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Title: Some House Republicans set to vote with Dems on ending shutdown?
Post by: mystery-ak on January 08, 2019, 09:42:34 pm
Some House Republicans set to vote with Dems on ending shutdown?

AllahpunditPosted at 2:41 pm on January 8, 2019

Wouldn’t be the worst way this drama could end for POTUS, frankly. Having the party break ranks to thwart him would be momentarily embarrassing but it would bail him out of a potentially thornier situation. If the feds miss a pay period and federal workers start walking off the job en masse, that’d be messy and might force a full presidential surrender. If congressional Republicans start flipping first, that’s much more easily explained. The treacherous RINOs would have proved once again that they’re unwilling to stand and fight. Trump did his part. He was stabbed in the back. Result: Shutdown over, establishment blamed, Trump’s populist cred intact.

No wonder House Republican leaders aren’t making a fuss to keep their members in line.
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    Despite the White House PR blitz, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and other senior Republicans believe that “a significant bloc” of House Republicans could vote with Democrats on the funding measures, according to GOP lawmakers and aides.

    A senior House GOP aide said McCarthy and his top lieutenants believe 15 to 25 Republicans will vote with Democrats this week, possibly even more.

    “We have a lot of members who are gonna want to vote for these things,” said the GOP aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “Publicly, we will never tell them to do it. Privately, we will tell them to do what they have to do.”

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https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/08/house-republicans-set-vote-dems-ending-shutdown/
Title: Re: Some House Republicans set to vote with Dems on ending shutdown?
Post by: truth_seeker on January 08, 2019, 10:08:30 pm
Forget "shutdown," since they always get paid. (short term expediency, is childlike-liberal thinking)

Think of better border security, which we need. (long term improvement is adultlike-conservative thinking)
Title: Re: Some House Republicans set to vote with Dems on ending shutdown?
Post by: Free Vulcan on January 08, 2019, 10:35:16 pm
(But we have a Senate.)
Title: Re: Some House Republicans set to vote with Dems on ending shutdown?
Post by: Wingnut on January 08, 2019, 10:37:24 pm
Quote from: Free Vulcan on January 08, 2019, 10:35:16 pm
(But we have a Senate.)

(Lets not tell them)
Title: Re: Some House Republicans set to vote with Dems on ending shutdown?
Post by: Free Vulcan on January 08, 2019, 10:43:06 pm
Quote from: The Ghost on January 08, 2019, 10:37:24 pm
(Lets not tell them)


:888mouth  :rolling:
Title: Re: Some House Republicans set to vote with Dems on ending shutdown?
Post by: edpc on January 08, 2019, 10:43:31 pm
Something similar happened with the tax bill, since the removal of the state write-offs would directly effect their constituents.