1 Week Later: GOP Senate Says 'Screw You' to U.S. Voters

[TemplarKormac]

 

[TheOldSchool]

Lol only you would quote a serial rapist.

Good job man

 

[Stephanie]

Basically, John Gruber told the rest of America that the Obama administration thought they were stupid. That happened to be six years of "screw you" to the voters. Unfortunately it took until now to realize it.

yep and they were shown the door out of POWER by this last election. but the progressive like the op and his party won't learn. so it's up to us TO MAKE them learn

 

[thereisnospoon]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Why are you in such strong support of open borders and amnesty for law breakers who violated our international boundary?
Is it your need for cheap labor that your side can take advantage of?

 

[tinydancer]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

They have a mandate by the people to lead. Americans don't want Obama in charge anymore.

In fact, they want the GOP to take charge and Obama to back off.

ETA: sigh. the C&P shows up big again. apologies.

Nation backs Republican agenda in new poll: Majority want Obama to play second fiddle to GOP

A new Gallup poll shows that the majority of Americans don't want President Barack Obama calling all the shots anymore.

Americans say by a large margin that they'd rather Obama back off and let Republicans take the lead in the new Congress than the other way around.

The poll supports Republican claims that last week's midterm elections were in fact a referendum on the president - an assessment the White House has forcibly denied both before and after the president's party was walloped at the ballot box.

Americans clearly want Obama to follow Republicans' lead and not the other way around, a Gallup poll released this afternoon shows

Great article. More at link:

Nation backs Republican agenda in new poll Daily Mail Online

Lol I love how you cons feel the need to use a ridiculously large font to get info across. I can read it just fine with a normal font assclown.

Well I already made the point that Americans are stupid so you going out of your way to show me this poll was pointless.

The truth is, regardless of whether or not Americans are smart enough to realize it is that the GOP has no plan. Nothing. They have put forth no other agenda besides obstructing anything Obama does. Their economic polices have been proven to be useless. They also ignore popular opinion on basically anything. They are corrupt, self interested scumbags and you are all too dumb see it.

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

They have a mandate by the people to lead. Americans don't want Obama in charge anymore.

In fact, they want the GOP to take charge and Obama to back off.

ETA: sigh. the C&P shows up big again. apologies.

Nation backs Republican agenda in new poll: Majority want Obama to play second fiddle to GOP

A new Gallup poll shows that the majority of Americans don't want President Barack Obama calling all the shots anymore.

Americans say by a large margin that they'd rather Obama back off and let Republicans take the lead in the new Congress than the other way around.

The poll supports Republican claims that last week's midterm elections were in fact a referendum on the president - an assessment the White House has forcibly denied both before and after the president's party was walloped at the ballot box.

Americans clearly want Obama to follow Republicans' lead and not the other way around, a Gallup poll released this afternoon shows

Great article. More at link:

Nation backs Republican agenda in new poll Daily Mail Online

Lol I love how you cons feel the need to use a ridiculously large font to get info across. I can read it just fine with a normal font assclown.

Well I already made the point that Americans are stupid so you going out of your way to show me this poll was pointless.

The truth is, regardless of whether or not Americans are smart enough to realize it is that the GOP has no plan. Nothing. They have put forth no other agenda besides obstructing anything Obama does. Their economic polices have been proven to be useless. They also ignore popular opinion on basically anything. They are corrupt, self interested scumbags and you are all too dumb see it.

You missed this part mother fucker.

ETA: sigh. the C&P shows up big again. apologies.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

Why are you so fearful of government taking a little time off?
BTW, there is no such thing as a "shut down" of the US government. Nearly 80% of federal expenditures are non discretionary.
Only non essential personnel are affected and so what if they have to use vacation time? Who cares.

 

[tinydancer]

Lol only you would quote a serial rapist.

Good job man

Link to convictions?

 

[TheOldSchool]

Lol only you would quote a serial rapist.

Good job man

Link to convictions?

Why do you cons suddenly support Bill Cosby?

 

[edthecynic]

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

“You want to see how stupid our fellow citizens are? Take a look at last Tuesday night”
- Trey Gowdy, November 11, 2014

 

[edthecynic]

The Op is all the proof we need that Jonathan Gruber was correct when talking about stupid voters.

“You want to see how stupid our fellow citizens are? Take a look at last Tuesday night”
- Trey Gowdy, November 11, 2014

 

[The2ndAmendment]

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

How can the new GOP Senate do anything when they are NOT EVEN SWORN IN YET.

To the Rubber Room with this one!

/end thread

 

[Listening]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

They have a mandate by the people to lead. Americans don't want Obama in charge anymore.

In fact, they want the GOP to take charge and Obama to back off.

ETA: sigh. the C&P shows up big again. apologies.

