GOP Senator Wants to Wave the White Flag on DHS Funding

rollcall.com ^ | 2/11/15 | Humberto Sanchez

[cotton1706]

Facing a potentially tough re-election battle, Illinois Republican Mark S. Kirk has had enough of the standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security and wants the Senate to pass a clean bill.

“Yeah, I think in the end,” Kirk said when asked if Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should have the Senate pass a DHS spending bill without language designed to block President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.

“I generally agree with the Democratic position here,” Kirk said. “I think we should have never fought this battle on DHS funding.”

His comments come after Senate Democrats filibustered a House-passed bill to fund the agency three times over objections to the provisions stopping the White House immigration actions.

Now House and Senate GOP leaders are at an impasse over how to fund the agency with House bill unable to clear the Senate. Congress will have to act by the end of the month or the DHS would face a partial shutdown.

Kirk, who is up for re-election in 2016, appears to be stuck in the middle. He may face an uphill battle to victory given that Illinois voted for President Barack Obama with 25- and 17-point margins in 2008 and 2012, respectively.

[Doogle]

In a speech on the floor of the House in 2003, Kirk stated: “The last time I was in Iraq I was in uniform, flying at 20,000 feet, and the Iraqi Air Defense network was shooting at us”. Kirk has since clarified his statement, indicating that there is no record of his aircraft being fired upon.[26] “I simply misremembered it wrong”, he told the Chicago Sun-Times, referring to his military record.

..there's that word again...POS

[Colonel_Flagg]

But better our Lefty than a Dem lefty.

A lefty a lefty, no matter what color their stripes. Did we learn NOTHING from your tagline?

[GIdget2004]

“It’s time for Kirk to go.”

Has anyone else made any noise about running against him in a primary? I haven’t heard anything.

[InterceptPoint]

A lefty a lefty, no matter what color their stripes. Did we learn NOTHING from your tagline?

That's not true despite the fact that it is gospel here on FR.

Look at the voting records of Lefty GOP Senators or Congressmen and any Dem. They are always more conservative than any of the Dems. Votes count. We need all we can get.

So if we throw Mark Kirk under the bus then we will just end up with some Super-Lib Dem who will vote however Harry Reid tells him to vote. A foolish trade IMHO.

And yes, I still Remember Mississippi.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

So a "Clean Bill" is something that Democrats want?

If Democrats don't like it, it's "Dirty?"

I get it now.

[uncitizen]

The white surrender flag should have McConnel and Boehners picture on it.

[mund1011]

What Kirk said:
“I generally agree with the Democratic position here,” Kirk said. “I think we should have never fought this battle on DHS funding.”

What he meant to say:
“I generally agree with the Democrats”

[molson209]

Screw keeping the US secure , Lets help Criminals

[sarge83]

McConnell KNEW this was going to happen when he rammed through the corrupt Cromnibus bill. Boner and the rest of the Republicans KNEW it as well. Aside from a handful of conservatives the Republicans wanted amnesty and they got it courtesy of obama. Oh they will piss and moan a little, do a couple of show votes and then surrender gleefully out of sight of their conservative sycophants who still believe the crap the Republicans are shoveling. And the Chamber of Crony Fascism will reward their reelection accounts well $$$ and the country gets screwed over again by the liberals of both parties.