http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/31/1318224/-Breaking-News-Cruz-Screws-his-Crews?detail=email
The new speaker of the House, Senator Ted Cruz (R-BS), just prevented John Boehner (R-Totally Screwed) from bringing to a vote his bill to throw children to coyotes, because it doesn’t throw them to coyotes fast enough. Since a bill supposedly intended to address the humanitarian crisis on our southern border didn’t include a provision that prevented humanitarian actions on the part of President Obama, Sen SCruzed advised his House puppets to prevent a vote on the bill.
Of course, it was a bad bill that had no chance to become law. It was insufficiently funded, and had more to do with getting more guns on the border than it did with addressing the problems. It was intended to deport refugee children, and to ensure they didn’t get adequate asylum hearings. Nevertheless, passage of any bill might have allowed something sensible to come out of a conference committee – if Republicans didn’t also block a Senate bill (which they did).
Just as happened during the last fubar over funding the government, Sen SCruzed decided that having his name on a wrench thrown into the works is more important than actually doing anything. Does anyone think this move will make Republicans more popular in advance of the November Congressional elections?
Since even Republicans are insisting Something Must Be Done, this may well require the President to do something by executive order. The statement from the Republican caucus actually said, "There are numerous steps the president can and should be taking right now, without the need for congressional action, to secure our borders and ensure these children are returned swiftly and safely to their countries." I shit you not. Republicans in the House are encouraging the President to act on his own -- for which lawless actions, of course, Republicans in the House earlier this week voted to sue him. You really can't make this crap up.
confused they are telling Pres. it's ok to do what they are suing him for, shouldn't that void their claim to sue? in case you haven't noticed this civil skirmish on the republican front is primarily between traditional republicans and wet behind the ears "we'll kill the country and everything in it if we don't get our way" tea people, they embraced these unpatriotic idiots to give them numbers to win 2010 midterms they let them have the run of the party and they took over gangsta style, strong arm threats to play ball or your political life will swim with the fishes. now out of control they are divided and they are falling. racial animist and bigotry their staples are what now have become their Waterloo.
aside from lying to their base promising jobs they have yet to produce they have chosen to use the time we pay them for to dog the Pres. with all the little cute racial slurs and disrespect they were unable to dent his armor and today that truth continues they sold wolf tickets that they obviously can't cash and IMO have done immeasurable harm to their party. there are still those who will vote for them no matter how much it will hurt them blind to reality and oblivious to their present condition they will support their party.
that means we have to show up and be counted or not and still be counted by republicans as those the oppose and their status quo continues to confine or advancement. recognize Pres. is doing his part are we???
