I am so sorry that RedState has characterized a vote for the Continuing Resol. as a vote to fund ObamaCare. This CR does so much more…from funding our entire Dept of Defense, to funding Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Vets programs, etc…It funds the entire Federal Government and all of its programs. Sen. Cruz tried to de-fund ObamaCare. It failed. Should Senators then vote to defeat the entire government funding because they couldn’t defund ObamaCare in this bill? I am guessing it that were the action taken by the entire GOP Senate, that this would be viewed as irresponsible, extreme and unreasonable. I would hope Mr. Erickson and his team could chose better phrasing when sending out fundraising material on the issue of defunding ObamaCare. We need to be more about re-building America than scoring fundraising points (using an inaccurate narritive) on the backs of the GOP leadership. Just a suggestion. keep the faith!
Sorry FRiend, you don’t get it.
The beltway GOP are not credibly opposing the Democrats. The Dems are fighting to win and transform the country. The GOP is fighting to get a deal with a slice of the action. That’s the difference and why they are losing. It’s also the reason they are content being the minority party.
Just one example is no Senate budget for over 3 years. Now Obama is in violation of the budget law. Yet we hear hardly a word from the GOP leadership about it. Compare that to how Bush was pounded about EVERYTHING on a daily basis by Reid & Pelosi. That’s how you win but it takes a lot of work. The current GOP leadership don’t have that revolutionary fight in them.
What it is not is a budget.
The endless stream of continuing resolutions is only there because Senate Democrats refuse to pass a budget and let the regular legislative order proceed to House and Senate reconciliation committees. Democrats don't want their own budget on the table, they're much happier having only the Ryan House budget out there for them to demonize.
And the Republicans seem fine with that, too.
-PJ