House Republicans, Mike Huckabee Blink on Budget Showdown, Sarah Palin Says Don’t Retreat

Caffeinated Thoughts ^ | April 9, 2011 | Shane Vander Hart

[2ndDivisionVet]

Well it would seem that Republicans in Congress blinked agreeing to a last minute deal where they compromised everything and Democrats gave nothing. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is doing a victory lap, and President Obama was thankful that funding Planned Parenthood was avoided.

"We protected the investments we need to win the future. At the same time, we also made sure at the end of the day this was a debate about spending cuts — not social issues like women’s health and the protection of our air and water. These are important issues that deserve discussion, just not during a debate about our budget."

Whose future was protected? Certainly not the unborn. Why shouldn’t the funding for Planned Parenthood be discussed during a budget debate. We’re talking money. This wasn’t an abortion ban. That statement is asinine. During a budget debate is the perfect time to discuss what is worthy of taxpayer money and what is not.

And House Republicans caved. Typical.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) mentioned that this didn’t even include defunding Obamacare. She said that this was a “small ball” battle, and not worth the fight. (I take that back, I must have misunderstood her. She voted against the CR that averted the shutdown.)

I disagree. If Republican leadership caves here what possible confidence do we have that they won’t cave in a big battle?

Instead of larger spending cuts and the defunding of Planned Parenthood only $38 billion is being cut this year, and $78 billion in next year’s budget. Considering the spending binge that Democrats have taken us on and the massive debt that we now face that is no where near good enough. What exactly did they give?

Couldn’t we at least have had the defunding of Planned Parenthood that the House voted for in February? After the corruption found in that organization that they get a single taxpayer dime is unacceptable! It must be defunded and the House had the leverage to do it, and they blinked.

They let the government shutdown bogeyman spook them. Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) blinked as well. He said on Fox News quoted by Dave Weigel:

"To quote two great government paragons, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, you can’t always get what you want. You get what you can, then you fight for the rest the next day… I’d love to see Planned Parenthood just disappear, I’d love to see NPR defunded… but you’re going to put a lot of pain on people who don’t deserve the pain."

Governor Huckabee is it ok for the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief, to hold the military hostage over Planned Parenthood funding? Why in the world would they not allow him to make good on the threat to veto the continuing resolution that would have kept our military funded? His action is appalling and he should be called on the carpet for it. Instead we cave… so we can be ready to fight another day…. utter nonsense.

Fight now. I agree with Governor Palin who tweeted twice today… "GOP: don’t retreat! The country is going broke. We can’t AFFORD cowboy poetry & subsidizing abortion. If we can’t fight to defund this nonsense now when we have the chance, do you think we’ll win the big fight on entitlement reform later on?"

It seems to me that as it stands right now that House Republican leadership will take the path of least resistance. I had hoped not to have to wait until 2012 to make at least some progress.

[Polybius]

How many conservatives did you get elected last Fall?

Do you actually believe that Sarah Palin "got conservatives elected" that otherwise would not have been elected?

The conservative candidates in conservative states that Sarah Palin supported got elected as expected.

The conservative candidates in liberal states that Sarah Palin tried to ram down the throats of the voters got beaten like red-headed stepchildren.

There is ONE candidate that "Sarah Palin got elected" and that candidate is Senator Chris Coons (Democrat) Delaware.

Tell us about your recent meetings with the prime ministers of Israel and India.

Do you realize how ridiculous your points are?

Madonna Celebrates Jewish Sabbath with Prime Minister ....... Pop star Madonna, in Israel on the final leg of her world tour, celebrated the welcoming of the Jewish Sabbath with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his family on Friday night.

By your absurd criteria, Madonna is somehow qualified to be President of the United States because she not only has a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister .... Madonna actually got invited to Sabbath services with the Israeli Prime Minister's family!

[2ndDivisionVet]

Your PDS is now officially over-the-top. Congratulations!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Clueless as usual.

[RINOs suck]

If Huckabee ever gets elected president, he going to make GWB and maybe even Obama look like spendthrifts with his new social programs.

Sorry. No President from this point forward is going to be able to spend like Obama has, let alone a Republican one.

The problem with Huckabee is that he shown the willingness to buckle to Democrats on budgets. He'd most likely go along with massive tax increases to reduce the deficit if elected unless there is a conservative majority preventing that.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[grey_whiskers]

EveningTroll wrote:

Dammit, you forgot to add the lasers.

It's getting so hard to find good trolls nowadays...

[Lakeshark]

For our treacherous Rabadash:

In case you may have forgotten, FR has let someone be a treacherous basturd way too long. The zot awaits thee.

Woohoo!! FR is Palin country!!

[rabscuttle385]

Bored much?

Why did you resurrect a three-month-old thread to post a zot threat to me?

If Jim Robinson wants to zot my FR account, that’s fine, but I’m sure he is capable of speaking for himself.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Last time I checked Lakeshark, Jim Rob is in charge of who is and is not allowed to post at FR. You are not the Zot King simply because you disagree with someone.

I am not for Palin for POTUS, I’m for Bachmann. Sadly(for me) Jim DeMint is not running. Do you want to trash these two that I prefer, or are we done here?

By the way, LS, Jim has posted to Rabs many times, and not with vitriol.

[BufordP]

RabscuttleButt is a, is a, BUTT! Is a poopyhead! Are too!

Zot THIS!

109½ posted on 07/19/2011 3:46:47 PM EDT by PoopSnark (Doh!)

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To: PoopSnark; 3D-Joy; 50mm; AGreatPer; Bockscar; calcowgirl; cindyTrueSupporter; concretebob; ...

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If you want off my ping list get over it!

RabscuttleButt is a, is a, BUTT! Is a poopyhead! Are too!

Zot THIS!

Hey, Since PoopSnakeSnarkGatorButtWhatever is posting on behalf of Jim Rob, can I post on behalf of RabaSnarkLakePoopOrSomethin'?

If you want off my ping list get over it!

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Hey, Since PoopSnakeSnarkGatorButtWhatever is posting on behalf of Jim Rob, can I post on behalf of RabaSnarkLakePoopOrSomethin’? “

Sure, why not?

;-)

[AFreeBird]

According to your HomePage: “This year (2011), I resolve to become ever more politically active to undo Obama”.

Your words. And yet, you not only dismiss one of our most potent weapons in the quiver, you attack it.

You should modify your HomePage. I don’t think you’re very serious about it.

[allmendream]

FHuckabee.

[Lakeshark]

Awww, isn't that cute....two of your ping list bothered to show up and defend your asinine positions.

You are so pathetic, that you need to try to bring in the pissy posse to help you.

Like Windflier said, you can't handle one on one. I believe he called that kind cowards (and a few other appropriate names)......

Courtesy ping to Windflier.

[Lakeshark]

Courtesy ping to previous post.

[dforest]

I have to admit, that “don’t retreat” from the sidelines is a real pump you up moment. The originality of it is overwhelming. LOL

[indianrightwinger]

Just because I don’t believe Palin is the one to do it does not make it any less serious. Of course, I fully understand the opposition to my position on Palin on FR. That is fine by me.