GOP to try restoring some small portions of government spending

nbc ^ | 10/1/2013 | Carrie Dann and Michael O'Brien

[jeffc]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called the Republican effort a "wacky idea" that would simply "cherry-pick some of the few parts of government that they like."

Yeah, like the Dems wouldn't try the same thing. At least the Repubs are being proactive and trying something. Keep the Dems on the defensive, they don't like that.

[o2bfree]

Just fund what needs funding let everything else go. This is absolutely fantastic...better than anyone could’ve hoped for

[heye2monn]

Once the Republicans start passing small parts of the budget, how will they stop? They will pass bigger and bigger slices of the government until they’re right back where they started.

Don’t go wobbly on us, Republicans!

[Thoreauaway]

The White House is now also on record with a veto threat for such item-by-item funding.

[Thoreauaway]

That's what Politico's saying (I forget where I saw it yesterday).