This
week, our fiscal crisis reemerged. No budget=Shutdown.
House
Republicans blocked the budget not because they objected to its contents, but
because they objected to Mr. Obama’s health-care reform. Then they went from defunding
Obamacare. . .to delaying Obamacare. . .to delaying parts
of Obamacare. . .to funding the government piecemeal, leaving Obamacare
in place. If Republicans have already conceded on defunding of Obamacare,
what’s the point of keeping the government closed?
Mr.
Boehner could short-circuit all of the posturing by bringing a clean bill to
the floor of the House. We all know that two things would happen: It would
pass, and he could lose his Speakership if he did. Why are Republicans letting
Mr. Boehner get away with his sniveling performance? Because their money and
power depend on his intransigence. Use the quote below from Upton Sinclair to
write your homily on the corrupting power of money in our democracy.
The guy NOBODY wants in their foxhole:
Obamacare haunts Yogi:
Low information voters abound:
Boehner looks for a life line:
Republicans should stop asking why Obama negotiates with Syria and not with them:
