When Dems are in power, they steamroll the GOP, the rules – anything that gets in their way.

When the GOP is in power (yeah I know it’s ‘only’ the House), they look for ways to shoot themselves in the foot and bend over backwards compromising, while the Dems are on TV 24/7 griping about how evil and partisan and rule-breaking the Republicans are.

campaign on our parts. They do not want to shut down the government because in their hearts they believe that government is the answer to all problems.
We the People are the sovereigns of this nation, We must convince our servants that they must do our will. That we did not send them to Washington to compromise with the devil. That they will be out of a job next primary season if they cave in to the Left.
We must convince them that we would rather have no government than to have Obamacare. And, when the government shuts down we do not want the furloughed workers to get paid for their few days of unscheduled vacation. They are way overpaid as it is, and they need to suffer the way the taxpayers have been sufferering. Maybe their pain will convince the Demo-rats to give in.
Start the campaign now, and keep it up until we get what we voted for. Do not let up until we get it all. We cannot let the wimps compromise our liberties and livelihoods away for the sake of “amity”. We do not want an “amiable” destruction of our country, we want to save it. And we need to be as ruthless in its defense as the enemy has been in its attempted destruction!

I live in Florida. All three Republican congressmen were elected in 2010. I could only leave a voice message for Webster. The voice mail for West and Southerland were full. I emailed West but was not allowed to email Southerland or Webster. Funny… I bet they would accept a donation. The Republicans never seem to learn. The election of 2010 and its message seems to have fallen on ears that do not hear.

Here is a quote from Chambliss from Sunday, “Chambliss said the proposal the group is developing aims to reduce the effective tax rate across the board by making changes to the tax code. He did not specify what those changes entail.” Where is the part about raising taxes? It did say they were considering raising the SS retirement age for those under 35.

vote is on Wednesday now.

Fincher — undecided. I am not in Fincher’s district but as a TN GOP volunteer, I did a lot of GOTV calls for him so I felt like I was entitled to call him as well. I am not sure that it carries as much weight when you don’t live in the district.

If House Republicans refuse to act to eliminate Obamacare and curtail the growing debt and spending( a .02% is NOT curtailing spending), their party is dead in the next election, no third chances, no support at all… At that point, the only workable solution moves from ballots to bullets and everyone will lose.

a secret. I called yesterday … staff is clueless. I called today … staff is clueless. They think he “might ” have personally decided his position but not announcing it.. Glad to see him exhibiting the backbone of a jellyfish. Starting to think he is just another tool of the leadership and needs a primary opponent next year.

They will not be given another opportunity to rein in government, reduce our debt, and return to constitutional principles.

Thus, the GOP’s last chance is likely America’s last chance. These pukes will sacrifice American prosperity, power, influence, and credibility, because they do not possess the testicles to fight for their own country.

Means that they cut more on an annualized basis than the previous bill (HR1 I think) that would have funded government through the end of the year. Of course the $61B really is just chump change compared to the size of the problem.

And of course revenue can be raised without raising taxes on those who already pay something. There are a mixture of ways to do that. One would be to get this economy moving to create more taxpayers than we currently have and cut the losses that are being reported, and another would be to expand the tax base by leveling out the extreme lopsidedness of the progressive income tax. Are we not for doing either of those?

I really don’t see a problem with them with the exception that they do not fundamentally change the paradigm of the centralized administrative state – which I view to be the root of nearly all that ails us.

If that is really what we want, why can’t we just cut to the chase? We want the centraized administratve state to go, and various flavors of RINOS would rather negotiate and compromise with it, not even attempting to neuter it.

The important point these guys are missing is that the administrative state will collapse under its own weight on its own (may even be be past the point of no return, only time will tell). It does not have have a strong poition to negotiate from whether the average American or the politicians realize it or not. The only real choice we have at this point is to deal with its passing in an oderly way through our political system or we can do it in a disorderly and chaotic way, and take whatevere may come as result. Not much more really needs to be said.

It should be made perfectly clear that we will replace “Republicans” with Conservatives if they do not play nice.
That this mantra will be held for ALL “Republicans” right up to Mr. Speaker of the House. We will no longer tolerate “weak kneed”, “spineless”, “wimps” representing U.S. in Government. That means that representatives such as Mr. Boehner my run the risk of being a one term “Speaker of the House” while his party remains dominant.

The Democrats did not pay these games last term. They stood strong, at the risk of losing their jobs, on their commitment.

The “Republicans” are standing weak, at the risk of losing their jobs.

GET SOME BACKBONE, Mr. Speaker, or perhaps we Conservatives will run you out of office.

I called each office, none of them know yet how they will vote, but I can call back after the vote and they will know then… I believe this is an unacceptable answer.

and Clinton with 60% approval ratings a year later…

those who refuse to learn from history are condemned to repeat it…

the story of 1995 is that the Republicrat establishment made a lot of noise then about de-funding the left, eliminating funding of the National Endowment of the Arts, PBS, NPR, and Planned Parenthood…and when the time came to put up or shut up…they were rolled…we still have all of the above programs. Clinton was reelected, and ended his presidency with approval ratings in the 50 to 60% range…

There is nothing new here…and that’s what is so infuriating…nothing changes from one decade to the next…Republicans play defense…the Democrats play offense and the ball is always advanced to the left…and never to the right…

EVEN when we have the great majority of the country with us…they compromise and collude with the Dems to either advance the ball for the Dems…or to protect Dem gains in the end.