Nation backs Republican agenda in new poll: Majority want Obama to play second fiddle to GOP

A new Gallup poll shows that the majority of Americans don't want President Barack Obama calling all the shots anymore.

Americans say by a large margin that they'd rather Obama back off and let Republicans take the lead in the new Congress than the other way around.

The poll supports Republican claims that last week's midterm elections were in fact a referendum on the president - an assessment the White House has forcibly denied both before and after the president's party was walloped at the ballot box.

Americans clearly want Obama to follow Republicans' lead and not the other way around, a Gallup poll released this afternoon shows

Great article. More at link:

Nation backs Republican agenda in new poll Daily Mail Online

Lol I love how you cons feel the need to use a ridiculously large font to get info across. I can read it just fine with a normal font assclown.

Well I already made the point that Americans are stupid so you going out of your way to show me this poll was pointless.

The truth is, regardless of whether or not Americans are smart enough to realize it is that the GOP has no plan. Nothing. They have put forth no other agenda besides obstructing anything Obama does. Their economic polices have been proven to be useless. They also ignore popular opinion on basically anything. They are corrupt, self interested scumbags and you are all too dumb see it.

You made the claim.....not the point.

There is nothing to back up your argument.....

That butthurt will dissipate soon.

 

[blackhawk]

The Op is all the proof we need that Jonathan Gruber was correct when talking about stupid voters.

“You want to see how stupid our fellow citizens are? Take a look at last Tuesday night”
- Trey Gowdy, November 11, 2014

This board provides all the proof I need.

 

[jknowgood]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

What about the only thing that got shut down was a war memorial. Shut down to veterans, but not to illegals holding a rally. Why do you hate America?

 

[M14 Shooter]

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Speaking of morons...
The GOP doesn't take control of the Senate until January.

 

[Billy000]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

What about the only thing that got shut down was a war memorial. Shut down to veterans, but not to illegals holding a rally. Why do you hate America?

16% of the federal gov was shut down. Thousands were placed on furlough including my sister.

It's the GOP who hate America apparently.

 

[edthecynic]

What about the only thing that got shut down was a war memorial. Shut down to veterans, but not to illegals holding a rally. Why do you hate America?

Bullshit! The park workers let the vets in.

And the lie spread by FOX was Muslims not illegals.

 

[Rozman]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

It's gonna be a fun couple of years....no doubt.

 

[Rozman]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

What about the only thing that got shut down was a war memorial. Shut down to veterans, but not to illegals holding a rally. Why do you hate America?

16% of the federal gov was shut down. Thousands were placed on furlough including my sister.

It's the GOP who hate America apparently.

The government shut down for two weeks....
Get over it already.

 

[Billy000]

Senate Republicans signaling shutdown threat over immigration

Likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be talking nice and promising comity and common sense in its dealings with the Obama administration. But the tea party wing of the Senate? They're having none of it and making noise about a shutdown over the president's intention to use executive power on immigration. Case in point? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in an op-ed for Politico:

And it cannot be implemented if Congress simply includes routine language on any government funding bill prohibiting the expenditure of funds for this unlawful purpose. This is the same way we prevented the President from closing Guantanamo Bay. Such application of congressional power is ordinary, unexceptional, and used thousands of times.
Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it.

Karl Rove, who himself has advocated for amnesty, urged Congress to use its spending power to block the President’s fiat. He said Republicans should “use every tool available,” and put “riders on appropriations bills that say no money shall be spent to execute this policy.”

Yet reports have surfaced of plans to pass a long-term lame-duck spending bill through Harry Reid’s Senate that contains no such prohibition. This would be unthinkable.
​

Now, Sessions and his fellow ideologues like Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) are being very careful about not using the word "shutdown" and are in fact claiming that using appropriations bills to shape policy is standard procedure. Yes, except for one key aspect: trying to use appropriations bills to defund one of the president's key policy priorities will likely lead to a shutdown because, well, the president is not likely to sign a bill that undoes a signature achievement (think back to Sen. Ted Cruz and his unsuccessful shutdown over the Affordable Care Act).

Yes, Lads and Laddies, (and morons), the new GOP Senate is lubing up the arse of the American Voter.

Republican disapproval ratings are already at 75% but for some insane reason republicans still get elected. It's American stupidity at its finest.

Republicans don't give a shit most Americans are against a shutdown of the government. They just do what ever radical, destructive means to get their warped self interested agenda across.

What about the only thing that got shut down was a war memorial. Shut down to veterans, but not to illegals holding a rally. Why do you hate America?

16% of the federal gov was shut down. Thousands were placed on furlough including my sister.

It's the GOP who hate America apparently.

The government shut down for two weeks....
Get over it already.

Well we will never get the 24 billion lost to the market now will we?