“only acceptable way out is funding the government without funding Obamacare,”

[charlie and algernon]

Conservative Leader: Republicans Must Hold The Line On Obamacare In Shutdown Fight


WASHINGTON — Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham Wednesday bluntly warned House Republicans that backing any deal to re-open the government and raise the nation’s debt ceiling that does not include defunding Obamacare is unacceptable — and they could pay the political price.

“Anything that comes out of this has to address the core fight, which is Obamacare,” Needham told reporters during a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.

Needham, whose group has been central to drawing the conservative hard line, ruled out any agreement that includes other top priorities for conservatives — including tax reform and the Keystone XL pipeline — if it doesn’t also deal with Obamacare. “It’s not addressing the core fight here … [the] only acceptable way out is funding the government without funding Obamacare.”

Needham also warned that anything short of a full repeal or defunding of Obamacare would be unacceptable to the group, and dismissed out of hand the notion of accepting a repeal of the law’s unpopular medical device tax.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/conservative-leader-republicans-must-hold-the-line-on-obamac

Fuck these assholes.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. How about them paying a political price for being shitheads? And why...

has Obamacare become their single issue?

[randome]

2. And at the last minute, too.

They tried to vote it out of existence more than 40 times and lost. Too fucking bad.
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[charlie and algernon]

4. It's their single issue because it helps poor people

And godddamn, we can't be seen helping poor people!

[wandy]

10. The ACA is not their single issue. It is the NOW issue............

GOP co. has a long wish list they wish to advance on the part of their owners.
The ACA can be thought of as a trial balloon. If they 'win' on this one the next shutdown or default threat could be anything from defunding the EPA to repeal of the 17th amendment (buy you're senator directly).

Frightening yes, but the blackmail must end here.

And you don't need to have a mouse in you're pocket to see it.

[bunnies]

3. Thank you Mr. Unelected Shithead.

But we dont give a fuck whats "acceptable" to you.

[Southside]

5. Matt Kibbe freedomworks and this guy Michael Needham

Seem to be the go to guys for Tea Party Leadership.

Last week Kibbe was gung ho on not raising the debt ceiling:
"We will go past the deadline for the debt ceiling, and I don't think that that is a bad thing if we can get to better fiscal policy," Kibbe said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/02/freedomworks-debt-limit_n_4033156.html

Now they are changing their tune on the debt ceiling and leaving Boehner out to dry. Boehner needs to drop these hard right extremists. They are setting up a report card to expel all of the moderate republicans willing to negotiate with Obama. They are too extreme to control the house of republicans. This seems a lot worse than Newt Gingrich and he was crazy, but knew when the fight was lost.

[Blue Idaho]

6. Too Late...

That ship has left the dock.

Do TeaPublicans really think all those folks who now have a shot at affordable health care are going to stand back and let the Heritage Action Committee take it away from them? The process may be slower than we'd like but all kinds of people from a variety of political persuasions are signing up for ObamaCare. The word is getting out - the TeaPublicans have been lying to America and folks aren't very happy about the conduct of the reich wing puppets.

I'd like to second your remark... "Fuck these assholes!"

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Why can't Mr. Needham be charged with sedition?

[budkin]

8. Too bad... the GOP will cave

Obama is not dealing with this shit anymore.

[malaise]

9. +1,000

They will learn

[Roland99]

11. Needham, CEO of the Heritage Action, has apparently reverse course >>>>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023816092