Posted on 07/22/2015 7:58:40 PM PDT by mrsmith
Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., gathered his 12 subcommittee chairmen together to discuss next steps for the fiscal 2016 appropriations process that has ground to a halt on Capitol Hill with just 15 scheduled legislative days left to avert a government shutdown in September....House Democrats are rebelling against sequester caps, while Senate Democrats have filibustered consideration of any appropriations bill on their chamber floor. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama has threatened vetoes of every spending measure that adheres to the lower spending levels. ...Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said his takeaway from Wednesday’s meeting was that appropriations cardinals should just “be ready to draft bills at whatever the number, whenever the time comes...
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last time we needed 30 new conservative members to change the House. Next time we’ll only need 20.
But to my astonishment everyone would rather B and moan and ignore the one place conservatives can win.
It’s most disheartening. I have to remember that people have always been thus.
Must be that new Senator from Iowa.
And all but 5 or so regularly vote with Barry. Winning with GOP liberals is still winning with liberals and gets the same result as outright electing Democrats. Every time.
Except NOW WE get the blame because WE elected them. Win win for Liberalism. If we are going to win, win with conservatives or not at all. Because it is no victory and America suffers.
I’ll take Hell #1 Bob! ;)
;) (wink!)
Here’s ten hours of “Peanut Butter Jelly Time”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jScuYd3_xdQ
Actions speak louder than words so I’ll wait and see, but I will NOT be holding my breath.
After all it’s time to campaign for the next election, some of them have to pretend they are Conservative, gotta fool the voters again.
That is not possible. As the Prophet of Lydia I have a mission to accomplish and that would interfere with the will of terrible and mighty Talos ;)
Well, I’ll save ny comments for the responsive LOL!
I like deadpan humor.
The “we”, I speak of are the ignorant dumb gullible conservatives that believes in, voted and followed the Republican Party like a bunch of lemmings. Some of us (me) since 1964.
Welcome to the dark side of the Force Jedi. your fellow evil purists are glad to have you on board the Death Star ;)
Boehner will initially posture, huff and puff, then go light a cigarette, have a drink, relax, go back to the House, and give in.
Mcconnell will do the same minus the smokes and drink.
I need a cold shower.
More like they’ll compromise, defense gets cut and welfare goes up.
:)
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