Cracks emerge in House GOP on shutdown strategy

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/325905-cracks-emerge-in-house-gop-on-government-shutdown


Cracks emerge in House GOP on shutdown strategy
By Bob Cusack - 10/01/13 03:12 PM ET


Cracks are starting to emerge among House Republicans on their government funding strategy.

A handful of Republicans in the lower chamber on Tuesday embraced a “clean” continuing resolution (CR): Reps. Pat Meehan (Pa.), Jon Runyan (N.J.), Scott Rigell (Va.), Mike Fitzpatrick (Pa.) and Frank Wolf (Va.).

They joined Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) and GOP New York Reps. Pete King and Michael Grimm, who endorsed a clean CR earlier this week.

A "clean" bill would not include provisions to delay or defund ObamaCare, and is supported by the White House and Senate Democrats.

In a Tweet, Meehan stated, “I came to DC to fix gov't, not shut it down. It’s time for House to vote for a clean, short-term funding bill to bring Senate to the table.”

Similarly, Rigell wrote on Twitter, “We fought the good fight. Time for a clean CR.”

Wolf agrees with Rigell, a Wolf aide told The Hill. In a statement on the House floor Tuesday, Wolf said, “This is bad for America. It is bad for America. Enough is enough. It’s time to be leaders. It’s time to govern. Open up the government.”

A Fitzpatrick aide said the Pennsylvania Republican would support a clean CR. Runyan told the Burlington County Times he would vote yes on such a measure.

Other centrist Republicans, including Rep. Frank LoBiondo (N.J.), are getting antsy with their leaders.

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), meanwhile, is attempting to go on offense by scheduling votes that would open selected government departments at current funding levels. The bills would not fund the Department of Health and Human Services, which is implementing ObamaCare.

[BeyondGeography]

1. 49 Republicans who say the shutdown is a mistake

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/09/30/2698471/republicans-against-the-shutdown/

[tridim]

2. Internal polling must be devastating.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. ....depending on your point of view.

[msanthrope]

8. Pat Meehan's shitting a brick. His seat could be in real trouble. nt

[bunnies]

3. Ted Cruz as the face of the party is going to screw them with Independents.

Some of them are smart enough to know that. The question is: how many?

[lostincalifornia]

4. Unless and until they bring the clean bill before the house for a vote, nothing will happen

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

5. Then they should get the other 49 people to join a discharge petition demanding a clean CR

and fuck the Hastert Rule. It's been broken 4 times by Boehner.

Ms. Pelosi should go ahead and start an discharge petition now.

[cui bono]

13. That could be interesting...

would really show Boehner is the worst speaker ever.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended for signs of sanity and leadership emerging in the Republican Party,

even if temporary.

Thanks for the thread, babylonsister.

[demwing]

18. And who would have thought it would come from King?

I feel like a child because I keep finding something new to be astounded by...

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. A better clean(ing) would be the throw the whole rotten bunch of 'pukes out

Yep.

[hobbit709]

10. I don't want cracks, I want total disintegration.

[Cha]

11. Thank you, babylonsistah.. here's to Widening of

the Cracks!

[tularetom]

12. Come on over away from the dark side, guys

You have more in common with us than those tea party freaks anyway.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

14. Left my thoughts on the Facebook page of the worthless POS ...

..who allegedly "represents" me (Scott Garrett, R-NJ). He's going on about what a "trainwreck" Obamacare is. The trainwreck is the shutdown.

[babylonsister]

16. That's a good idea. People can at least see your

comments, until you're blocked.

I live in GA, so I have A LOT of writing to do.

[roamer65]

15. Rethugs from traditionally blue states had better desert real quick.

Their jobs are on the line. They will be the first to go in the November 2014 layoff.

[corkhead]

17. Ha Ha, predominantly blue state house repubs, sucks to be you

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Oops....