has never had any intentions of getting rid of Obamacare, pressing Obama on Keystone, stopping the flow of illegals, etc.
He again played just enough Republicans for fools and won.
32 posted on 12/12/2014 4:32:20 AM PST by tobyhill
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Rand Paul On Shutdown: "Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea"
I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it's a conundrum. Here's the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can't give the president a blank check. We just can't keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can't vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don't we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.
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33 posted on 12/12/2014 6:14:53 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Celebrate the Polls, Ignore the Trolls)
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To: tobyhill

In addition, Boehner has almost single-handedly obstructed passage of a National Right to Work bill. He is a joke.


34 posted on 12/12/2014 6:20:14 AM PST by donozark (Andrea Chalupa:"Ukraine is fighting for survival. The UN is fighting for relevancy.")
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To: sr4402

Per Lars Larson the last time the gubmint shut down about 83% still ran without a hitch.

So it is only about a 17% shut down this (and last) time .


35 posted on 12/12/2014 6:52:51 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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