Shorter Avik Roy: “There is no internecine war between Republicans. It’s just that Ted Cruz is an insufferable penis.”
Okay, then.
But can we ask what in the hell the House thinks it is doing?
Because Ted Cruz is a freshman backbencher in the Senate and he shouldn’t have any more influence over the House than fellow freshman Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska.
@samsteinhp 1m
Obama called Boehner to say he “wouldn’t negotiate with him on the debt limit” per the speakers office
Shorter Obama to Boehner:
https://twitter.com/psddluva4evah/status/381191746115231745
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I hope so! But on past performance, Obama will probably offer someone without political clout as a sacrifice.
From the comments:
These comments are so delicious, I have to wonder if Soros is secretly funding people to troll Republican websites.
I liked this response to a sane dose of reality.
Jessica NJ
Obamacare spending is mandatory, which means that voting to fund various parts of the government would have no impact on Obamacare spending. In order to “defund” Obamacare Republicans had to insert language that essentially changes the legal status of the law.
philcic
Total BS
It’s only a partial does of reality. There are obligations created by the bill but there are also administrative costs that are part of a discretionary HHS budget.
This might be quite entertaining if the potential consequences weren’t so serious.
It’s kind of entertaining anyway.