[MontaniSemperLiberi]

Yeah, I think most of us know that the GOP doesn't represent conservatives. The GOP represents the GOP.

The point I wanted to make though was that the statement, "If you really want to get something done, you have to be part of a team that can muster 218 and work with the Senate and the president. That’s just the way the founders set up the system." is completely incorrect. In fact, it could not be more incorrect.

Our founders set up a government where if there wasn't general agreement on an idea, it would not become law. In other words, if the House, Senate OR the President is against the EPA, there would be no EPA. Not half an EPA but no EPA.

All these votes are FOR MORE spending. They are not votes for cuts. The founder's baseline was that the government would do nothing unless everyone agreed.

[gwilhelm56]

Attn: GOP

you think you’re tired now???

You’re going to be exhausted after a TEA PARTY PRIMARY!!!

[JSDude1]

Some in the grassroots are getting fed up with the RINOesque GOP. We WILL purge you (Rinos), btw: Why are there never any articles: “Some in the DNC tire of the leftwing-marxists”?

[from occupied ga]

veteran Republican House members are pushing back against conservative deficit hawks who are pushing for endlessly deep spending cuts

What I've said about Republicans all along. They're only marginally better than democrats.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

To use the team sport analogy mentioned in the article, when you're 20 points down and the starters are dribbling the ball off their foot and throwing the ball out of bounds, you bench the starters and insert new players. Then the news guys can play the team sport.

Time for the full-court press.

[gorush]

Right wing grows tired of GOP.

[Pontiac]

If you really want to get something done, you have to be part of a team that can muster 218 and work with the Senate and the president. That’s just the way the founders set up the system. ... And that’s going to make it difficult for you to always get what you want.”

That is true.

But it is also true that unless you express your opinion forcefully and demonstrate your willingness to vote against the leadership when they violate your strongly held principles you will be considered a safe vote and your opinions will be ignored.

[wolfpat]

They have the rest of their lives to get over it.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

“Yeah, I think most of us know that the GOP doesn’t represent conservatives. “

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Likewise, most of us know that Politico is liberal, and routinely posts stuff like this in a futile attempt to set the narrative.

Ignore them. And then - reduce spending MORE.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

Oh yeah. This wasn't written by a bunch of left-wing ideologues! First 2 things I saw were hit-pieces by Scarborough and Kinsley. Leftwingnuts all.

“Yep, it is surprising,” Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson said of the difficulty convincing hard-liners that the leadership is cutting large amounts of spending.

On a day that was had a deficit of $72 billion having a cut of $6 billion is a joke. And I'm sure that 6 billion was spread out over some years so it's really next to nothing, and it'll be spent in other places anyways.

Why should we believe that anything is ACTUALLY being cut???

[Bernard]

“At the end of the day, politics is a team sport,” Cole said.

And who's team is Cole on? Apparently, not the American team. He sounds like a special interest. And if the establishment Republicans are wary and tired, they can retire from public office, go back to their home districts, and try opening a business. Then they can see what their team has done to America.

[jersey117]

If not for the right wingers, they’d still be sitting in the corner under Nancy Pelosi’s rule.

[thecabal]

An implicit admission that the GOP is left-wing.

[b4its2late]

Time for the Conservatives to push out the GOP!

[nonliberal]

Boehner is about as useful as tits on a suitcase.

[freedomfiter2]

“At the end of the day, politics is a team sport,” Cole said.

Then get with the team. Your coach is calling for a new game plan. I guess some of these players need to be traded to the Democrat team.

[Altura Ct.]

Some in GOP grow tired of right wing having to pretend they are conservative or actually standing up for anything.

[Leisler]

63 billion out of a 3,600 billion dollar budget, of which 1,600 billion is borrowed money.

Great O’l Pathetic party.

[LibLieSlayer]

Well you bastards will be TIRED OF BEING UNEMPLOYED IN 2013! FU liberal republican evildoers! Your asses are gone come November 2012. WE HAVE HAD IT WITH EVERY LAST TRAITOROUS ONE OF YOU _________!

LLS

[meyer]

"...a faction that rejects substantial spending cuts because they want deeper ones..."

Substantial cuts would be removing 50% or more of the deficit. The cuts these RINOs are proposing aren't even a drop in the bucket. The government is broke.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

SUBSTANTIAL SPENDING CUTS!?! The day they approved $6 billion in cuts the deficit GREW by $72 billion!!!!

What a flipping joke!!!!!!!!!!!!