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I was listening to Charlie Sheen and wondering, where have I heard this sort of dialogue before?, and then it came to me. Hamlet! Example:
Hamlet is Sheen, right down to nuances like the truth torpedoes and the dead dog.
By golly, Charlie Sheen’s starting to make sense to me. This is political satire. Do you see it now? It’s so obvious! OBAMA IS CLAUDIUS!
More lack of leadership — Would welcome commentary about the CR and budget battle currently playing out on Capitol Hill — with special mention of GOP wimpiness, limpiness, loser-ness, and why they continue to underwhelm — big time!! They can’t muster some testosterone against the Dems who hold a losing hand of jokers — defense of Federally funded cowboy poetry festivals??? Are you kidding me? Get outta here!
How House Republican Leaders Are Going to Betray House Republican Freshmen
Posted by Erick Erickson (Profile)
Monday, March 14th at 5:00AM EDT
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Allow me to explain what the House Republicans are doing — not that they will ever admit it.
The House Republicans leaders are scared to death of shutting down the government, never mind that a shutdown is really just a slow down.
The House Republicans leaders absolutely, unequivocally do not want a shut down. Mean time, the Democrats would love a shutdown. They remember 1995, and they remember that it was the government shutdown of 1995 that put Bill Clinton back in the driver’s seat.
While all of this is going on, we have Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid saying we cannot defund the National Endowment of the Humanities because no one would show up at a cowboy poetry festival in Nevada.
We also have Senate Republican Saxby Chambliss now saying he’s willing to consider tax increases and unwilling to defund National Public Radio.
With the House Republicans’ unwillingness to shut down the government, they’ve out negotiated themselves. But the leadership and its inability to effectively whip its own freshman means the leadership needs a plan to scare the beejeezus out of Freshman Republicans. That plan requires a three week continuing resolution.
Let me tell you why.
What comes up in April? The debt ceiling debacle.
Merging the continuing resolution debate and the debt ceiling debate together would be the worst possible situation for conservatives. It would limit their negotiating position for substantive cuts when the clock is ticking toward what Democrats and Republican leaders are calling not just a shut down situation, but a default situation.
If a continuing resolution and debt ceiling debate were merged, moderates would be empowered to push for minimal cuts, no defunding of Obamacare, no defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, no defunding of Planned Parenthood, etc. Republican leaders in the House and Democratic leaders in the Senate would be in the comfy position of being able to ignore conservatives in the name of a “good government compromise,” which is Washington Speak for growing the size and scope of government while pretending not to.
It is crucial for conservatives to fight against the short term CR and force the Democrat and Republican Leaders to sit down now and start making real cuts. The cuts the Republicans are proposing are a drop in the bucket to real reform.
The voters put the GOP in power to cut the size of government. It is time to do just that.
Below is a list of Freshman Republicans to call and demand they oppose the House GOP Leadership’s short term continuing resolution. Call 202-224-3121, ask for the Congressman, and tell him to oppose the new short term CR and demand he support substantive cuts and a long term plan.
These are the freshmen who voted for the Mulvaney amendment to bring spending levels back to the 2006 level. The vote was 93 to 328. It is a pretty good list of the most conservative members and freshmen with some anomaloies (Denham, Hurt, etc.).
You can reach each of these Congressmen by calling 202-224-3121.
1) Amash (MI) *voted against the first CR
2) Buerkle (NY)
3) Denham (CA)
4) Duncan (SC)
5) Ellmers (NC)
6) Fleishmann (TN)
7) Gardner (CO)
Gowdy (SC)
9) Griffin (AZ)
10) Griffith (VA)
11) Harris (MD)
12) Huizenga (MI)
13) Huelskamp (KS) *already opposed
14) Hurt (VA)
15) Labrador (ID)
16) Landry (LA)
17) Mulvaney (SC)
18) Pompeo (KS)
19) Reed (NY)
20) Ribble (WI)
21) Rigell (VA)
22) Rokita (IN)
23) Schweikert (AZ)
24) A. Scott (GA)
25) T. Scott (SC)
26) Southerland (FL)
27) Stutzman (IN)
28) Walsh (IL)
29) Woodall (GA)
30) T. Young (IN)
Other obvious conservative freshmen who didn’t vote for the Mulvaney amendment:
31) Fincher (TN)
32) Lankford (OK)
33) Webster (FL)
34) West (FL)
Of the non-freshmen, these are the conservatives that should be no brainers that we need to hear from soon:
1) Broun (GA)
2) Chaffetz (UT)
3) Coffman (CO)
4) Fleming (LA)
5) Foxx (NC)
6) Franks (AZ)
7) Flake (AZ)
Garrett (NJ)
9) Jordan (OH)
10) Lamborn (CO)
11) McClintock (CA)
12) Pearce (NM)
13) Pence (IN)
14) Scalise (LA)
15) Graves (GA)
16) Blackburn (TN)
17) Lummis (WY)
Bachmann, Gohmert, Paul, Jones, and Steve King are presumably already a no vote because they voted against the first CR.
Just a note: Do not expect much from Jeff Flake (AZ). He may have some good votes, but should not be listed as a conservative. He was one of 3 house members who voted against the Spending Cut Bill last month because it did not go far enough. True, it didn’t but is that an excuse to continue punishing us? At least help pass the damn thing and hopefully, someday when the Senate takes it up, there’s an opportunity to lobby for the additional cuts that were desired through an amendment he and two other house republicans wanted (all three sided w/ the dems. Pretty much a big baby tantrum).
Also, credit Flake and Inglis (SC) of being the first Republicans to introduce a carbon tax into the house. Here was Flake’s assessment: “The first axiom of economics is if you want less of something, you tax it,” said Flake, a leading fiscal conservative, in an interview. “Obviously, we want less carbon, so we tax it.”
Lovely conservative principles, right?
Now that he’s running for AZ Senate, I can suggest a campaign ad for whoever challenges him in the GOP primary next year:
Jeff Flake. He is his last name.
Tammy, great update as always. In a very rare correction, I must point out the book of Job is pronounced Jobe. As in… rhymes with Robe.
Just an FYI. :)
Not just playing golf, but joking about it too. Disgusting.
“And for all those who think I golf too much, let me be clear. I’m not spending time on the golf course — I’m investing time on the golf course.” (Laughter.)
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/presidents-remarks-at-gridiron-club-last-night.html
Time to update an old joke.
Original joke; An advisor goes to President George W. Bush and says, “Mr. President, 10 Brazilian soldiers were killed in an ambush today.” President Bush shakes his head sadly and asks, “How many is a Brazilian?”
Updated joke; An advisor goes to President Barack Hussein Obama and says, “Mr. President, 10 Brazilian soldiers were killed in an ambush today.” President Obama says, “FOOOORE!!!!”
Well, you knew I was a snake when you let me climb onto your back.
(Narcissism is as narcissist does.)
This is the very worst president we have ever had—not even Clinton can top this narcism! He had to be told to go to the Gulf during the oil spill, too. He really doesn’t care about the American people or the people of the world. It’s shameful.
Ann Coulter is going to be on the Scoreboard tonight too.
I am always torn when I see ObaMao on the links; if he would just STAY out there, maybe he would do less damage.
I think we may have a problem with Sarah being president. I don’t think she golfs!! This is a skill that is obviously more important than issues and one she absolutely must learn if she is to “worldly” enough. :P
He should be careful, lots of people get hurt by lighting playing golf, hold the club higher knothead.