WASHINGTON —
A combination of early presidential maneuvering and internal policy debate is feeding yet another iteration of that media perennial: the great Republican crackup. This time itÂ’s tea party insurgents versus get-along establishment fogies fighting principally over two things: (a) national security and (b) Obamacare.
Gov. Chris Christie recently challenged Sen. Rand Paul over his opposition to the National Security Agency metadata program. Paul has also tangled with Sen. John McCain and other internationalists over drone warfare, democracy promotion and, more generally, intervention abroad.
.... The other battle is about defunding Obamacare. Led by Sens. Mike Lee and Ted Cruz, the GOP insurgents are threatening to shut down the government on Oct. 1 if the stopgap funding bill contains money for Obamacare.
This is nuts
Krauthammer: Lee?s plan to defund Obamacare is nuts | The Salt Lake Tribune
There's nothing new here. The Tea Party has done this before. If they can't get what they want at the polls or through legislation, then they retaliate not just against the opposition but the entire nation. This reminds me of my grandson's refusal to do his chores unless he get's to watch TV. I think the nation will respond to the Tea Party in much same way I respond to my grandson.
You don't like the Constitution, do you?
It gives the power of the purse to Congress, not to the Executive. Or the Judical.
Or to a secret board appointed by college perfessers somewhere deep in Greenwich Village
To Congress. Specifically to the
House of Representatives through the part of the Constitution called the Origination Clause, Article 1, Section 7, Clause 1
If the government shuts down, it's because the Executive and the Senate failed to go along with what the House was offering and couldn't negotiate their differences.
But your side will lie about it. And we will lose the Public Image battle because.....
Well, just look at who's in Office...
P.S.
The Constitution is a good read. You should try it sometime
