Posted on 12/15/2022 6:45:50 PM PST by RandFan
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) declared that Republicans have “emasculated” themselves by agreeing to a major spending deal and complained Republicans aren’t fiscally conservative.
On Tuesday night, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans agreed on a framework to fund the government through most of 2023. The House is expected to vote on the measure Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the Senate could take up the measure as early as Thursday.
Some Republicans have called on their leadership to wait until the next Congress convenes, when the GOP will control the House.
Paul stated he is staunchly opposed to whatever deal emerges. Instead of one large omnibus package, he said Congress should pass 12 separate appropriations bills and that Republicans should temporarily block one or two to gain leverage to enact policy changes.
“This brings upon us the lie that Republicans really are fiscally conservative,” he told Larry Kudlow on Fox Business on Wednesday. “The Democrats aren’t. They will not pretend to be fiscally conservative. Not one of them up here gives a darn about the debt.”
Paul noted that all it would take to sink the spending bill is 41 Republican votes, which would be enough to block cloture to advance it.
“It would take 41 votes,” he averred. “If 41 one of us said ‘No’ and held our ground until there was a compromise, we could force Democrats to reduce spending. We have completely and totally abdicated the power of the purse. Republicans are emasculated. They have no power and they are unwilling to gain that power back.”
Kudlow said he agreed with Paul and asked what the GOP stands for.
“I mean, what do Republicans stand for?” Kudlow said
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aka a non circumspect self circumcision.
They aren’t any other kind of conservative either. Uniparty goons.
Rand is right. GOP and Dems are in the marathon spending spree for which they borrowed trillions of dollars THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO REPAY.
“THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO REPAY”
Ludicrous.
That debt will never be paid.
Ever.
The eventual, and certain default will destroy worldwide civilization.
Maybe its time the Republican party died.
““I mean, what do Republicans stand for?” Kudlow said”
Yeah. I wonder about that too.
““I mean, what do Republicans stand for?” Kudlow said”
Money in their own personal accounts.
Why does he sound surprised? The GOP is as incapable of runaway spending as the DemocRats.
Nutless wonders, hellbent on lining their pockets and getting re-elected. That’s the GOP. They are as bad as the full-bore pinko Dims.
Dump the rinos.
We get a chance to do that every 2-4-6 years. And we don’t. And that’s at every level of government.
“The eventual, and certain default will destroy worldwide civilization.”
So we got that going for us.
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I am absolutely convinced at this point that most elections are now rigged. Until people demand election reform, you will continue to get these dictators for life.
How many voted no?
Worldwide civilization collapses every 1500 to 2000 years. The last two were the late bronze age collapse and the Roman collapse.
They’re pathetic. They probably have private properties in NZ when things really go south, just like the billionaires.
Rand Paul is right about most things.
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