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Mitch McConnell Votes to Fund Obamacare
Red State ^ | 3/21/2013 | Erick Erickson

Posted on 03/21/2013 4:23:56 AM PDT by IbJensen

Hey, remember that awesome CPAC speech by Mitch McConnell?

The one where Mitch McConnell said — and I quote — “Obamacare should be repealed root and branch. And we’re not backing down from this fight.”

And the same speech where Mitch McConnell also said, “This law is a disaster, and anybody who thinks we’ve moved beyond it is dead wrong.”

Well, as I told you, Mitch McConnell excels at saying one thing and doing another. Yesterday, Mitch McConnell voted to fund Obamacare.

Hey Utah, he joined Orrin Hatch in doing so. Remember, just last year on the campaign trail Orrin Hatch told you all how he was going to absolutely fight to rid us of Obamacare at all costs. And he got a large portion of the conservative movement to cheer him on as a result.

Yeah, that Orrin Hatch voted to fund Obamacare too.

And now for the punchline — the majority of the Republicans in the Senate voted against funding Obamacare. McConnell and Hatch were in the minority of Republicans who chose to side with the Democrats and fund Obamacare.

Here is the full list of the Republicans who voted for the Ted Cruz amendment to defund Obamacare, but then flipped their votes to actually vote to fund Obamacare : ◾Alexander (R-TN)

◾Barrasso (R-WY)

◾Blunt (R-MO)

◾Boozman (R-AR)

◾Chambliss (R-GA)

◾Coats (R-IN)

◾Cochran (R-MS)

◾Collins (R-ME)

◾Corker (R-TN)

◾Cornyn (R-TX)

◾Hatch (R-UT)

◾Hoeven (R-ND)

◾Isakson (R-GA)

◾Johanns (R-NE)

◾McConnell (R-KY)

◾Murkowski (R-AK)

◾Sessions (R-AL)

◾Shelby (R-AL)

◾Thune (R-SD)

◾Wicker (R-MS)


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 113th; authorondrugs; bhohealthcare; congress; federalspending; goodbyeusa; govtabuse; hyperventilating; mcconnell; muchadoaboutnothing; nsarticle; obamacare; stupidparty; tyranny; welfarestate
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To: dontreadthis
No, this is Mitch's Party symbol:


21 posted on 03/21/2013 5:27:30 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: unixfox
They just pretend to not agree with each other UNTIL THE CAMERA IS TURNED OFF AND PACKED AWAY. Then it's off to a Morton Steakhouse for dinner. It IS ONE PARTY NOW !
22 posted on 03/21/2013 5:29:21 AM PDT by timestax (AMERICAN MEDIA= DOMESTIC ENEMY)
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To: unixfox

Um....I don’t think we can REALLY “off with their heads”. :)


23 posted on 03/21/2013 5:33:50 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: COBOL2Java

?, sorry


24 posted on 03/21/2013 5:34:53 AM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: LUV W
Um....I don’t think we can REALLY “off with their heads”. :)

You're right. I say burn em alive. Right after they have been tarred and feathered.

25 posted on 03/21/2013 5:37:56 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: dontreadthis
?, sorry

The GOP elephant is holding the coat of arms used by Vichy France.

26 posted on 03/21/2013 5:38:47 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: COBOL2Java

27 posted on 03/21/2013 5:47:55 AM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: IbJensen

Well I did not think Ashley Judd had a chance in H**l to win the election but I think good old Mitch might of just handed her the WIN with this vote! What a Dufus


28 posted on 03/21/2013 5:54:43 AM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: dontreadthis

Hey! Boehner’s Dad!


29 posted on 03/21/2013 5:54:44 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: COBOL2Java

30 posted on 03/21/2013 6:06:02 AM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: IbJensen
It's not like THEY have to live with Obamacare like the rest of us peons do.
31 posted on 03/21/2013 6:08:29 AM PDT by NCC-1701 (The LEFT's intolerance of the RIGHT is intolerable.)
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To: IbJensen; Diogenesis; LUV W; COBOL2Java; Earthdweller
Republicans vs. Democrats: Maybe A Dime's Worth Of Difference

~ Larry Elder, "The Ten Things You Can't Say In America"

32 posted on 03/21/2013 6:08:59 AM PDT by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
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To: IbJensen

The good news is we have a list of the people to send home out of our house. Time to that bad boy up- after decades of continuous frat parties. We don’t have to guess who is stealing our freedoms and turning our government into an Animal House party. Just look at the list. :)

Thanks for lining up for us- “Republicans who lick Obama’s boots”.


33 posted on 03/21/2013 6:09:36 AM PDT by Truth2012
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To: unixfox; LUV W
The time of the ballot box is over.

The time of the mail box has passed.

The time of the soap box is rapidly ending.

That leaves only one box left.

Get yours, while it's still legal...

34 posted on 03/21/2013 6:10:19 AM PDT by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
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To: IbJensen

Sessions voted for this!?! None of the rest on this list surprises me but I can’t believe he did this. If he’ll stab you in the back then they all will. It’s time for a new party. Off to hell Republican Party!!! I loathe you more than ANY Democrat I can think of!! To hell with you!!!


35 posted on 03/21/2013 6:15:31 AM PDT by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
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To: IbJensen

Was this bundled with the Military Appropriations Bill?

Was this a clochure vote?

I could not find the vote on senate.gov


36 posted on 03/21/2013 6:19:37 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: IbJensen

It’s pretty bad when you are voting to the LEFT of Lindsey Graham and John McCain...

Cornyn was a traitor as well....


37 posted on 03/21/2013 6:31:01 AM PDT by plewis1250 (The pecking order: Christian, American, Conservative, Republican)
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To: IbJensen

Maybe their idea and method of stopping Obamacare doesn’t include this vote.

I am serious.

There is more than one way to skin a cat.


38 posted on 03/21/2013 6:36:34 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Old Sarge
Republicans vs. Democrats: Maybe A Dime's Worth Of Difference


39 posted on 03/21/2013 6:38:45 AM PDT by Earthdweller (Harvard won the election again...so what's the problem.......? Embrace a ruler today.)
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To: Venturer

Not voting third party conservative is why we are always in this predicament.

If you continue to ignore third party conservatives...the GOP knows they can keep running liberals....you play right into the GOP Liberals hands. Your idea has failed way too many times


40 posted on 03/21/2013 6:39:01 AM PDT by SeminoleCounty (GOP = Greenlighting Obama's Programs)
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