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Cigar
12-03-2015, 02:51 PM
This is the week for GOP “messaging bills” in Congress – bills that defund much of Obamacare and Planned Parenthood and that roll back carbon emissions regulations. They won’t become law, but unlike past attempts to strike at President Obama’s priorities, they are expected to make it to his desk for a rare veto.

To some, that may seem like a difference without much significance. Senate minority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada describes these “show votes” as a “total waste of time.” But not to Republicans. The moves hold political advantages for them – even if some observers say they could come back to hurt the GOP, or even the greater body politic.

Republicans see the votes as a prime opportunity to excite the base as the country enters an election year. They show Republicans directly confronting the president, getting legislation to his desk that he doesn’t like – something they weren’t able to do when Democrats controlled the Senate last year.

Republicans “can go home and say, ‘This is what we did, and the reason for the failure isn’t that we didn’t try, it’s that the president has a veto. So guys, go win the presidential election, and then some of these things that we want can happen,’ ” says Rep. Tom Cole (R) of Oklahoma.



Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2015/1203/GOP-tries-to-fire-up-base-with-Obamacare-other-messaging-bills

Sure as hell beats Working for a living :toothy10:

Common
12-03-2015, 03:13 PM
Oh democrats dont do things to fire up their base. All they have to do is mention white and you get all fired up

TrueBlue
12-03-2015, 03:42 PM
The things the GOP is doing just to try to convince the people of the United States that they are actually working and doing something are things that for many is interfering with their valued lifeline and their security like Obamacare when other insurance companies would not even touch them because they had Pre-Existing Conditions they did not want to cover but Obamacare does. When the millions upon millions learn of the Republican's devious plan to try to take that all away from them and leave them without insurance as before, they will appear in force next year and pull the level for the Democrats. So, Repubs, knock yourselves out on this one because 2016 will be the greatest knock-OUT you will ever experience! http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/ahswen/5.gifhttp://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/ahswen/6.gif

Cigar
12-03-2015, 03:45 PM
Oh democrats dont do things to fire up their base. All they have to do is mention white and you get all fired up

Well I guess that explains the majority of Democrats being White :laugh:

ThaiBoxer
12-03-2015, 05:04 PM
So is this like the 50th time the GOP will waste their time in Congress failing at repealing the president's historic achievement to make health care more affordable to more Americans? LOL. Okay.

Common
12-03-2015, 05:06 PM
Well I guess that explains the majority of Democrats being White :laugh:

That means what? the majority of everything is white except thugs of course

Bo-4
12-03-2015, 06:56 PM
That means what? the majority of everything is white except thugs of course

I did NOT just read this.

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