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Obama and Boehner scramble to prevent shutdown as deal falters
MSNBC ^ | December 11, 2014 | By Suzy Khimm and Benjy Sarlin

Posted on 12/11/2014 3:20:39 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

In a rare alliance, President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner scrambled Thursday to salvage a a $1.1 trillion must-pass spending bill amid a Republican revolt over immigration and a Democratic revolt over provisions that would deregulate Wall Street and increase the amount that individual donors can contribute to national political party committees.

With its fate in doubt, President Obama took to the phones to personally lobby Democratic members on Thursday to vote for the legislation, a development White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed to MSNBC’s Alex Wagner.

Republican leaders scrambled to convince enough conservative dissenters to change their votes to “yes” at the last second and it passed with a razor-thin 214-212 vote margin.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: boehner; cromnibus; doddfrank; election2014; obama; tyranny
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STOP Oboehner!
1 posted on 12/11/2014 3:20:39 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

God, the Republican leadership are totally disgusting.


2 posted on 12/11/2014 3:21:51 PM PST by dinodino
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Shut it down and don’t pay any of these clowns, including the chief clown in the White House.


3 posted on 12/11/2014 3:22:21 PM PST by Lucky2 (Obama = limp wristed puke)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Will they order extra Kleenex for Nancy Boehner’s retirement ?


4 posted on 12/11/2014 3:23:42 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

FUJB!! Kill the bill!!


5 posted on 12/11/2014 3:23:48 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How many times must we be screwed before we say enough is enough? Apparently, a whole helluva lot, seeing as how there are STILL too many RINO lovers who will try in all conceivable ways to vote R, even if you hafta hold your nose, cuz R is most certainly “better” then D! Morons. Every. Single. One.


6 posted on 12/11/2014 3:25:58 PM PST by dware ("White Privilege" stems from one's ability to lace up work boots and read a work schedule)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“mount that individual donors can contribute to national political party committees”

This is a direct attack on conservatives and really anyone who wants to free themselves of the professional politicians.


7 posted on 12/11/2014 3:26:53 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"BURN SHUT THIS B*TCH DOWN!!!"
8 posted on 12/11/2014 3:28:54 PM PST by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It really is a toss up as to which cretin I loathe more: Dorkbama or Bonehead.

They are both slime and should be flushed alive.


9 posted on 12/11/2014 3:29:14 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“I hope he fails”

R. Limbaugh


10 posted on 12/11/2014 3:29:49 PM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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In a rare alliance, President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner

Are you kidding me!?!? When have they not allied?

I'm not talking about lip service!!!

When did MSDNC start doing comedy?

11 posted on 12/11/2014 3:31:34 PM PST by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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Smoke and Mirrors. Dogs and Ponies. Bread and Circuses. I don’t believe a single thing these POSs say...and I trust the Media even less!

It’s just BEYOND ridiculous! How do otherwise intelligent people NOT SEE how ‘We The People’ are pawns and are PAYING for all of this THEATER?!?!

Grrrrr! Seriously? I’m going to BITE someone before this week is through! Double-Grrrrr!


12 posted on 12/11/2014 3:31:54 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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Shut it down but guarantee there will be no retroactive pay!!!!!
13 posted on 12/11/2014 3:35:04 PM PST by dalereed
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I wonder what the larger and longer-term political dynamics of this are going to be.

On one hand we have Obama and Boehner working together to keep the government open.

On the other hand we have Conservatives holding fast and refusing to support that.

But we ALSO have Democrat Congressional (led by former Speaker Pelosi), and it looks like Senate (Warren), leaders agitating for a shutdown.

Could this be portrayed as the “Warren Shutdown” (or, less preferably, the “Pelosi Shutdown”), like the Dems tried (and failed) to do last year with Ted Cruz in order to hang any lasting stigma on the Dems?


14 posted on 12/11/2014 3:35:04 PM PST by tanknetter
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Shut it down and don’t pay any of these clowns, including the chief clown in the White House.

Wish we could not pay them but if you remember that all got their back pay. BACK PAY should be illegal but they will get that and bonuses.

15 posted on 12/11/2014 3:37:03 PM PST by Logical me
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Both are traitors...to America and to the most recent election. Traitors. Disgusting.


16 posted on 12/11/2014 3:37:30 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh, the theatrics!!!

Shut down is imminent ...proceed with finger pointing ....

Can’t breath!

Hands up! don’t shoot!

Let’s reboot in January.

Count off! Shirts Skins! Shirts Skins!


17 posted on 12/11/2014 3:37:46 PM PST by right way right (America will reject the suck of Socialist Freedumb, one way or another.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I wonder if Reggie is jealous of Boner.


18 posted on 12/11/2014 3:38:47 PM PST by Old Yeller (Civil rights are for civilized people.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This bill needs to die. Too many sleazy things that got slipped into it at the last minute.


19 posted on 12/11/2014 3:46:56 PM PST by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What is wrong with this picture? Boehner you idiot!


20 posted on 12/11/2014 3:47:20 PM PST by Williams
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