It’s de ja vu all over again.

This is 1995. GOP squishes have the mandate to do what they were put in power to do but refuse to do it. I am looking at you, John Boehner. I am looking at you, Eric Cantor. Both major Epic FAILs because they are willing to go along to get along.

Next year, we’ll get Mitt Romney as the nominee because that’s who the blueblood countryclubber GOP Judge Smails crowd wants, along with another nice guy and no one will take the fight to the Street Thug in Chief, who will become El Presidente for Life.

No way he leaves after his constitutional term limits, by the way. No way.

I just called and was told he’s still evaluating it as the CR is still changing and amendments are being added. I am hoping he will do the right thing, as his campaign was based on a platform of cutting spending. It would be very disappointing to see him do what he’s told by the GOP leadership instead of keeping his promises to his constituents.

Contact Rep. Jim Renacci:

Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 225-3876
Fax: (202) 225-3059

Canton
Phone: (330)489-4414
Fax: 330-493-9265

The aide for Mike Coffman (R-CO-6) on the phone said that he understood my opposition to the 3-week CR, but that Coffman was voting for it, with the “assurance” from House leadership that this would be the “last” one.
I noted my disappointment, and his failure to stand with the Republican Study Committee, and my intent to keep a close eye on this one.

The aide for Mike Coffman (R-CO-6) on the phone said that he understood my opposition to the 3-week CR, but that Coffman was voting for it, with the “assurance” from House leadership that this would be the “last” one.
I noted my disappointment, and his failure to stand with the Republican Study Committee, and my intent to keep a close eye on this one.

I went down Erick’s list here – though I live in GA, and called 33 of these House Reps. The results:

Against – 7
For – 5
“Undecided,” i.e., spineless – 21

This is sickening and unacceptable. Congresswoman Ellmers’ aide (NC) actually told me that she was voting FOR the resolution because she had already voted to defund the $105BB for Obamacare in HR1, and felt that didn’t need to be revisited. What a crock. This male aide was a real jerk, I might add, with a condescending attitude.

If the Republicans cave on this, it’s time for a revolt. As Mark Levin has correctly stated – a vote FOR this continuing resolution is a vote FOR Obamacare.

Mark Koenig
Atlanta, GA

Trimming discretionary spending is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Our deficit is 1.6 TRILLION. Our Discretionary Spending is about 1.3 Trillion. If we ELIMINATE ALL Discretionary Spending and fund ONLY entitlements and interest on the debt, we’re STILL 300B in the hole! Entitlement Reform is our ONLY hope.
http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/index.php/article/936

Taking EVERY PENNY EARNED by those making 200K and above will only increase revenue by about 1 Trillion! We’d still be 600B in the hole. Entitlement Reform is our ONLY hope.
http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2011/03/the-uncomfortable-truth-%E2%80%93-we-can%E2%80%99t-soak-the-rich-enough/

Obama will learn of it when he gets back from the golf course, Biden when he gets back from a foreign junket, and the congress when they are replaced by Arabs or Chinese.

Like many of my colleagues in Congress I am frustrated that we have not been able to make more progress on spending cuts in a CR for the full year, but in my mind, a vote in favor of this CR is a vote for spending cuts of a magnitude many in this House have never seen. I could not vote against cutting wasteful government spending. It’s as simple—and as important—as that. I cannot pass up the opportunity to support good reforms that will work to better our country and cut spending.

REPUBLICAN: 186 Y / 54 N
DEMOCRATIC: 85 Y / 104 N / 3 NV
TOTALS: 271 Y / 158 N / 3 NV

Here are the Rs who voted nay:

1. Akin
2. Amash
3. Bachmann
4. Bartlett
5. Barton (TX)
6. Benishek
7. Burton (IN)
8. Campbell
9. Chabot
10. Chaffetz
11. Duncan (SC)
12. Flake
13. Fleming
14. Franks (AZ)
15. Garrett
16. Gingrey (GA)
17. Gohmert
18. Gowdy
19. Graves (GA)
20. Hall
21. Harris
22. Heller
23. Huelskamp
24. Huizenga (MI)
25. Johnson (IL)
26. Jones
27. Jordan
28. King (IA)
29. Labrador
30. Lamborn
31. Landry
32. Long
33. Mack
34. McCotter
35. Mulvaney
36. Paul
37. Pearce
38. Pence
39. Pitts
40. Poe (TX)
41. Rehberg
42. Rigell
43. Ross (FL)
44. Schmidt
45. Smith (NJ)
46. Southerland
47. Stearns
48. Stutzman
49. Sullivan
50. Tipton
51. Walberg
52. Walsh (IL)
53. West
54. Wilson (SC)