Comments | ontd_political: Republican says government shutdown possible, as House GOP work to bridge divisions

superfan1 in ontd_political

Republican says government shutdown possible, as House GOP work to bridge divisions

Feb 11, 2011 08:32

Washington (CNN)- A top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee says that the fight to cut spending could lead to a government shut down.

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Mod note celtic_thistle February 11 2011, 16:17:52 UTC

Your source links back to the comm. Can you please add your source?

Re: Mod note superfan1 February 11 2011, 16:22:37 UTC

Done! :)

Re: Mod note crossfire February 11 2011, 16:36:01 UTC

Still borked.

Re: Mod note superfan1 February 11 2011, 16:47:15 UTC

Cnn clam there a technical difficulty with the article link. Is it okay to use a alternative one for right now? :)

When the main source is fix I will put in in the source.

thecityofdis February 11 2011, 16:51:20 UTC

lightbird777 February 11 2011, 19:42:56 UTC

intrikate88 February 11 2011, 16:56:00 UTC

"The fact that we may be completely ignorant to the process here, God bless us, because our ignorance has just saved the American people more money," Scott told CNN.

I... um...

PLEEEEEEEEASE STOP WORSHIPPING YOUR IGNORANCE

louisadkins February 11 2011, 17:51:33 UTC

But, but... that would make *sense!* We can't have that!! That would make us too much like those Eleeeeeeetusts!!!

qable February 11 2011, 17:58:45 UTC

That's the line that caught me, too.

carmy_w February 11 2011, 17:16:23 UTC

1. Since when does ANYONE in office listen to freshmen??

2. Freeze government? Go ahead. Make our day. You'll piss off your entire constituency with your grandstanding.

thecityofdis February 11 2011, 19:44:43 UTC

Since when does anyone, anywhere listen to freshmen? ;) Unless we're talking about The Verve Pipe.

carmy_w February 11 2011, 23:16:49 UTC

IKR?
They don't even know where the bathrooms are yet!

hinoema February 12 2011, 13:26:17 UTC

Plus, isn't this exactly what happened that caused Clinton to get a second term, grow a pair and cause a record surplus? So, afais, hells yeah, do it.

normaltrouble February 11 2011, 21:03:46 UTC

Since most of them ran on a lean, mean, anti-government ( except for the military and pro-corporate infrastructure), why should they care if the government closes down?
As long as corporations get their hand outs, and the military spending keeps chugging along to support certain corporations ( worse than gangs in some aspects, as in whatever Blackwater is calling themselves this month)...everything is a-okay.

carmy_w February 11 2011, 23:23:43 UTC

Yes, but if they shut down the government, they'll piss off all those SS recipients who sit around in retirement and watch, listen, and believe Faux News, Limbaugh, and Beck.
You mess with their paychecks, and you will be out of office.

Even if they don't really need the money, it'll piss them off (looking at YOU, my dear mother!).

Frankly, I'm being extremely cynical and yet optimistic about the whole mess.

The worse it gets, and the more the opponents of the Republicans and the right wing point out just who is doing the jerking now, the more people will be out in droves at the next election, to vote their butts out.