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Only 70 Republicans Vote Against Disastrous CR

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  September 14th, 2012 at 08:09 AM  | 

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As we noted earlier this week, the Continuing Resolution voted on in the House will increase spending, fund Obamacare, and extend the main welfare program without forcing Obama to reinstate work requirements.  This bill is really an embarrassment to everything House Republicans professed to stand for.  It will delay the major battles until March 27, 2013.  And let me tell you, they will really really really take the Democrats’ lunch money then.  Just wait and see.

The House passed the bill yesterday by a 329-91 margin.  Only 70 Republicans voted no.  It’s very telling that all but 21 Democrats voted for the CR, and half of the no votes were Blue Dogs who were trying to angle to the right in their tough reelection campaigns.  Obviously, they didn’t feel they were being treated to a “Satan sandwich.”  We were.

Click here to download the color-coded spreadsheet of the Republican vote from the Madison Performance Index.

Now the CR moves to the Senate where its passage is a forgone conclusion.  House Republicans will vote on a resolution of disapproval against Obama’s waiver of welfare work requirements next week, but there is no guarantee that McConnell will force a vote in the Senate.  Even if he does, Democrats will now have more leverage to oppose it.  They can point to the fact that Republicans were willing to renew the TANF program in the CR without attaching a work requirement provision.

And that is pretty much the end of the 112th Congress, folks.  That’s a rap…well, at least until the lame duck session – the session that was supposed to be eliminated as a result of the CR.  From here on out, it’s all about the elections, but we must be prepared for a major showdown during the lame duck.

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  • fredflintlock

    Indeed, since the invention of flight, the horse and buggy are rarely used to transport politicians from their home states to DC. It’s time to place elections at the end of the fiscal year, not the beginning, and shorten the lame duck session to a couple of weeks. And nearly 90 days until a new President is inaugurated? Seriously?

  • commonsenseobserver

    On the contrary, a resolution could actually work under the Congressional Review Act if Obama weren’t in the White House and Democrats didn’t control the Senate.
    This CR was bad.

  • MiamiDave

    So, all but 70 GOP Congressmen voted to fund Obamacare, increase the debt, and to allow Obama to waive the welfare work requirements. This, friends, is exactly what primaries are for. The attack ads write themselves.

  • dbecraft

    And so many wonder why Conservatives should be working for a third party!

  • dbecraft

    It’s always about the next election with these folks! Never in their wildest dreams would the think about what is best for America. Sorry to hear that Levin had to come around – seems that even our Conservative radio hosts have to cater to the politicians eventually… Going downhill fast. I’m really sick of hearing about election politics instead of what is right and best for America!

  • streiff

    a word of caution before irrational exuberance gets you in trouble. Longstanding RS policy is that advocating 3d party earns you a ban.

  • dbecraft

    Had no idea these days – but can understand why (things change). Probably should have known the policy since I’ve been around here for many years (not necessarily responding though). Will try to keep it to a minimum but will not give up what is best regardless of party.

    I recognize your handle from years ago – so howdy and if I overreach, well, that is okay, will have to suffer any consequences. Will t;ry to temper my statements though…thanks,

    Dan

  • carmen

    I think that was DeMint’s point: That “what’s best for America” was to take that issue OUT of the election discussion – an issue that may well have been detrimental to Romney (or whatever (R) candidate you can think of) because the Dems and their propagandists in the media spin and spin and spin it as unmailed social security checks, unpaid soldiers, etc etc etc… And, unfortunately, too many fall for it.

    If, as DeMint pointed out, a few more billion (which, when we’re talking about 16+ trillion is a drop of water in the ocean) NOW gives us a President Romney and (R) House and Senate, is it worth the cost?

    I can ABSOLUTELY see both sides here. I am fed up with the spending, too. But, even in our daily lives, don’t we all do (or at least CONSIDER doing) something we don’t WANT to do because we know in the long run it will be better for us?

    *sigh* It is frustrating. But I don’t know if I would want to add that whole Gov’t Shutdown mess to the discussion with only 50-odd days left until the election.

  • streiff

    I recognized your name from long ago. Welcome back.

  • dbecraft

    True! Seems today that UP is DOWN and DOWN is UP so why worry about how it happens… Still not sure how that is good but can understand what you are saying. Not so sure that it is the right path though…

    I will add though that FRUSTRATION is the key point – and it sure grows daily! We sure could use some external help!

  • garfieldjl

    The situation boils down to the Democrats being perfectly willing to defund our Troops in order to raise taxes or do whatever the hell else they want. The problem with our victories in 2010 is not that we won those seats, it’s that many of the Democrats that got kicked out of office were the “Blue Dog” Democrats.
    Right now Boehner is forced to try to reason with a bunch of left-wing ideologues, it’s not going to work.
    While it is good we made huge gains in 2010, I wish we had kicked out more of the looney bin democrats… Since 2010, the Democrats moved further to the left, which is why we must take the Senate and win the Presidency.

  • devan95

    The left stream media is to blame. And if you are not giving your LOCAL left stream media outlets a ration of s@@t every day for their 24/7 support of Marxism, then you are not doing YOUR job.

  • http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com ColdWarrior

    There’s no wonder. Most conservatives are merely registered as Republicans or think of themselves as “Republicans.” The only Republicans who can actually change the Party are those who are “inside” it where they live. Those who have become “voting members” of the Party. Called “precinct committeeman” in most states.

    The reason “the Republican Party” is not “conservative enough” for most complaining conservatives is because not enough of those complaining conservatives are actually “inside” the Party as PCs. Only PCs get to elect the leaders of the Party at the local, county, state and national committee levels.

    Every been to your local Republican Party committee meeting? Know when and where it meets?

    Go here to learn more: http://theprecinctproject.wordpress.com

    Thank you.

    ColdWarrior

  • dpmaine

    Ehh, term limits just means the few Rep’s we have that are any good will be gone before they have any actual power.