Republicans in disarray: GOP can’t quite decide who’s to blame for a govt. shutdown

[DonViejo]

Republicans would love to blame Democrats for a DHS shutdown, but they can’t stop blaming each other

SIMON MALOY

We’re about two weeks shy from the deadline for funding the Department of Homeland Security, and the chances of sending DHS into a “shutdown” grow larger with each passing moment. Republicans in the House keep insisting that funding for the department be tied to legislation undoing President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, and Republicans in the Senate can’t overcome Democratic filibusters.

The whole legislative process is stalled, and you all know what that means: it’s time to start working the refs and preemptively affixing blame for once again failing to perform the basic functions of government. The Republicans are trying their damnedest to pin this all on the Democrats, but they’re being tripped up by the fact that they also can’t stop blaming themselves.

The most hysterical reaction to date belongs to Sen. Mark Kirk, Republican of Illinois, who informed reporters of his plan to blame Democrats for all the people who might be killed in a hypothetical terrorist attack during the DHS shutdown:

“The Republicans — if there is a successful attack during a DHS shutdown — we should build a number of coffins outside each Democratic office and say, ‘You are responsible for these dead Americans,’” Kirk said Tuesday.

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http://www.salon.com/2015/02/12/republicans_in_disarray_gop_cant_quite_decide_whos_to_blame_for_a_govt_shutdown/

[onethatcares]

1. his buds are probably saying

"what, me build something????"

I'm already seeing the meme about Democratic legislators blocking needed legislation on other boards.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Awe Gee!!!

McTurtle and the Boner said this would not happen back in October if you all voted for the Rethugs. What happened Guys? Did you forget the fact that you all can not Govern!!!!

[Cha]

3. On DHS funding, Sen. Kirk goes from 'Dems killing Americans' to 'I agree with Dems' at warp speed

Whiplash!

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/12/rise-and-shine-1010/

Mahalo Don

[Fred Sanders]

7. At the speed of Fox - another GOP puppet politician does complete about face without shame.

Or consequence.

[Jim Lane]

10. Another mark of Kirk's whiplash is more subtle....

He's quoted on that page as saying, "I generally agree with the Democratic position here."

Did you catch it?

Democratic. He's running away from the Republican position so furiously that he's actually using correct grammar. Normal Republicanese would be to refer to "the Democrat position".

[msongs]

4. read the polls and caved in. unusual for repubs nt

[Thinkingabout]

5. Funding homeland security should be a no brainer for the

NO brainers of the GOP. Cruz is performing showing what he can do, he will be the same as president, little dictator.

[CanonRay]

6. Maybe I'm confused. Don't they now control both houses of Congress?

I think where the blame lies is pretty clear.

[KauaiK]

8. If they shutdown the Gov't does that mean TSA goes away?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. We didn't need a "Department of Homeland Security" during WWII....

Or the Cold War.

And there were actual operatives in this country instead of imaginary ones.

Let the DHS go down in history as a Bush Era overreaction to 9/11 along with the invasion of Iraq.