Time to Primary: Six GOP Senators Back Ryan-Murray Budget, Ensuring Senate Passage

breitbart ^ | 12/16/13 | m boyle

[bestintxas]

The budget deal that House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) cut with Senate Budget Committee chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is set to clear the Senate, The New York Times reports.

“Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, announced his support for the measure on Monday, appearing to give it the 60 votes it would need to overcome a filibuster threat and bring it to a final vote, which would need only a majority,” the Times’ Jonathan Weisman wrote Monday. “Mr. Hatch joined Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona, Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, all Republicans who have said they will vote to cut off debate.”

According to the Times, Hatch said he would support it even though he did not agree with the details of the plan. “This agreement isn’t everything I’d hoped it would be, and it isn’t what I would have written,” Hatch said. “But sometimes the answer has to be yes. The reality is that Republicans only control one-half of one-third of government.”

With six GOP senators—Hatch, McCain, Flake, Burr, Collins and Johnson—saying they will vote for cloture on the deal in the Senate, a potential procedural filibuster now is all but certain to fail unless several Democrats break from their party to oppose the deal. At this point, not one Senate Democrat has expressed disappointment with the budget deal.

After the deal passes the Senate, it will go to President Barack Obama for his signature. He is expected to sign it into law.

[Georgia Girl 2]

You can always count on Orrin and McStain to betray the party. They will both be pushing Shamnesty next year.

[Pamlico]

Never count your Hatches before they chicken.

[gunner03]

How will electing Rinos reduce spending. No more. I will not hold my nose because they’re (R).

[erkelly]

And that is exactly why Rinos will continue to be rinos. Because they think the base will vote for them anyway rather than let the democrat win. However, there are enough of us former republicans coming to the realization that the only way out of this mess is to vote 3rd party. Indeed I think there are enough of us now who are willing to accept the consequences and are already voting 3rd party or sitting the elections out, that rinos (such as romney) can no longer win elections. So those of you who still are resignedly voting for the rinos and maintaining the status quo, might as well give up and start voting for third party candidates who are true conservatives, because you cannot win with your rinos any more. We, the fed up, will not join you anymore, we are not afraid of your name calling. The stakes are just too high. We know that we (conservatives) are hated by the GOPe and that we have no influence! The only way out is to take the risk and start voting for candidates who truly reflect our values and our will.

[matginzac]

Hatch squeezed by last election, getting ome conservatives to back him....
Now he’s safe in another term, the screw job begins....

[bestintxas]

“Hatch said. ‘But sometimes the answer has to be yes. The reality is that Republicans only control one-half of one-third of government.’”

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, Hatch.”

Reagan had only 1/3and look what great things he accomplished

[Shery]

You are right! They know they are safe! Recall?

[BruceS]

While I appreciate your thoughts, I want to thank you and those like you for another 4 years of President Obama and the current Senate. Like the late William F. Buckley, I will support the most conservative candidate who can actually win in the general election.

The fact of the matter is that we live in a republic, which means you have to form coalitions - the Demoncrats understand this and have supported "moderate" candidates who would still vote for thier party as Speaker or Majority Leader. So, they have continued to chip away at freedom for 50 years, while conservatives think they can win with only "true" conservative candidates. Romney may be a RINO, but he was promising to stop Obamacare - and a Republican House would have had a lot more power if almost any RINO were president.

Anyway, thank you for being true. Enjoy the continued slide of the Republic.

[DaveA37]

Both Ryan and Johnson are from Wisconsin. Not sure if there will be anyone other than a demodummie running agsin’t eitherof them and I am damn sure I won’t vote “demodummie”.

[gunner03]

I was going to let your remarks slide, but I can’t. You are one of the useful idiots that got us into this mess. For your information, I voted for Romney, so don’t blame me. It was people like you who keep voting for Rino’s, the very people giving us weak candidates or withholding money or support. Just to hold on to their power. They vote in lock step with the Democrates, this is what moderates do. As I said, NO F-——G WAY will I support a RINO. I took an oath to support the Constitution, and after 20+ years in the Corps, I still hold to that oath. I’m 78 years old, saw a lot of crap go down in this country, but never as much as I see coming from the Socialist party and their enabling Republican idiots. So at the moment, I will use my vote, or withhold my vote unless stronger means are required, which I will support in anyway I can. In the Corps, we say Semper Fidelis, we are faithful to God, Country, and Corps and are willing to give all to the Country formed by the great thinkers that gave us the Constitution.