Posted on 09/29/2013 5:58:57 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
In a move that makes a government shutdown very likely, House Republicans approved a spending plan early Sunday morning that would delay Obamacare for a year and repeal its tax on medical devices.
The temporary budget resolution now goes back to the Senate, where Democrats have consistently said any changes to President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law is a deal-killer.
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The decision to vote on the House amendments overnight emerged from a rare weekend GOP caucus meeting called by House Speaker John Boehner. The votes, taken after midnight, were 231-192 for the Obamacare delay, and 248-174 for the medical device tax repeal, mostly along party lines.
Two Democrats broke rank and voted for the Obamacare delay: Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, and Jim Matheson of Iowa.
Seventeen Democrats voted for the tax repeal. Meanwhile, a bill to guarantee pay for military personnel during any shutdown passed 423-0.
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The question to be asked is: “If it is in the Nation’s best interest to shut down the Government, ... then why are there only TWO Federal Politicians, Obama and Reid, loudly advocating shutting down the US Federal Government?
Obama has MANY reasons to shutdown the Federal Government such as:
. . . . Check out # 93, -- also see Reid's motivation.
Thanks, Graewoulf.
Of course, CNN would spin this as the House is being defiant.
Oh if the government shuts down I intend to riot inthe streets as mass chaos and panic sets in.....
/sarc
Just kidding I am sure it won’t really affect me one way or another...
Maybe the Obama care door to door coaches won’t show up and I will be lonely and have to rely on Jehova Witlesses and Mormon Missionaries to keep me company....
They are in session today, aren’t they?
Possibly; but now the WORLD knows!!
Nevermind, I should pay attention to dates.
Possibly; but now the WORLD knows!!
Jim’s biggest problem can be summed up in two words: Mia Love.
In a related story...
“You’re right. Secession is coming, but it can take several forms and in the future is unlikely to resemble anything like the violent CW split. There are far more sophisticated alternatives and options.”
That’s just the thing, the reasoned and sophisticated options tend to go out the window PDQ. So I think that bloodshed will end up being the order of the day. Hence my most of my opposition to secession.
I think it’s probably time to start discussing options before it’s staring us in the face.
“Well, let us try for sure.”
I believe this will end very badly if we don’t, so I guess it is time to put ideas on the table.
Obamacare has been ruled Constitutional as a Tax.
Has Congress ever exempted itself from a Tax as a matter of policy?
Yes, ideas on the table, and prayers to God, at the same time.
Good question. Is it Constitutional for them to exempt themselves from a tax?
“Yes, ideas on the table, and prayers to God, at the same time.”
You think a ping/prayer list would be a good idea? No one else in the blogosphere seems to want to discuss the gorilla in the living room.
Well, it might be a good idea, my friend, but I am kind of a follower, rather than a leader. I wait for others to start it, then I follow it. When they said, lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way, I followed.
The NYTimes has published this afternoon, a guide to exchanges and more for Obamacare. Sounds like it’s a done deal.
Hang in there House.
Ok I just tried to check out the Michigan Health Exchange and it was a giant cluster F. We should let this train derail man, it is that bad. People are going to want to kill democrats on sight, this is going to be like 2 April 15ths. Actually 12 tax days because every month people will be forced to pay D.C. hundreds of dollars.
Concentrate on Freezing hell, LOWER THE DEBT CEILING. AND....PASS A LAW AGAINST QE.
Yes.
We could designate half the states Liberal and the other half Conservative, and form TWO different countries, with each group moving to consolidate themselves in their selected geographical area.
THEN we could see how each of the respective goverments would rule.
After all; it worked with East and West Pakistan, when British rule was lifted from the Indian sub continent.
And It's worked out pretty good with Israel and 'Palestine'.
I'll bet it would be as peaceful as Ireland and Northern Ireland, too!
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