So far, there isn’t a Republican in this state for whom I am going to vote in 2016. Rep Collins and Sen. Isakson are dead to me. It remains to be seen about the Presidential vote.
There is only one logical explanation: Blackmail! Republican congressional critters are just as decadent as Rats and the Rats have the proof.
They could have easily won. Each time the House passes a bill, the Senate can use a 51 vote majority to force 0bama to sign or veto. They could still do this. That’s what Reid and the dems would do of course.
That could and still should happen at least daily.
It isn’t really important whether he vetos or not. We just have to try to stop him. We’re NOT EVEN TRYING.
Boehner should be gone - he’s the dem leader.
McConnell should be gone - he’s being run by Reid.
Time after time after time... forfeit early. They really aren’t even trying.
In just the last 6 months... cromibus and amnesty forfeits. Do they not think they’re supposed to stop 0bama?
And as early as today the Congress could take up the strategy of stopping 0bama by forcing him to sign or veto republican bills. Just don’t even bring dem bills up. That’s what dems would do and did do to us.
Why o why Repubs? Why indeed do we need you.
Primary primary primary
i’m sending money to primaries all over the US.
oh yeah forgot to mention...
when the judge(s) finally rule on exec amnesty, do you think they’ll consider that Congressional approval is evident via the full funding of DHS?
Of course they will. That will seal it.
We have many senate Republicans possibly running for president.They have town halls and meetings. Ask them this question. Why no nuclear option?
the only thing worth voting for are selected people who happen to be in the GOP.
In my case, it is Louie Gohmert and Ted Cruz
We need to get every last GOPe politician out of there seats and replace them with conservatives
Why Vote? Our situation is past the ballot box.
Every bit as deserving of a hanging or shooting as the Democrats. Yet, so many will foolishly line up and vote for these traitors endlessly hoping they will forestall the demise of this once great republic.
There is on one explanation: They are the go along to get along party.
They pander to special interests that in return, enrich their individual and party coffers. The little guy is simply a “pain in the ass” that comes with the territory.
When Republicans get elected to office and go to Washington, they end up being harassed endlessly by liberals. Everything they do is criticized; they are called mean-spirited and heartless with every act.
I think, in part, we can see in them the normal behavior of victims of bullying everywhere. Bullies convince their victims that they really deserve every abuse the bully heaps on them. This then leads to Stockholm syndrome, where the victims sympathize with their abusers.
We should take the politicians out of Washington. Instead of sending them there to live among the bullies, let them stay in their own states. They can debate and vote by video conference, and otherwise be surrounded by the people whom they are supposed to represent. This could give them the emotional strength they need to stand up against powerful liberal bullies.
Anyone, where I can I find a vote by vote breakdown for the Congresscritters?
Thanks,
Oldplayer
Been wondering the same thing myself.
I blew up the emails of my senators & congressman (all RINO’s) regarding the ATF proposed ammo ban on 5.56.
Nothing but crickets for a response!
Screw the republicans....
I now spend the $$ I used to give to the GOP on wine, women and song, It is much more satisfying.
Would things be any different if the Dems still controlled Congress?
The liberal equivalent of this defunding tactic is if the Dems threatened to defund the defense budget every time they disagreed with it (probably 100% of the time, given their unending criticisms of the "military industrial complex" and just about every new weapon system). Unless Congress has enough votes to override a veto, defunding is a losing tactic if pushed to the ultimate conclusion - a departmental shutdown. Thanks to the weeks of debate prior to the defunding effort, the issue of Obama's unilateral amnesty has been publicized. The public knows what's at stake. It's time to stop ragging on the Congressional leadership for merely doing what is necessary to keep the essential elements of government going. Not everyone's a Freeper. If a large-scale terror attack had occurred during an actual DHS shutdown, the GOP would have caught a lot of flak.
Anyone who thinks defunding is a way for Congress to get around the need for a veto-proof margin against a hostile president is profoundly mistaken. For Congressional majorities to prevail more of the time, steps must be taken to reduce the power of the presidency by passing a constitutional amendment (1) reducing the margin needed to override (i.e. 55% or 60% instead of 66%), or (2) requiring the election of several co-presidents, in the style of the Roman triumvirates, such that a veto only goes into effect if a majority of the co-presidents exercise their veto power.
The author is confused. Reagan was able to do a lot because he was the president. Neither Boehner nor McConnell is the president. The Democrat-dominated HoR wasn't able to do much against Reagan, despite having a solid majority. Obama's most productive period (with respect to fulfilling his ideological goals) was during his first 2 years in office. Since 2010, when the GOP retook the HoR, he's been stymied time and time again. He can decide not to enforce the immigration laws, the way Bush did. But he can't actually hand out green cards to illegal aliens. If Reagan had vetoed amnesty, it's not clear the votes existed to override his veto.
“Republicans” are too thin skinned these days. If you want to shut them up, just call them a “wasis” and they’ll run like hell. To hell with leading the country, they just want to be loved. Tough love is out.