Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Republican/Teabaggers willing to shut down government, again
This time they are willing to go for a shutdown rather than help Americans get relief from the several natural disasters that have struck our shores.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has said he'll send legislation to avoid a shutdown back to the House, with additional disaster relief money, and no controversial spending cuts, and dare Republicans to vote it down. They may very well do that that.Kosher Mouse is leading the charge on this one, probably because the Great Orange Boner can't stay sober long enough to do the job. Kosher Mouse has long ago signaled that the Oath of Office does not apply to him, he serves a different master.
The consequences, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) told reporters Tuesday, "will be on Leader Reid's shoulders because he's the one playing politics with this."
"If Reid does what he does, I don't see the votes on the floor for it," said House Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). "So he's holding up the ability for individuals to get the relief."
A few things are going on here. Senate Democrats, and nearly a dozen Republicans, want more money for FEMA than the House is offering up. And Democrats in both chambers oppose the offset House Republicans have chosen -- a fund meant to spur production of hybrid vehicles.
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