Cantor: House GOP forging ahead with piecemeal bills (Reid and Obama won't fund the Government)

the hill ^ | 10/3/2013 | By Peter Schroeder

[tobyhill]

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) vowed to bring forward more piecemeal spending bills Thursday, as he expressed confidence President Obama would eventually be forced to negotiate.

In a memo sent to House Republicans, Cantor called the Democratic position "untenable" and "unsustainable," adding that a steady diet of narrow funding bills would force Democrats to deal.

"I am confident that if we keep advancing common-sense solutions to the problems created by the shutdown that Senate Democrats and President Obama will eventually agree to meaningful discussions that would allow us to ultimately resolve this impasse," he wrote.

"The American people ... expect us to work together and they will not countenance one party simply refusing to negotiate."

Cantor said Republicans are in an "unprecedented place," and noted that during the last shutdown, President Clinton was "actively engaged" in searching for a solution.

[bboop]

I thought I heard this morning that only 27% of the government is shut down, the rest lurches on.

[Praxeologue]

What’s this talk about a CR, Harry, much less a clean one? Give us your first budget in four years and we’ll talk.

[petitfour]

Open up eVerify so private companies can hire new employees. There is no reason for it to be turned off. Actually, employers should be able to hire whomever they want since we do not have illegals flooding the country anymore. But really, an employer should be able to do its own background checking.

[Shady]

This is getting out...the spin is like Miley Cyrus...people have become bored with the fake stupid drama.

[DJ MacWoW]

Absolutely! Reid is a power mad Commie.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

the house should start calling on Reid to let the Senate vote on their original CR.

The House should start calling on Reid to have the Senate vote on the 2009 budget bill.

[Lazamataz]

And they hate puppy dogs, too. And kittens.

Why do the Democrats hate sunny days? And flowers? WHY???!? Why do they hate big puffy clouds???

[Uncle Chip]

Well that is one way to force the Senate to pass a budget — send it over to them one bill at a time.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

OK. Hope you’re right. But this is his baby. His legacy. He could.go Nero on this one.

[Shady]

What a Maroon....

[Lazamataz]

Harry Reid hates kids with cancer!

Why, oh why, do the Democrats want children to die of cancer and old people to starve? Why do the Democrats hate fluffy kittens on sunny days? And flowers? WHY???!? Why do they hate big puffy clouds???

[uncitizen]

Harry Reid hates D.C. Tourists too. and puppy dogs.

[tumblindice]

‘President Clinton was actively engaged seeking for a solution” Eric Cantor

How would four-eyes know? He was in the VA house of delegates until 2000.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Why do they hate big puffy clouds?

Global warming?

[Georgia Girl 2]

The child king does not negotiate.

[VRW Conspirator]

The Democrats want children to die of cancer and old people to starve!

And they want to turn off the electricity!

[Cyber Liberty]

You know the answer to that, Laz. Now settle down and have a cookie.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

They don’t want to turn off the electricity. They just want to make it so expensive that you give up and die.

[Cyber Liberty]

Have you noticed there is always “dying” in there? They always want someone to die, especially if it’s one of us. I think liberals are really sick.

[VRW Conspirator]

They don’t want to turn off the electricity. They just want to make it so expensive that you give up and die.

Wahhhhhhhh! I want my bacon.