McConnell Shoots Down Ted Cruz's Plan To Risk Shutdown Over Obamacare

Talking Points Memo ^ | SEPTEMBER 23, 2013, 5:20 PM EDT | SAHIL KAPUR

[Polyxene]

Midge (spelling intentional!) McConnell better stop running those campaign commercials denouncing his opponent for being PRO-Obamacare! Although, I have a feeling ol’ Midge won’t be the GOP candidate come next year. D@mn RINO!

[grimalkin]

We need to vote these scumbags out of office. Decent people have been assaulted by these self-appointed emperors.

[GeronL]

I totally agree.

[Dr. Sivana]

I left the Republican Party today and registered as an Independent.

Can you vote in major party primaries in your state as an Independent?

[jsanders2001]

> We truly need a new term to replace RINO. These people are truly Republicans in the modern sense and being called a RINO is a badge of honor to them. They may be conservatives in name only, but they are modern Republicans through and through.

Traitors(R)?

[eartick]

Voting ain’t going to fix what is broke in this country.....

Too late for playing nicey nicey

The enemy is inside the walls

[mtnwmn]

Do y’all suppose that the Republicans are concerned that, if they vote to defund ObamaCare, their stocks will decline.

[capydick]

Its very obvious which way he would probably vote just looking at a photo of him alone. Definitely a RINO in appearance at least.

[Always A Marine]

McConnell has officially joined the other side. Damn them and damn him.

[BlatherNaut]

a new term to replace RINO. These people are truly Republicans in the modern sense and being called a RINO is a badge of honor to them. They may be conservatives in name only, but they are modern Republicans through and through. Traitors(R)?

Perfect!

[Blood of Tyrants]

“Senator McConnell supports the House Republicans’ bill and will not vote to block it, since it defunds Obamacare and funds the government without increasing spending by a penny,” McConnell spokesman Don Stewart told TPM in an email Monday. “He will also vote against any amendment that attempts to add Obamacare funding back into the House Republicans’ bill.”

This says exactly opposite of the title. WTF?

[Doc Savage]

Should be indicted for treason. Pure and simple. End of story.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Stay Republican long enough to primary him off the Nov 2014 ballot.

[Jane Long]

Midge’s corporate sponsors? Wonder if Tokyo Rove’s disgusting PAC is one of his biggest donors.

[Hostage]

McCain benefits from democrat crossovers in the primary. AZ has an open primary and McCain gets the vote out for him, from democrats.

He truly is a RINO in every sense of the expression.

[heye2monn]

Defund Mitch.

[Ann Archy]

EX-Senator McConnell has a NICE ring to it.

[Jane Long]

Midge Beasley McConnell

[Jane Long]

AZ has an open primary and McCain gets the vote out for him, from democrats.

That finally explains how Juan McShame keeps getting re-elected.

[Hostage]

And you think that lying weasel Romney would have repealed it?

You’re delusional.

At least we have a party we can save. But had Romney got in, it would have been an impenetrable fortress of establishment republicrats.

So the upside to Obama getting elected is we have a party to save and have as our own.