Squandering a GOP Majority

[Crabtownboy]

When is a majority not a majority?

A majority in Congress is a terrible thing to waste, but only two months into their largest majority since the 1920s Republicans are well on the way. Their latest mental breakdown is over their attempt to overturn President Obama ’s order ending deportations for some five million illegal immigrants.

Once again the fight comes down to recognizing political reality, or marching off a cliff to almost certain failure. The Cliff Marchers refuse to vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security without a provision barring the enforcement of Mr. Obama’s immigration orders going back to 2012. But the House bill has failed to get the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate. That puts DHS on the cusp of a partial shutdown.


http://www.wsj.com/articles/squandering-a-gop-majority-1425250184

 

[OldRegular]

When is a majority not a majority?

McConnell needs to do what dingy Harry did. Change the rules and pass the House bill with 51 votes. Then Obumma can veto it and take another whack at the nations security.

 

[church mouse guy]

The Wall Street Journal, the source here, is the voice of the country club joining with the US Chamber of Commerce in demanding more cheap Mexican workers. Why raise wages when Mexicans will work cheap keeping the country club looking good?

 

[carpro]

When is a majority not a majority?

Or you could squander a majority like democrats did...abuse it so badly you get thrown out of office.

 

[InTheLight]

When Boehner went ahead and reached a budgetary agreement on spending with the lame-duck Democratic controlled House back in December, he basically gift-wrapped 2015 and gave it to them.

He should have done an emergency funding to keep the government running until the new GOP majority was seated in Congress and then do some real spending cuts and deal with the immigration executive orders. But NO...

 

[church mouse guy]

When Boehner went ahead and reached a budgetary agreement on spending with the lame-duck Democratic controlled House back in December, he basically gift-wrapped 2015 and gave it to them.

He should have done an emergency funding to keep the government running until the new GOP majority was seated in Congress and then do some real spending cuts and deal with the immigration executive orders. But NO...

Exactly! The GOP needs to dump Boehner.