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savalez

(3,517 posts)
Wed Oct 9, 2013, 06:11 PM Oct 2013

Endgame Is Here: Republicans Are Breaking

10/07/2013 5:24 pm

Republicans are breaking.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the bedrock of traditional Republicanism, now says that it will get involved in Republican primaries by providing financial support to incumbent Republicans who vote to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. In other words, if some Republicans act responsibly and then have to face tea party challengers accusing them of being RINOs, the Chamber will have the back of those reasonable Republicans. It's a civil war within the GOP, folks.

That's how far off the deep end the tea party and right-wing House Republicans have gone. They've lost the Chamber of Commerce. Heads must be exploding in the Bush family compound. A bit more than a dozen House Republicans have already come out in favor of voting for a "clean continuing resolution (CR)" to reopen the government at current funding levels (remember, that means the sequester stays in place, already a Republican victory).

And make no mistake, this whole crisis over the government shutdown and, more importantly, the looming debt ceiling deadline, is 100 percent the fault of Republican extremists.


More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-reifowitz/endgame-is-here-republica_b_4057877.html?utm_source=concierge&utm_medium=onsite&utm_campaign=sailthru%2Bslider%2B
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Endgame Is Here: Republicans Are Breaking (Original Post) savalez Oct 2013 OP
Public bribery Politicalboi Oct 2013 #1
agreed gopiscrap Oct 2013 #2
I hope it totally fractures the repuke party gopiscrap Oct 2013 #3
I hope they tear that party apart at the seams. roamer65 Oct 2013 #4
Gee, who could have predicted this? Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #5
Richter-10 would be nice. nt SDjack Oct 2013 #6
FINISH THEM Blue Owl Oct 2013 #7
I bet the Kocks are bankrolling this. Bring down the Country? blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #8
I could be wrong here . . . Brigid Oct 2013 #10
I can't believe there are still Liberals trying to save these guys from themselves. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #9
No they're not Doctor_J Oct 2013 #11
The split among donors is showing itself. ancianita Oct 2013 #12

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
5. Gee, who could have predicted this?
Wed Oct 9, 2013, 06:42 PM
Oct 2013

Oh wait, that's right, all of us did. If so many people weren't being hurt right now I'd actually be praying that the Republicans keep the shutdown going indefinitely. They are literally killing themselves and are too stupid to realize it.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
11. No they're not
Thu Oct 10, 2013, 10:46 AM
Oct 2013

As long as they own the Cable TV and all of the radio stations and newspapers, they will continue to grow more extreme AND more powerful.

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