The Only Thing The GOP Left Out Of Its Crazy Debt Ceiling Demands Was A 'Birther Bill

http://www.businessinsider.com/debt-ceiling-deadline-gop-demands-birther-bill-boehner-obama-2013-9

 

"No less than the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spanking U.S. House Republicans for threatening to shut down the government if they don’t get their way regarding defunding and/or delaying the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Tea party types and others in the Republican majority said they will refuse to approve raising the nation’s debt ceiling or pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund government unless linked to undermining Obamacare.

"In a strongly worded letter, the Chamber urged House members to decouple the debt ceiling/CR from the health care law, insisting that Congress responsibly raise the debt ceiling “and then return to work on these other vital issues,” such as the ACA.

The nation’s largest business organization understands the risks to the economy if a government shutdown is merely threatened. Moreover, the Chamber and other business groups are in the midst of a fragile economic recovery that could be derailed by a government shutdown."

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All politicians do is make things worse why do we pay these idiots?

 

In a manner of speaking they pay themselves, with our money.

 

I think it was a mistake to include so many things. First, it takes the focus off Obamacare, which is the real issue. Second, the democrats didn't take them seriously to begin with, and now will laugh it off as a lame attempt to appear tough to their constituents before they fold.

Using the budget and debt ceiling as leverage is for crucial, defining issues, not everyday stuff. They just made the democrats' argument that they are irresponsible and trying to dictate from a minority position.

The republicans really have poor leadership. A couple of those items, like increasing the cost of medicare for better off seniors, is a direct strike at their own supporters. You'll never see Obama or the democrats do anything that stupid. Probably that moron Paul Ryan's input.

The republican leadership is furious that a freshman senator, Ted Cruz, is making them look like weenies and idiots. They have attacked him with the sort of language they would never use on Obama or Reid.

 

(CNSNews.com) - Twenty-five Republican senators—led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)--voted today in favor of invoking cloture on the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government past Monday, thus putting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) in a position where he could strip the bill of its provisions defunding Obamacare with a simple party-line majority instead of the 60 votes needed on cloture....



These are the 25 Republicans who voted with Reid to invoke cloture on the CR:

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

John Barrasso (R-WY)

Roy Blunt (R-MO)

John Boozman (R-AR)

Richard Burr (R-NC)

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)

Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ)

Daniel Coats (R-IN)

Tom Coburn (R-OK)

Thad Cochran (R-MS)

Susan Collins (R-ME)

Bob Corker (R-TN)

John Cornyn (R-TX)

Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

Mike Johanns (R-NE)

Mark Kirk (R-IL)

Ron Johnson (R-WI)

John McCain (R-AZ)

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

John Thune (R-SD)

Roger Wicker (R-MS)

These are the 19 Republican senators who voted against cloture:

Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Mike Enzi (R-WY)

Deb Fischer (R-NE)

Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Dean Heller (R-NV)

Jim Inhofe (R-OK)

Mike Lee (R-UT)

Jerry Moran (R-KS)

Rand Paul (R-KY)

Rob Portman (R-OH)

James Risch (R-ID)

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Marco Rubio (R-FL)

Tim Scott (R-SC)

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

Richard Shelby (R-AL)

Pat Toomey (R-PA)

David Vitter (R-LA)

 

Wall Street Pleads With GOP To Put The Debt Ceiling Gun Down

By Chris Gentilviso
Posted: 09/28/2013 11:30 am EDT | Updated: 09/28/2013 11:55 am EDT

"A former GOP governor and major voice for Wall Street minced no words on Friday about the repercussions the United States would face for defying the debt ceiling.

"In a Washington Post op-ed, President & CEO of the American Bankers Association Frank Keating expressed how grave a decision it would be for Congress to default on its nearly $17 trillion in debt.

"Using the debt ceiling as leverage in the deficit debate is unwise and dangerous," Keating wrote. "Citizens nationwide are frustrated with the political stalemate in Washington. But our nation’s financial integrity should not be used as a bargaining chip."

"In his role at the ABA, Keating leads the 135-year-old association, speaking for banks of all sizes and charters in the $13 trillion industry. Additionally, Keating has served on the Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force -- a group of former cabinet members, officials and other sources from both parties that made recommendations for reducing the U.S.' fiscal troubles.

"During his time in politics, Keating was governor of Oklahoma for two terms (1995-2003), leading the state through the Oklahoma City bombing tragedy. In the Washington Post op-ed, he notes that honoring fiscal obligations are not a partisan issue, referring how he balanced his state's budget for eight years running.

"As George Washington said, 'No pecuniary consideration is more urgent than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt; on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of the time more valuable,'" Keating wrote."

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Better yet, find out what our Founding Fathers would have done about this shit... Gallows would have employed many to say the least...

 

The GOP doesn't want to shutdown the government they just want to shut down Obamacare, like most of the tax payers want them to do.

 

I wonder if bernanke and crew prompted him by phone or email? or did they just write it and release the op ed piece under his name.