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r the republicans just putting up a front to stop obamacare or what....
they have had plenty of time to actually do something about it and havent.....
seems they would really want the big insurance co. and pharma to gain more revenue....or?I want my music waking up the dead.....dont tell me to turn it downComment
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Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Statement on Republican Government Shutdown
Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Statement on Republican Government Shutdown
9/29/13
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), released the following statement today as House Republicans put the well-being of millions of working families at risk by causing an unnecessary government shutdown:
"We are extremely disappointed that the Republican Party put the ideological demands of a few ahead of the needs of millions of working families. It's not enough for them to deny tens of millions of Americans health care; they are also deliberately preventing housing loans to low and middle income families in rural communities, halting important government research into life-threatening diseases, furloughing thousands of working Americans and stopping $1 billion in assistance to small businesses. The American people need a Congress that works for them, not against them. The Republican majority proved with their action today that working families are not their priority.”
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....and the so-called "moderates" in the House didn't last long, unfortunately....
...and yet, predictably.....
NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE
September 30, 2013 7:56 PM
Moderate Threat Fizzles
By Jonathan Strong
The size of a bloc of GOP moderates ready to bring down a vote on the House floor over the government-funding bill shriveled from 25 lawmakers on Saturday to just two when the House voted just now to pass the rule.
New York representative Peter King and Pennsylvania representative Charlie Dent, two key moderates, voted no, while four hardline conservatives, including Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, voted no because the bill didn’t draw a hard enough line against Obamacare.
Geezus, would somebody just shoot this lunatic bitch already?
The episode is a reminder of how congressional centrists aren’t as reliable as ideological warriors when it comes to keeping threats. But it also took a personal appeal from Speaker John Boehner and the particular circumstances of the vote to sway the group.
During the rule vote, Boehner went to the back of the House chamber to deliver a message to the would-be moderate revolutionaries. “Trust me,” Boehner told them, according to King. Boehner said he understood their concerns, but he had a plan that would make the dire situation turn out alright.
When Boehner has made similar appeals to the conservatives, it has often fallen on deaf ears. In both parties, those further toward the left and right flanks tend to have greater certitude about their views, prompting a willingness to buck the party line. Moderates, by their very nature, make unlikely participants in a rump rebellion.
Another factor keeping the moderates from gaining steam was the content of the bill Republicans will send to the Senate later this evening. Its inclusion of a provision to repeal a subsidy for lawmakers and congressional staff to purchase health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges means voting against it opens up lawmakers to a charge, rightly or wrongly, of trying to protect a special perk for Congress.
In the end, even with bad optics and Boehner’s personal pitch, the vote was still fairly close. About ten Republicans voted yes quickly after the rule vote obtained a majority, making it clear it would win. That is, some of those were willing to vote no, but not join a losing effort.Eat Us And Smile
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The real problem is high level corporate board collusion all centered around the Federal Reserve Bank. The participating political criminals have been in both parties. Frankly the Democrat vs Republican arguments are naive and don't take in the whole scope of the corruption because it's international and not just isolated in the United States.
The real problem right now is the rest of the world see's the United States Federal Government as a rogue war mongering nation that does not follow the rule of law anymore. The Federal Reserve has not paid it's large bond holders. It refuses to release Germany's gold which has caused NATO to fall apart. Countries are now trying to divest themselves of Federal Reserve Notes before nobody will take them.
Failure of the Federal Reserve Bank without a replacement currency means we won't be able to buy imports and confidence in the currency here will fail. I would say that's a bigger looming problem than Obamacare or a government shut down.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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Dude. The richest counties in the country are all around Washington DC. Why? All the government jobs that have been created there. The money is being taken out of the rest of the country and funneled into Washington DC. You want a job, then that's where they are and yes the government created all of them.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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What a joke...
It's too bad the people spoke and Obomba couldn't start another war so he could keep the propaganda websites up...
What a shame...
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I'm digging this whole U.S. Government shutdown. A day free from politicians and nonsense governmental offices like NASA..? Fuck yeah, great excuse to get high.Comment
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